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Thinking on investing in a replacement blade holder that i have seen sold on eBay for about $70 ... Any users have any comments on this replacement or as i would call it an upgrade..
Graphtec 24" CE5000-60 replacement blade holder using the more durable and less expensive Roland blades...
i dunno - i had to replace the blade holder on my 5100-75 a couple of months ago and got it straight from graphtec. never dawned on me to do otherwise. and i don't know about the roland blades being more durable and less expensive than the graphtecs....i've gotten my blades from ross at clean cut blades for a long time - my current blade is more than 2 yrs old and still going strong. during that time there have been MILES of vinyl of all description run under it. (sign vinyl AND shirt vinyl). if it were me, i'd save your money on the replacement and give ross a call 866-579-0963
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the blade holder in my graphtec seems so chincy.. blades for the graphtec are so tiny and expensive. the roland blades from koka are way superior and half the price. and dang that stupid spring on the blade would be history too..
whatever floats yer boat just be aware that the pesky little spring...contributes mightily to the graphtec's superior ability to cut the teeniest and most complicated of text or graphics and do a good job of it - i can cut stuff on the graphtec that i'd never even attempt on the roland.
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whatever floats yer boat just be aware that the pesky little spring...contributes mightily to the graphtec's superior ability to cut the teeniest and most complicated of text or graphics and do a good job of it - i can cut stuff on the graphtec that i'd never even attempt on the roland.
ps: i don't know if our machines came with the same blade holder but....the one i just replaced is about 5 yrs old, had a million miles on it, moved cross country twice and been dropped on it's head more times than i can count i'd say it held up pretty well, considering LOL
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One thing I would offer as a possible problem. The carrier is designed to hold the plastic blade holder. Over time, the added weight of the metal one could cause undo stress on the carrier creating problems with the actual cutting performance. Besides, I personally wouldn't want another blade in my Graphtec. You cant cut so much more small detail work with a Graphtec than any other plotter i have ever used. ( And I used a lot of different brands, btw).
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Graphtec 24" CE5000-60 replacement blade holder. 
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