a) The foil is clamped too loose
Consequence: the knive moves the foil during the cutting and the contour is not closed completely.
Remedy: when inserting the foil pay attention that the foil is clamped evenly and does not undulate.
b) The speed is too high
Consequence: small foil parts especially serifs and counters are unscrewed.
Remedy: reduce speed and lower the pressure.
c) The tool pressure is too high
Consequence: the release paper is also carved, character parts are unscrewed and parts of the release material get stuck at the characters. The weeding of the foil gets more difficult.
Remedy: reduce pressure and correct the depth of the knife if necessary.
d) The tool pressure is too low
Consequence: foil and adhesive were only partly cut through. The weeding is possible only with difficulty or not at all.
Remedy: increase the pressure and correct the depth of the knife if necessary.
e) The knife is set too deep
Consequence: foil, adhesive and release material were cut. Foil cannot be used any more.
Remedy: correct the setting of the depth of your cutting knife.
f) The knife is used up
Consequence: only the foil and not the adhesive is cut through.
Indication: when using standard foil the using up of the knife is little. When using reflection or sandblast foil the using up is much higher.
Remedy: use new original knife.
g) The characters were unscrewed
Consequence: The weeding border is possible only with difficulty. The unscrewed parts stick to the foil and cannot be detached any more.
Generally is presumed: the smaller the font size the thinner the foil must be; the adhesive force of the gluten is higher.
Remedy: reduce the speed and if necessary the tool pressure until this effect does not occur any more.
h) The release paper is also cut
Consequence: the release material sticks to the foil. The weeding is possible only with difficulty or not at all.
Remedy: correct the setting of the depths of the cutting knife and also reduce if necessary the tool pressure.
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