Vinyl Express What Is Blade Offset

In the most basic of definitions blade offset is the distance from the tip of the blade to the center of its shaft.

Vinyl express what is blade offset.

But a serif or filigree on a 1 2 tall letter may only be 1 16 of an inch tall. The blade offset value can be changed in the cutter settings window which can be accessed by choosing cutter settings from the cutter menu or clicking the settings button in the cut window. Blade offset calibration the vinyl spooler comes with a blade offset calibration tool that cuts a physical test from the target vinyl cutter or plotter which is used to establish which offset amount value best suits the cutter or plotter in question. Fig 1 shows the edge lifting of this graphic with the standard 45 blade.

Understanding offset with your vinyl cutter if you ve been cutting vinyl and have had a difficult time achieving accurate corners it could be the offset setting. Below is an example of how a square will cut when the blade offset is set too high too low and just right. It s an elegant serif font cut at 1 2. The blade offset value is used in calculating the distance the blade must travel past a corner in order for the tip of the blade to reach the same point when its direction changes.

This was cut on a vinyl express qe6000 which has a high quality digital servo motor and cuts fine detail with amazing precision. It s also a measurement of the blade s effective cutting width.