Cricut Maker Cutting Balsa Wood

If knife blade crosses the edge of the wood there is a high probability it will break.

Cricut maker cutting balsa wood. It s another case where you ll have to play around with the settings. It can cut balsa wood with thicknesses of 1 32 1 16 and 3 32. Make sure all cuts are at least away from the edge of the wood. Some users have also successfully cut balsa wood using the cricut explore and the deep cut blade.

For the explore there is no setting for cutting balsa wood. Denser than balsa wood basswood has a smooth even wood grain an ideal surface for clean cuts to craft models toys puzzles or even small gift crates. Cutting wood with the cricut maker knife blade create your design in design space being sure it is set to cut prep the material and machine properly tape your cut material to a strong grip mat move the scoring wheels to the side and insert the knife blade into the machine. The cricut maker cuts balsa wood quite well and it s by far the fastest of the knife blade materials that i ve cut.

For basswood it can cut 1 32 and 1 16. It can be painted and stained easily without having to seal it first. The cricut maker can cut thin balsa wood and basswood. How to cut wood with cricut explore air and cricut maker.

On cricut maker machine move white star wheels all the way to the right. Cutting basswood with knife blade. If left in place star wheels may leave an imprint on project material. In this video we share how to cut balsa wood 1 32 and basswood 1 16.

Which cricut machines cut balsa wood. Cricut knife blade is available now.