Opinion Need help on 36 drag knife for Summa Cutter (HP Latex 315 Print & Cut System)

[StarryColorado]

Hello. I am needing to buy more 36 degree drag blades for the HP (Summa rebranded) Cutter and all I can find are the kits with only two blades and the cutting strip for almost $200. I do not need the cutting strip and just need the blades so I found this link for 5 blades for $150. They look exact to the one we need to replace but I am wondering why they don't sell these anywhere else with only the blades for the HP Print & Cut system. Does anyone have any opinion or knowledge whether these would work on the HP branded Summa cutter? Thanks so much!

https://www.airmark.com/products/summa-36-vinyl-cutter-drag-knife-blade-5-pack

 

[balstestrat]

Yeah those work. It's the exactly same blade on both "brands" (HP cutter = Summa cutter).
You can also find some aftermarket ones quite a bit cheaper. The quality ain't that much worse to justify 5 times higher price.

 

[StarryColorado]

Yeah those work. It's the exactly same blade on both "brands" (HP cutter = Summa cutter).

Thank you so much! I was wondering why no one else seems to sell these besides this one place but they do look identical. I will order them

 

[StarryColorado]

Yeah those work. It's the exactly same blade on both "brands" (HP cutter = Summa cutter).
You can also find some aftermarket ones quite a bit cheaper. The quality ain't that much worse to justify 5 times higher price.

Where do you find the aftermarket ones? I did so many searches on these dang things and this 5 pack was the only one I found that deviated from the kit with the two blades and strip which seemed like a HUGE rip off to me by HP.

 

[balstestrat]

This is just an example, I haven't used any of these so the quality is unknown.

Summa Carbide Drag Knife 36° Offset 0.45mm (5 pcs) - 391-360

Description This generic set of 5 drag blades is suitable for Summa D-series cutting plotters. These blades have a cutting angle of 36°, an offset value of 0.45mm and a diameter of 1.5mm. These blades are suitable for cutting normal to thin vinyls and masking films, small letter size. These are...

wideimagesolutions.com

Clean Cut Blade Summagraphics D-series Blade | 36 degree

Clean Cut Blade Summagraphics D-series Blade | 36 degree

uscutter.com

Summa Carbide Drag Knife 36° Offset 0.45mm (5 pcs) - 391-360

This generic set of 5 drag blades is suitable for Summa D-series cutting plotters.

www.digiprint-supplies.com

 

[StarryColorado]

This is just an example, I haven't used any of these so the quality is unknown.

Summa Carbide Drag Knife 36° Offset 0.45mm (5 pcs) - 391-360

Description This generic set of 5 drag blades is suitable for Summa D-series cutting plotters. These blades have a cutting angle of 36°, an offset value of 0.45mm and a diameter of 1.5mm. These blades are suitable for cutting normal to thin vinyls and masking films, small letter size. These are...

wideimagesolutions.com

Clean Cut Blade Summagraphics D-series Blade | 36 degree

Clean Cut Blade Summagraphics D-series Blade | 36 degree

uscutter.com

Summa Carbide Drag Knife 36° Offset 0.45mm (5 pcs) - 391-360

This generic set of 5 drag blades is suitable for Summa D-series cutting plotters.

www.digiprint-supplies.com

Thank you! Interesting, we buy a lot from USCutter and I didn't see this when I searched their site. The blade does not look very clean like the others but the review is good, I may have to try this one out as it is much less and we don't really need 5 blades at once. Appreciate your help!

 

[amw]

Thank you! Interesting, we buy a lot from USCutter and I didn't see this when I searched their site. The blade does not look very clean like the others but the review is good, I may have to try this one out as it is much less and we don't really need 5 blades at once. Appreciate your help!

We have used clean cut blades for as long as i can remember. For Roland, Summa (HP too), and Graphtec. They tend to be sharper then the OEM blades, so turn down the pressure and test before cutting.

Also just buy them direct...the price is much better.
Here is the link to the 36 deg for your HP plotter (summa).

Note...if you order 5 they drop from $16.90 to $13.52 each.

Summagraphics D 36°

Summagraphics D 36° (SUMA-36)

cleancutblade.mybigcommerce.com

 

[StarryColorado]

We have used clean cut blades for as long as i can remember. For Roland, Summa (HP too), and Graphtec. They tend to be sharper then the OEM blades, so turn down the pressure and test before cutting.

Also just buy them direct...the price is much better.
Here is the link to the 36 deg for your HP plotter (summa).

Note...if you order 5 they drop from $16.90 to $13.52 each.

Summagraphics D 36°

Summagraphics D 36° (SUMA-36)

cleancutblade.mybigcommerce.com

Thanks so much! The reviews are really good on these and less expensive than the US Cutter blade. I will order one and see how it does. What pressure do you typically use for your vinyl substrate? We use HP Permanent Gloss Adhesive Vinyl mostly here and my pressure is typically around 80 for that and the Oracle Perm. Outdoor Vinyl.

 

[amw]

Thanks so much! The reviews are really good on these and less expensive than the US Cutter blade. I will order one and see how it does. What pressure do you typically use for your vinyl substrate? We use HP Permanent Gloss Adhesive Vinyl mostly here and my pressure is typically around 80 for that and the Oracle Perm. Outdoor Vinyl.

The pressure used is going to vary from plotter to plotter. How far the blade is extended, blade, blade wear, etc. is all going to play a factor in your settings.

 

[StarryColorado]

The pressure used is going to vary from plotter to plotter. How far the blade is extended, blade, blade wear, etc. is all going to play a factor in your settings.

I wanted to thank you for the referral to Clean Cut Blades. I did order a few and changed my old one out and these are fantastic! You were right, I had to change the pressure to a little more than half of what it was also the angle but it works flawlessly. This is going to save us a LOT of money. Much appreciated!

 

[amw]

I wanted to thank you for the referral to Clean Cut Blades. I did order a few and changed my old one out and these are fantastic! You were right, I had to change the pressure to a little more than half of what it was also the angle but it works flawlessly. This is going to save us a LOT of money. Much appreciated!

Your welcome. Glad it worked out for you!