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II.
USING CUTTING TOOLS AND SUBSTRATES
25. Cutting Blades and Wheels
A. ¼" (7mm) Blade Holder (optional) ................................................................................... 16
B. ½" (13mm) Blade Holder .................................................................................................. 16
C.
Acrylic
Blade Holder .......................................................................................................... 16
D. Glass Scoring Wheel Holder (optional) ............................................................................. 16
E. Aluminum Sheet Wheel Holder (optional) ......................................................................... 16
F.
Aluminum
Composite Wheel Holder ................................................................................. 16
26. Installing New Cutting Blades/Wheels/Scoring Tips into Holders
A. ½" (13mm) or ¼" (7mm) Blade ......................................................................................... 17
B.
Cutting Wheels .................................................................................................................. 17
C.
Acrylic
Blade
..................................................................................................................... 17
D.
Glass
Scoring Wheel......................................................................................................... 17
27. Cutting Techniques for Various Substrates
A.
Cutting
Foamboard/Gatorboard ........................................................................................ 18
B. Cutting PVC and Corrugated Plastic ................................................................................. 18
28. Scoring and Breaking Techniques for Fracture-Sensitive Material
A. Scoring Fracture-Sensitive Material and Polycarbonate ................................................... 19
B.
Breaking
Fracture-Sensitive Material ................................................................................ 19
29.
Cutting
Solid
Aluminum/Aluminum-Faced Sheet Material ...................................................... 19
30. Proper Glass Scoring and Breaking Techniques
A.
Scoring
Glass
.................................................................................................................... 20
B. Breaking Glass Along a Score Line ................................................................................. 20
III.
OPERATING THE FSC
31. Inserting the Cutting Tool in the Cutting Head ........................................................................ 21
32.
Securing
the Material ............................................................................................................... 21
A.
To
Open
............................................................................................................................ 19
B.
To
Close
............................................................................................................................ 19
33. Positioning the Substrate ......................................................................................................... 21
34. Using the Production Stops ..................................................................................................... 22
35. Making a Cut or Score Line with the FSC
A.
Creating
a Cut Line ........................................................................................................... 22
B. Using a Blade to Create a Score Line............................................................................... 22
36. Locking the Rocker Arm .......................................................................................................... 23
