Cut Vinyl With Cricut Explore Air

A green standard grip mat works best with vinyl.

Cut vinyl with cricut explore air. Cutting vinyl is a cinch. Once the project is complete you ll be prompted to unload your mat. The cricut explore air 2 will then cut out my vinyl project. Press go the c icon underneath your dial.

How to cut siser heat transfer vinyl with the cricut explore air beverly shaw september 22 2017 at 10 34 pm reply not sure which cutting blade for the holographic htv on the cricut explore air 2. The cricut explore air 2 is still a great quality product just as my original cricut explore except it s improved with the ability to cut more materials at a faster rate and it has bluetooth. First off you ll need a cutting machine i love using my cricut explore air 2 for all of my vinyl projects. Your cricut machine can be used for more than just cutting paper for scrapbooks.

Get all the info and learn how to set up the cricut explore air machine and make your first cut. Cricut explore air setup tutorials if you re looking for what comes in the box or looking for information about the features of the cricut explore air machine then you ve come to the right place. If your material is not listed here try a test cut with a similar material setting provided the thickness of your material is less than 2 0 mm for cricut explore and less than 2 4 mm for cricut maker. Print and cut is a little different than your normal cutting of vinyl and iron on vinyl.

Cutting vinyl with cricut explore air 2 beginner craft don t let a new machine scare you. Load the mat into your machine and turn the smart set dial to vinyl. While the cricut explore cricut maker machines can cut a wide variety of materials cricut does not guarantee that they will be able to cut all materials. Now comes the fun part.

Your cricut can draw write with markers but that is different. You ll also need a weeding tool. You will press the load button arrow once loaded it will prompt you to click on the cricut button and your project will begin cutting. The cricut doesn t actually print your image.

You actually need to use a printer along with your cricut explore air or cricut maker. There are tons of other materials you can cut. Your machine will be set to cut the vinyl but not the paper backing. Place your vinyl on your cutting mat with the paper liner side towards the mat.

The material i was trying to cut was not a cricut corrugated cardboard product. My favorite material to cut with my cricut explore air is adhesive vinyl.