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spyguyfred · February 24th, 2009

I bought a roland PNC 1000. I am using it to cut vinyl decals. I see that they sell 30, 40, and 60 degree blades and I am not sure about the difference between them. can someone explain the difference to me.

AdriaticBlue · February 24th, 2009

Hi Paul,

As a general rule of thumb per Specialty Graphics:

'A 45 degree blade is a normal blade that comes with (most) machines. This is used for vinyl or card stock. For anything thicker such as Flock needs a 60 degree blade.'

ffokazak · February 24th, 2009

im too lazy to switch my blade, so I m cutting avery A6 right now with a 60 degree, and it works fine

Little Bit · February 24th, 2009

I use the 45 degree blade primarily. The only time I use a 60 is for reflective film.

spyguyfred · February 24th, 2009

thanks for all the answers.

ashamutt · February 24th, 2009

.....so what is the 30° blade for?

pukingdeserthobo · February 24th, 2009

to cut you toe nails with lol i have no idea

ashamutt · February 24th, 2009

very funny! lol

pukingdeserthobo · February 24th, 2009

hope some one does answer or it gonna be bugging me

Kisskrazed · February 25th, 2009

For any replacement blades or info pertaining to them Give Ross a call or check out his site. I have ordered from Ross at Clean Cut Blade & let me say, they are the longest lasting blades I have ever used, Don't even fool with those blades on ebay, they are worthless compared to the blades ross sells. These last super long even when cutting reflective vinyl. I primarily use 45 & 60 degree blades for all the various media I cut. just my .02

AdriaticBlue · February 25th, 2009

The small standard blade with my Summ D-75R is 36 degree. I use that 90% of the time when cutting 2-3 mil vinyl (i.e., sign or wall vinyl).

Anything that is flock or a thick material like that, you have to use the 60 degree blade.

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