Cricut Air 2 Wood Cutting

Insert the knife blade.

Cricut air 2 wood cutting.

And with that i want to jump in to everything you need to know about using the cricut knife blade to cut wood. So use this as your guide to starting those cricut wood projects. Cricut maker knife blade. Liz hlms reader support.

The release of the knife blade for the cricut maker opened up a whole new world of crafting with a cricut machine. The easiest way to cut twice is to not push the unload button when the first cut is complete just push the cut button again and it will do the same cut without the material or mat moving around. In the meantime here are a few great cricut projects made using chipboard. Set the dial on your machine to custom and change the custom material setting to 331 pressure and somewhere between 4 8 cuts.

You can read all about using cricut to cut chipboard here. Make the design in design space. Cricut design space fans made this video to show how sis and i cut wood on a cricut explore air. I m using the knife blade to show you how much power and capability the cricut maker really has.

Since i had picked out a chipboard that was double the thickness of the recommended material the cut didn t go all the way through to the back so i just used an exacto knife to run along the back of the letter. Unfortunately the explore air 2 cannot cut thicker materials like balsa wood because it cannot use the knife blade shown in the blog post. I am covering everything below including blades mats and tips and tricks for success. Let it run until complete.

Yes the cricut maker can cut wood and it opens up a whole new world of crafting possibilities. The knife blade which can be used only on the maker. How do i cut wood with my cricut explore air 2. Design your design in design space.

Remove the painter s tape from your wood and mat. You can now cut wood with the cricut maker. There are a few things you need to know when cutting wood with a cricut however. Cricut explore air 1 or 2 or cricut maker.

Check to be sure the wood cut all the way through before removing the wood from the mat. For example a deep point blade which can be used on either machine vs. I wasn t planning on cutting basswood until i stumbled into it when i had gone back to the store to get more balsawood. Move the star grips to the far side of your cricut cutting machine.

Here s a video for the awesome people on the facebook group. Select your material and hit go. The cricut maker is the machine for you if you d like to cut balsa wood or even other thicker materials like leather or even chipboard too. Here is a step by step guide to cutting wood with your cricut explore air 2 machine.

Cutting chipboard can be done on either the maker or the explore air 2 it depends on the blade you re using and the type of chipboard.