Hey All,
At my job (I am a graphic designer working on business proposals) we just recently got the SB and are excited to use it! However, my team and I don't have experience with the machine itself(though I have had experience with the Cricut and Silhouette for personal projects) and I want to some time testing things out, before we run full force into using for work. I ran into some questions that I thought maybe I could get some thoughts on from anyone who has some answers.
Cutting generic starburst shape from SCAL 4: The first thing I ran into was the regular blade with the relative setting recommendations from ThatsScrapInc.com, I noticed that I had to set the blade to a higher force, as well as the blade to a higher depth than what was recommended. (For reference I am using DCWV textured double sided card stock in this example). At the settings that were recommended, I couldn't get the blade to cut through the paper(v=700,f=110, blade depth=3). So I went higher on the force and depth, and lowered the velocity (v=465, f=199, blade depth=5) and that worked, but snagged the paper a bit.
I then decided to try out the detail blade (which I don't know much about, see questions below). with the same settings, that one worked perfect. It cut through the paper and had a precise cut.
However, that got me to thinking about the Detail Blade - what is the purpose of the detail blade vs the regular blade? Is there a benefit to one vs the other? Based on the name, I would assume it is to do fine details (which would explain the precise cut above) but I don't want to wear it out if it shouldn't be used for a regular cut.
Any recommendations on basic cuts like the one detailed above would be great. I love having the machine, but want to make sure I understand how to use it.
Thanks in advance!