red blade holder vs. blue blade holder

[Flame]

Does anyone know the difference between the Graphtec blue blade holder and the red blade holder? If they both can take 45 and 60 degree blades, and both fit the same machine, why are there different blade holders?

This is baffling me...

 

[trakers]

What amazes me even more is the gaul to charge $125 for a little piece of plastic. Just unreal!

I remember after I got my cutter I thought WTH, I'll get an extra blade holder as a backup. Surprise Kemosabe!! I about fainted.

 

[iSign]

the shaft on the blades more suitable for sandblast mask are a larger diameter, and fit in the red holder.

 

[Flame]

But max is 60 degrees, correct? Bear with me here, but what's so much better about a thicker 60 degree blade than a thinner 60 degree blade?

 

[Jackpine]

I thought one was for the CE cutter and the red for the FC cutter.

 

[bob]

Does anyone know the difference between the Graphtec blue blade holder and the red blade holder? If they both can take 45 and 60 degree blades, and both fit the same machine, why are there different blade holders?

This is baffling me...

The red blade holder takes the sturdier .15 blades. The blue uses the .09 blades. The difference is more iron into the material and more lateral stability for cutting thick and/or tough media.

 

[iSign]

What amazes me even more is the gaul to charge $125 for a little piece of plastic. Just unreal!

...some people question my gaul to charge $125 to cut their store hours & drive around the block to stick 'em on... so, those people don't get 'em!

as for the blade holder, it's a precision instrument, that is far more than a little piece of plastic, and if it can play an important role in precise cuts on expensive blast mask, leading to consisten quality results on expensive sandblasted signs for years to come... I think I'd go ahead and stick up an extra set of store hours to get me one... oh yeah, I already did! Never gave it a second thought!

 

[jiarby]

Bob's got it... the blade diameter. I use Ross's Clean Cut blades, and a .15 for the 60° and the .09 for the 45°

A thicker 60° blade should not snap the tip off as often as a .09 one. More Meat on the blade tip.

 

[coyote]

I was wondering the same thing myself and figured I'll just hand cut the larger graphics-when I get a job that requires a lot of small type, I'll bite the bullet and pay for the red holder.

BTW:as an official English major, I had to say: it's gall as in gall bladder. Theoretically, being upset enough to cause the gall bladder to disgorge "gall", whatever that is. Gauls are folks like Asterix.
C

 

[Flame]

So one is not "nicer" than the other... just holds thicker blades, right?

 

[R08]

Wow and all this time I thought if you used the blue holder the story ended and you believe what you want to believe and if you used the red holder you stayed in wonderland and find out how deep the rabbit hole went?

 

[ahollow]

And the one your Mother gives you ........

 

[synergy_jim]

Wow and all this time I thought if you used the blue holder the story ended and you believe what you want to believe and if you used the red holder you stayed in wonderland and find out how deep the rabbit hole went?

I thought it all had to do with the sign MATRIX ?

wake up Neo.....

 

[learned the hard way]

The red blade holder is for Republican signmakers and the blue one is for Democrats.

 

[animenick65]

The red blade holder is for Republican signmakers and the blue one is for Democrats.

But which one for independents!!!

 

[DOGraphics]

But which one for independents!!!

An Exacto

 

[animenick65]

An Exacto

HAHA!