Summa D120 - Practical Tips; Physical Knife Depth; Knife Depth Setting Normal Cutting; Knife Depth Setting Cutting through

SummaCut cutter User’s Manual
Contour Cutting 3-18
3.5.2
Practical tips
3.5.2.1
Physical knife depth
Although very similar, there are two types of knife depth settings, one for normal
cutting and one when FlexCut is used. What they have in common is that the knife is
never turned out a lot.
FIG 3-5
3-5 KNIFE DEPTH SETTING NORMAL CUTTING
For normal cutting the knife is turned out just a little bit more than the actual cutting
depth. Turning out the knife much further results in unstable knife pressure and bad cut
quality.
FIG 3-6
3-6 KNIFE DEPTH SETTING CUTTING THROUGH
When performing FlexCut the knife is turned out just enough to cut through the vinyl
and backing. The decision to let the knife holder rest on the media at full pressure
depends on the actual media you are using, if the media is prone to scratching, then
make sure the bottom of the knife holder does not touch the media when using full
pressure. If not, it is recommended to let the bottom of the knife holder touch the
media at full pressure.
Film
Backing
Full Pressure
Full press. Length
Flex press. Length
Flex Pressure