Cutting wood is a fun new material to work with with your cricut cutting machine.
Can cricut cut wood.
A cricut explore machine can cut pretty much anything as long as it is 2 0mm thick or thinner.
The ultimate list of over 100 materials a cricut machine can cut.
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.
You can cut basswood and balsa wood both with a knife blade.
So use this as your guide to starting those cricut wood projects.
It can cut balsa wood with thicknesses of 1 32 1 16 and 3 32.
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.
There are a few things you need to know when cutting wood with a cricut however.
The cricut basswood is 1 16 and is what i used for.
While the cricut explore air isn t technically the best for cutting wood it is possible and after a lot and i mean a lot of trial and error i think i finally figured out the best ways to cut balsa wood and basswood.
Two of the most common types of wood that you will see cut with a cricut are balsa wood and basswood.
For basswood it can cut 1 32 and 1 16.
Balsa wood comes in 1 32 1 16 and 3 32 thicknesses.
You just have to get a little creative with the settings to make it work.
The cricut is great at cutting paper and cardstock but it doesn t just cut scrapbook paper.
For the past little while i have been experimenting with cutting wood using my cricut.
The cricut maker can cut thin balsa wood and basswood.
I am covering everything below including blades mats and tips and tricks for success.
For best results if you re cutting several of the same images place the image on different parts of your cutting mat.
Expect to see knife blade impressions or cuts on the mat.
However if you have an explore air 2 you might think that wood is not an option for you.
Cricut has its own line of basswood which is nice and smooth and made to create optimal results with the knife blade.
