How To Cut Acrylic Sheet With Cricut Maker

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How to cut acrylic sheet with cricut maker.

This video is about cricut maker engraving tool with acrylic join carole s cricut crafts on facebook to get my files. For a cricut expression machine the plastic can be up to 12 inches by 24 inches depending on the mat you re using. To cut acrylic you will need to have the knife blade but from there it s like cake. This tutorial will show you how to cut vinyl using cricut design space which is the cricut design software used for all newer cricut models cricut explore explore air explore one explore air 2 and cricut maker if you have an older cricut machine that uses cricut craft room the software looks different from design space but the basics are the same.

You can find the blade and cut settings of what i used to cut my sheets below. Can you cut acrylic with a cricut maker. The engraving tool for cricut is wonderful. Before you get started cutting acrylic there are a few tips and tricks for you to know.

Now it is time for the big question. Step 2 insert the cartridge you re cutting with into the machine. But there are some things you need to be aware of. If you are using a classic cricut machine cut the plastic to 6 inches by 12 inches.

If you find other settings that work please share them with the group. It can work on many different materials such as acetate aluminum sheets 0 5 mm faux leather paper thin foil poster board genuine leather glitter cardstock and more it also works well on 1 16 acrylic and i found these awesome night lights that will display the piece perfectly. Just follow the instructions below. For now the maximum thickness appears to be 0 020 mm for a good cut through.

I bet at this point youre ready to hear about how to cut acrylic sheets for keychains with your cricut maker. Cricut explore maker machines are not food safe and cannot cut fondant or similar materials. Select a machine from the tabs below to view a list of materials with settings in design space that can be cut by your machine the chart also includes recommended blade type cutting pressure and multi cut settings. You can actually engrave and cut acrylic on the cricut maker.

Place the keypad overlay on the machine. Or grab the project. How to cut acrylic sheets for keychains with your cricut maker. Grab your acrylic and start engraving all the things.

Cutting acrylic adds a new dimension to your projects and as time goes on there may be a new way to cut thicker materials as cricut continues to make improvements on what their machines can do.