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Vision Phoenix 1212 S5 User Manual

Holding Down Material

Secure the material on the t-slot table. It is best to use Multi Mat to hold the material in place. The multi

mat is great for holding the material when engraving and can also be used when profile cutting all the way

through thinner materials. Another procedure is to use a piece of sacrificial material on top of the Multi
Mat. DO NOT place the material to be cut directly on the t-slot table. If you do, then the cutter will cut

into the t-slot table and permanently damage the surface. Other methods for holding material down are in

the section Holding Down Material.

Setting Cut Depth for Engraver

To install the rotating cutter for engraving, loosen the set screw on the cutter knob with the supplied

cutter wrench and move the cutter knob to about the mid-point of the cutter tool, then lightly tighten the

set screw. Insert the cutter into the top of spindle and lower it until the cutter knob can be screwed into

the spindle. Tighten the knob COUNTER-CLOCKWISE (when viewed from the top of the spindle) until it

is hand tight.
Then, you must zero the cutter. To do this, you must first turn the micrometer so that the pointer points

to 0. Note - it is helpful to first turn the micrometer to the left (clockwise) until threads just start to appear

on the spindle. This allows for sufficient depth adjustment when turning the micrometer to the right). Zero

the cutter, then set the engraving depth as described in the Rotary Engraving section.
Select the text to be engraved and then click on the engrave icon. Press the magnifying glass on the

machines touchscreen to preview the engraving area. When ready, press the play button to engrave the

material.

Setting Cut Depth for Cutter/Beveler Tool - Standard Method

If you have measured the thickness of the material to be cut, you can adjust the micrometer in two ways
1. Adjust the cutter to cut through the material PLUS 0.001 - 0.003 inches (0.0250 - 0.075 mm). This

method will produce a clean cut of the parts and lightly cut into the sacrificial material underneath, or

2. Adjust the cutter depth to cut through the material MINUS 0.001 - 0.003 inches (0.0250 - 0.075 mm).

This will create a "kiss cut" that will leave a very thin amount of material which holds all of the parts

together, and then the parts can be snapped apart after removal from the engraver. This second

method is ideal in production environments where part handling is an issue.

Alternate Method for Setting Cut Depth for Cutter/Beveler Tool - "Stacked Material Method"

As an alternate to dialing the micrometer 50 or 60 clicks to set the cut depth on 1/16th inch plastics (or

up to 130 clicks for 1/8th inch material), this second method utilizes a second piece of the same kind

and thickness of material to be cut to set the cut depth. Refer to the below diagram - the material to be

cut is placed on top of the sacrificial material/Multi Mat materials.
The material to be cut is held in place either with double sided tape or by the spray adhesive/transfer