SummaCut User’s Manual
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1.8 INSTALLATION OF A KNIFE, PEN OR POUNCING TOOL
1.8.1 KNIFE INSTALLATION
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SAFETY WARNING
Your cutter uses razor-sharp knives. The knife blades may cause serious
personal injuries if handled without proper care. Use extreme care when
operating the cutter and when installing, removing or handling the knife!
To set up your cutter for knife operation, proceed as follows.
1. As shown in Figure 1-9, insert the knife blade into the knife holder using a pair
of tweezers.
adjustment
knob
FIGURE 1-9
BLADE INSERTION
2. Set the knife blade length to zero by aligning the blade tip with the tip of the
holder. An easy way of performing this is by holding the knife holder against your
fingertip and gradually increasing the blade length by turning the adjustment knob
until you feel the knife tip touching your fingertip.
3. Extend the tip of the blade by the distance required for the desired cutting media
(t), as shown in Figure 1-10. The blade should only extend beyond the knife
holder sufficiently far to cut completely through the film layer, yet avoid
penetrating through the backing, which would risk cutting into and damaging the
cutting strip.
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