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Thickest Material That Can be Cut with the Box Tool

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  • Various types of cardboard/board/presentation sheets can be cut as long as they’re not thicker than .225”.

  • The thickest material that can be cut is .225”, based on the depth of the 90° Cartridge.

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  • Default Settings: See Admin > Editor for the default Thickness and Tool Threshold settings for the Box/Crease Cartridge.

Using the Deboss Cartridge or the Crease Cartridge when Cutting Boxes

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  • On thicknesses of 3/32” and below, it will use the Deboss cartridge to create fold lines when cutting.

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  • On thicknesses of 1/8” and above will use the Crease cartridge to create fold lines when cutting.

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  • The outside of the box is cut with the 90° Cartridge.

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Cardboard Types and Uses by Framers/Conservators

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  • The following are going to be the most common used cardboard/cardstock by Framers and the uses.

  • The listed types can be cut and creased on the CMC 9000 and above.

  • Fluted Cardboard – Kraft paper non-archival – basic packaging. This material would use Perforating Tool.

  • Archival Cardboard – Similar to the above Kraft packaging using only archival 100% alpha cellulose, acid-free, lignin-free and buffered against acid migration, to meet the requirements of conservators. Very common in museums and libraries. B and E flute are most common. Blue- grey color, sometimes with white one side.

  • B flute – .118” (3mm) – most commonly used for packaging/shipping finished frames.

  • E flute – .063” (1.2mm) – light packaging and corner protectors. This type of cardboard is used for shipping sheets of matboard, which can be repurposed for mentioned uses.

  • F flute - .0335” (.85mm) – not very common but can be used for photo frame packaging.

  • Card Stock, decorative packages, postcard storage and small gifts would use (blue) Debossing cartridge.

InfoNote: Thickness based on standard flute sizes but may vary with cover sheet thickness.

Cardboard Types/Thicknesses for Cutting Boxes

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