8-Ply: Increasing the Head Pressure and Speed Reduction to Cut Dense 8-Ply with the 45°+ Cartridge

The Head Air Regulator is located on the left side of the Head and controls the Air Pressure of the Footblock against the matboard as it is cutting.  

• The Minimum operating Air Pressure is 35 psi.

• The Maximum Air Pressure should be less than 60 psi to avoid crushing the matboard.   

The software will prompt for a Head pressure change only if the current mat is a different setting than the previously cut mat. If the settings are the same as the previously cut mat, the CMC will skip the following instructions and proceed to cut the mat.

Select the desired layer on the Cutting Preview.

Click the Cut Speeds button to open the Cut Speeds Screen.

Check the Dense checkbox for dense matboard.

Unselect No Automatic Speed Reduction for Depth of 16 and Above to let the CMC automatically reduce speed when cutting thicker material with the 45°+ Cartridge.

NOTE: Depending upon the thickness and density of the matboard, you may get better cuts by slowing down the cuts.

If you are having difficulty cutting through the current 8-Ply, you could further slow the cutting down by entering the desired Cut Speed Percentage for each Cartridge type, such as the 45°+ Cartridge.

Take care not to slow it too much or it might struggle to cut through the material.

• 100% is cutting at Full Speed.

• 50% is cutting at Half Speed.  

When that particular Cartridge is used next, it will use the new Cut Speed entered.

Slowing down the Cut Speed can help when cutting thick material or intricate designs to help prevent the Head from skipping on tight corners. 

Click OK.

Click on the Blade Depth button to open the Blade Depth screen.

Change the Blade Depth to the appropriate setting for this matboard.

The Blade Depth must be above 16 in order for the CMC to prompt for the 45°+ Cartridge.

Click OK.

The Cutting Preview displays the selection of matboard.

Dense Material is displayed at the bottom of the screen and the Dense Layer is highlighted with an Asterisk to indicate that this layer is Dense.

Click Cut to cut the mat and Align the Head if requested.

The Head plunges at the Home position and applies the current Pressure. It then displays a prompt to adjust the Head Pressure to the High Setting. 

Pull out the Air Regulator Pressure Knob by pulling it to the left.

Turn the Air Regulator Pressure Knob clockwise until the marker on the Gauge is at the High setting, as indicated by the bracket to the right of the Air Pressure Gauge.

Make sure the Gauge does not go above 60 psi.

Set it by pushing the Air Regulator Pressure Knob back in.

Click OK to cut the mat with this setting.