Cutting wood is a fun new material to work with with your cricut cutting machine.
Can cricut cut wood.
The cricut basswood is 1 16 and is what i used for.
You just have to get a little creative with the settings to make it work.
Basswood comes in 1 32 and 1 16 thicknesses.
First make sure you set the dial on the machine to custom this is a screenshot of the cut screen you can see it was previously set to cardstock so you will need to change that.
A cricut explore machine can cut pretty much anything as long as it is 2 0mm thick or thinner.
To do this click on custom materials this will bring up a list of materials the cricut can cut along with a recommended setting for each material.
You can cut wood with the explore.
Cricut has its own line of basswood which is nice and smooth and made to create optimal results with the knife blade.
For basswood it can cut 1 32 and 1 16.
Balsa wood comes in 1 32 1 16 and 3 32 thicknesses.
For the past little while i have been experimenting with cutting wood using my cricut.
Two of the most common types of wood that you will see cut with a cricut are balsa wood and basswood.
I am covering everything below including blades mats and tips and tricks for success.
The ultimate list of over 100 materials a cricut machine can cut.
The cricut is great at cutting paper and cardstock but it doesn t just cut scrapbook paper.
You can cut basswood and balsa wood both with a knife blade.
It can cut balsa wood with thicknesses of 1 32 1 16 and 3 32.
However if you have an explore air 2 you might think that wood is not an option for you.
Expect to see knife blade impressions or cuts on the mat.
Slowly run your fingers between the wood and the mat an inch at a time until the entire piece of wood has been removed from the mat.
Yes the cricut maker can cut wood and it opens up a whole new world of crafting possibilities.
There are a few things you need to know when cutting wood with a cricut however.
So use this as your guide to starting those cricut wood projects.
And if you have a cricut maker that machine has 10x the cutting force and can cut materials up to 2 4mm thick.