Cutting wood with the Maker

Cutting wood with your Cricut machine is fun and easy with the right tools! You will need a Maker, Maker 3 or Maker 4 to cut wood! Some supplies you will also need are : Knife Blade Strong Grip Mat Painter's tape * Shop here: cricut.pxf.io/BXaNVW or click the links above! ** Use the coupon code SHOPNOW on cricuts website! **

Helpful tips & tricks

• Use a brayer to flatten wood to the mat

• Tape down all 4 edges of the material to the mat

• Move rollers to the side, Make sure no part of your material will go under the rubber rollers

• Check your cuts before removing the mat from the machine, if the material has not cut through completely, press the Cricut “C” to add an additional cutting pass. Continue as needed,

• Make sure your designs are not too intricate or small, no smaller than the width of a pencil.

  How large can my cuts be?

• Maximum size: 10.5” x 11.5” or 10.5” x 23.5”

• Minimum size: 0.75” x 0.75” (includes interior and exterior cuts)

• Width of cuts should not be smaller than the diameter of a pencil

• Make sure all cuts are at least ¼” away from the edge of the wood (if blades cross the edge of the wood, there is a high probability the blade will be damaged) What thicknesses of balsa wood can I cut?

• 1/32”

• 1/16”

• 3/32” Find more troubleshooting help here: https://help.cricut.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009556693-Cricut-Maker-Cutting-balsa-wood-with-Knife-Blade