If you own or are planning to own a flatbed printer, there are a number of compelling reasons to also own a flatbed digital die cutter. This doesn¡¯t mean that in order to make money with a digital die cutter that you must own a flatbed printer, but it is a great combination. The digital die cutter is the ultimate workhorse, cut along the X and Y axis, it actually help increase the value of a graphic. With the advanced features in many of today¡¯s RIPs, complicated images can be sent to the RIP where die cut lines are automatically created around the image, and the cut file is sent to the cutter. Rather Easy! Kiss-Cut Blade ¡ª Ideal for cutting adhesive-backed vinyl. Drag Blade ¡ª The drag blade is used for cutting or scoring soft material like grey board, PVC, card board and many other materials that are soft enough to cut with a knife. Oscillating Blade ¡ª This blade moves up and down very fast and is ideal for cutting foam-based boards like Gator and Sign Foam, corrugated, coroplast. This tool will allow you to cut material up to 15mm thick. Router ¡ª This tool is used for just about all hard boards and some soft boards. It requires a good understanding of the boards being cut, and to distinguish between cutting a flatbed-printed graphic or a hand-mounted graphic. Each material can be cut at a speed only relative to the hardness and thickness of the material. The harder and thicker the material, the slower the cutter. Creasing Tool ¡ª This tool is ideal for creasing boxes for folding. It works great in conjunction with the drop blade to cut and crease a printed graphic for later assembly. Plotting pen ¡ª This tool is used to drawing die line, right marks on garments paper pattern