To explain why selecting the correct blade for each material is important, we need to consider how the machines cut. All Keencut machines cut by passing a sharp surface through the material and forcing it apart into two pieces. There is no sawing or routing action, so no dust or debris is created.

Keencut machines cut in four main ways

1. Cutting with a single blade.
2. Using twin wheels or an ARC rotary for a shearing or scissor type action.
3. By pressure, supporting the material and pushing a single blade into/through the material.
4. Creating a fissure/weakness on the surface of the material to direct the cut for snapping glass or acrylic.

To enable a blade to go on a straight path, material has to do one of 2 things:

1. Material needs to compress slightly by 1/2 a blades thickness on each side of the cut. This allows the blade to pass through the material cleanly.

2. The material must bend away from the blade. However, if the material is very tough the clamped edge will try to force the blade away, so there is always an imbalance when cutting on either side of the blade.

Why corrosion can happen:

• The best performance blades are made from a high-grade carbon steel and as such, can show surface corrosion if not stored properly.
• Cellophane blade packaging sleeves are waterproof but, like many plastics, will allow water vapour to pass through over time, particularly in very damp/humid climates.
• Most blades are not covered in oil.  If there is oil present please remove with a cloth before using. If not each blade has been cleaned and degreased before being sealed in the cellophane sleeves to remove the chance of oil smudges appearing on the edge cut material.

Things that can help prevent blades corroding:

• Always rotate your blade stock if you have more than one box.
• When opening a pack of blades, place the opened (but resealed) box in a small sealable plastic box with a silica gel sachet inside.
• Only open one cellophane pack at a time.
• Consider storing full boxes in a sealable container with silica gel sachets.
• If some signs of corrosion are seen on a blade it will not affect the quality of the cut providing the corrosion is not on the tip being used.

The medium-duty blade is the most used blade in nearly all Keencut machines. It is designed for general purpose cutting and can cut up to 13mm/ 1/2″ on Keencut vertical cutters and 10mm / 3/8″ on cutter bars. For deeper cuts, you should use the Graphik blade (see below).

View medium duty blade page >

Pack size: 100
Edge: Double ground
Thickness: N/A
Reversible: Yes

The Graphik blade has a special tip design, to increase durability and reduce tip breakage. It is suitable for cutting all types of materials especially, tougher materials where extra stability is required. It can cut up to 13mm / 1/2″ on Keencut cutter bars.

View Graphik blade page >

Pack size: 100
Edge: Double ground
Thickness: N/A
Reversible: No

This blade is made from a higher grade steel than most comparable blades on the market, giving increased durability and reduced blade tip wear/breakage. Use on certain machines instead of a medium duty blade where extra stability is required. The blades are also oil free to ensure non-marking of material and can be used on all machines where a medium duty blade is used.

The 080 is the same as blades with older codes such as the 060 blades.

View Keencut-080 blade page >

Pack size: 100
Edge: Double ground
Thickness: 0.43mm / 0.017″
Reversible: Yes

This blade is suitable for trimming thin strips off banners and posters. The cut on the blade must be supported on the underside either with a cutting strip like on the Evolution3™ SmartFold or with a cutting mat.

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Pack size: 10
Edge: Single ground edge
Thickness: N/A
Reversible: No

This blade is made from a higher-grade steel than most comparable blades on the market, giving increased durability and reduced blade tip wear/breakage. Blades are also oil free to ensure non-marking of material.

This blade is used for bevel and vertical cutting standard mountboard up to 3mm thick.

View Tech-D.012 blades page >

Pack size: 100
Edge: Double ground
Thickness: 0.3mm / 0.012”
Reversible: Yes

For more detailed information on picture framing blades please view our dedicated page >

This blade is made from a higher-grade steel than most comparable blades on the market, giving increased durability and reduced blade tip wear/breakage. Blades are also oil free to ensure non-marking of material.

This blade is used for bevel cutting soft, thicker boards on the Ultimat Futura and Flexo Plate Cutter.

View Tech-D.015 blades page >

Pack size: 100
Edge: Double ground
Thickness: 0.4mm / 0.015”
Reversible: Yes

For more detailed information on picture framing blades please view our dedicated page >

A chisel edge blade made from a higher-grade steel than most comparable blades on the market, giving increased durability and reduced blade tip wear/breakage. Blades are also oil free to ensure non-marking of material.

This blade is used for bevel cutting harder boards like conservation and white coar boards up to 3mm on the Ultimat Futura and Flexo Plate Cutter.

View Tech-S.012 blades page >

Pack size: 100
Edge: Single ground
Thickness: 0.3mm / 0.012”
Reversible: No

For more detailed information on picture framing blades please view our dedicated page >

A chisel edge blade made from a higher-grade steel than most comparable blades on the market, giving increased durability and reduced blade tip wear/breakage. Blades are also oil free to ensure non-marking of material.

This blade is used for bevel cutting harder boards like conservation and white core boards thicker than 3mm on the Ultimat Futura and Flexo Plate Cutter.

View Tech-S.015 blades page >

Pack size: 100
Edge: Single ground
Thickness: 0.4mm / 0.015”
Reversible: No

For more detailed information on picture framing blades please view our dedicated page >

A razor-sharp, ultra -thin circular blade for cutting the finest textiles and paper with the textile cutter on the Simplex. Allows Simplex users a safe, sure way of cutting thin, high tensile and delicate materials that cannot be cut using a conventional blade.

View 28mm circular blade page >

Pack size: 10
Edge: Single ground edge
Thickness: N/A
Reversible: No

Scoring blades for use in the Simplex. The SCO is an unground version of the Keencut.080 blade, the superior quality of the steel and un-sharpened edge makes it ideal for scoring but unsuitable for cutting. This blade is now discontinued.

Pack size: 5
Edge: Un- ground
Thickness: N/A
Reversible: No

A pair of high carbon, hardened steel wheels, bearings and fastenings.

STCOW – These wheels will fit all silver twin wheel cutters with ‘C or C2’ etched into the face of the carrier. Please note, these wheels will not fit the black plate twin wheel cutter. View STCOW cutting wheels page >

EXCOW – These wheels will fit Excalibur 3S and all new style, silver/gold coloured Excalibur 5000 twin wheel cutting heads (EXCOC). Please note, these wheels will not fit the black plate twin wheel cutter. View EXCOW cutting wheels page >

Pack size: 1 pair
Edge: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Reversible: No

Blades manufactured from top quality hardened high-carbon tool steel for the SteelTrak V-groove attachment. These fit onto STVG2 to STVG6 attachments and on any size of SteelTrak.

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Pack size: 5
Edge: Un- ground
Thickness: N/A
Reversible: No

Tungsten carbide glass cutting wheels for accurate, safe scoring and breaking of glass on the Excalibur 5000, Excalibur 6000 or SteelTrak cutters. For use on the SteelTrak only with the optional glass cutting kit (STGLC).

Minimum order quantity is 5 cutting wheels – to purchase single cutting wheels (1 x CA50-015) we recommend contacting a Keencut reseller.

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Pack size: 5
Edge: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Reversible: No

All the information you need to select the correct blade for your needs is contained on the following downloads. If you need any further information, please email us >

Blade comparison chart >

Keencut machines by the materials they cut >