For the past little while i have been experimenting with cutting wood using my cricut.
Can cricut cut wood.
The cricut basswood is 1 16 and is what i used for.
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.
The ultimate list of over 100 materials a cricut machine can cut.
You can cut basswood and balsa wood both with a knife blade.
For best results if you re cutting several of the same images place the image on different parts of your cutting mat.
Balsa wood comes in 1 32 1 16 and 3 32 thicknesses.
Expect to see knife blade impressions or cuts on the mat.
You can cut wood with the explore.
The cricut is great at cutting paper and cardstock but it doesn t just cut scrapbook paper.
Basswood comes in 1 32 and 1 16 thicknesses.
You just have to get a little creative with the settings to make it work.
And if you have a cricut maker that machine has 10x the cutting force and can cut materials up to 2 4mm thick.
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.
For basswood it can cut 1 32 and 1 16.
However if you have an explore air 2 you might think that wood is not an option for you.
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.
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.
The cricut maker can cut thin balsa wood and basswood.
Cutting wood is a fun new material to work with with your cricut cutting machine.
A cricut explore machine can cut pretty much anything as long as it is 2 0mm thick or thinner.
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.
So use this as your guide to starting those cricut wood projects.