Problem | Possible Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
Backup: Too much or too little | Worn or damaged backing board | Replace backing board |
Dull, broken, or blade with burrs | Replace blade | |
Blade depth incorrect in software or on CMC | Set correct blade depth in software and on CMC | |
Backups/overcuts incorrectly configured | Configure backups/overcuts for given cartridge | |
Bump in the ovals | Worn or damaged backing board | Replace backing board |
Warped matboard catching on gantry | Replace matboard | |
Matboard is soft or cheaply laminated | Replace matboard | |
Dull, broken, or blade with burrs | Replace blade | |
Plunge speed too high/low | Adjust plunge speed | |
Rotation too high/low | Adjust oval rotation | |
Blade depth incorrect in software or on CMC | Set correct blade depth in software and on CMC | |
Head out of alignment | Align the head | |
Object placed in an uncuttable region | Check design | |
Blade drags on small radius turns | Use larger radius for circles and arcs | |
Circles/ovals not cutting completely | Blade inserted incorrectly | Check blade installation |
Blade depth incorrect in software or on CMC | Set correct blade depth in software and on CMC | |
Dull, broken, or blade with burrs | Replace blade | |
Worn or damaged backing board | Replace backing board | |
Head out of alignment | Align the head | |
Object placed in an uncuttable region | Check design | |
Blade drags on small radius turns | Use larger radius for circles and arcs | |
Warped matboard catching on gantry | Replace matboard | |
Closed V-Groove is not wide enough | Blade depth incorrect in software or on CMC | Set correct blade depth in software and on CMC |
Dull, broken, or blade with burrs | Replace blade | |
Backups/overcuts incorrectly configured | Configure backups/overcuts for given cartridge | |
V-Groove width is not wide enough | Check V-Groove configurations | |
Head out of alignment | Align the head | |
Closed V-Groove not even all sides | Blade depth incorrect in software or on CMC | Set correct blade depth in software and on CMC |
Dull, broken, or blade with burrs | Replace blade | |
Backups/overcuts incorrectly configured | Configure backups/overcuts for given cartridge | |
V-Groove opening adjustment incorrect | Adjust V-Groove configurations | |
Head out of alignment | Align the head | |
Hook/Notch at beginning of cut | Backup not cutting long enough | Increase backup in configurations |
Blade depth incorrect in software or on CMC | Set correct blade depth in software and on CMC | |
Dull, broken, or blade with burrs | Replace blade | |
Head out of alignment | Align the head | |
Mats not cutting through completely | Worn or damaged backing board | Replace backing board |
Warped matboard catching on gantry | Replace matboard | |
Dull, broken, or blade with burrs | Replace blade | |
Blade depth incorrect in software or on CMC | Set correct blade depth in software and on CMC | |
Head out of alignment | Align the head | |
Backups/overcuts incorrectly configured | Configure backups/overcuts for given cartridge | |
Object placed in an uncuttable region | Check design | |
Blade drags on small radius turns | Use larger radius for circles and arcs | |
Mat cut at an angle | Blade depth incorrect in software or on CMC | Set correct blade depth in software and on CMC |
Dull, broken, or blade with burrs | Replace blade | |
Worn or damaged backing board | Replace backing board | |
Head out of alignment | Align the head | |
Mat sitting in clamps incorrectly | Seat the matboard correctly into the clamps | |
Mat is not squared | Check mat for squareness | |
Gantry crooked | Check gantry alignment marks for squareness | |
Warped matboard catching on gantry | Replace matboard | |
Mat is tearing | Blade depth incorrect in software or on CMC | Set correct blade depth in software and on CMC |
Dull, broken, or blade with burrs | Replace blade | |
Worn or damaged backing board | Replace backing board | |
Head out of alignment | Align the head | |
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