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9. Print And Cut

9.01 What Is a Print and Cut (PNC)?

 The print and cut process involves printing an image from MTC to any printer you own and then, with the aid
of the KNK’s laser (or the Groove-E’s alignment pin), having the image or images cut out with perfect
precision. Below are three typical kinds of print and cut applications but there are more, so be sure to check
out Section 9.06 and 9.07:

 Cuts along the actual borders of the printed image(s):

Image is precisely cut along
printed borders

 Cuts outside of the borders but following the shapes of the printed image(s):

Image is cut in same shape
but offset from outside
printed borders

 Cuts follow a different shape from that of the printed image(s):

A custom shape is cut
around the printed image.

9.02 What is a PNC Calibration?

 In order to get precise PNC results, you must tweak the Laser (or Alignment Pin) Offset calibration. This is
nothing more than determining how far away the laser light (or alignment pin) on your KNK is located
relative to the tip of the blade. Because the laser is manually installed into a small hole inside the blade
carriage, the distance from the laser light to the tip of the blade will vary from one KNK to the next. Also, you

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