Hi Debbie, Your video was very informative and easy to follow. I watched another video before yours and they said to use Canned Air to clean our Cricut Explore Air 2 machines, but I'm a little scared to use that as knowing my luck, I'd blow everything back into the machine! 😱🤣 but I do use Baby wipes for so many things in my crafts, and like you, have them near my machine.
THANK YOU! it seems so simple, but my Cricut didn't cut on the left side top corner. I cleaned it and found a tiny scrap on the left roller that's inside. I took it out with some tweezers and it cuts on that corner now!
Thanks for you Cricut Explore videos. One question : why do you want to avoid alcohol when cleaning it? I know printers are sometimes cleaned with alcohol so just looking for some guidance.
I dont know why your message just showed up for me to answer. But I wanted to answer now. Cricut had not recommended using alcohol at the time I made the video. They have not said it is fine to use alcohol to clean it
Alcohol will dry out and eventually start to crack anything rubber..including rubber rollers. Use something more oil based instead of solvent based to clean ONLY the rubber bits. 🙃
I have a question. My blade will not go down to cut if the housing is on. If I take the housing off it works perfect. Is there a way I can fix this? Oil? Replacement part? I hate having to keep it apart. Thanks.
Thank you for showing this. I have a new Explore Air 2 and I get a black mark on my mats from one of the rollers. Have you noticed this? I'm not sure what to do and wonder if I should clean it even though I've not had it a month..
well good video just one thing the grease comes frome the housing it has grease inside and bearings. where it rides the bar and that chain is a belt im sure its fine to touch it is attached to stepper motor that pulls the housing
good points Ty....I had found to err on the side of caution when suggestion what to touch and not touch with most new crafters on these machines to prevent accidents. But I do appreciate your input.
I am trying to cut something, when I put the mat into the machine... it acts like its cutting. No matter what setting I have it on, and no matter what kind of paper I have in it.. it isn't cutting. what do you think is wrong with it?
Hi there , I see you posted this video a few years ago but could you please help with the green rollers . I have the cricut maker and the same rubber rollers are on there except mine are just the grey ones . One has become loose moves out of place when the machine is cutting resulting in my vinyl getting messed up and pushing the matt side ways ,I've tried contacting cricut but I can't seem to get through . Any possible solution's please!
Would boy recommend this! I used a baby wipe - it got pulled in on the roller- had to disassemble machine and spent 3+ hrs getting the wipe out!! NIGHTMARE!!!
Omg this happened to me tonight!! spent 2 hours picking out stuck baby wipe with weeding tool and tweezers. Accidentally clipped one of the rubbers on the roller so i've had to glue the bits that got cut!! I only got the machine a week ago 😢
You might need to apply a special machine grade oil. Contact Cricut Support and tell them. They can send you a packet of the oil and instructions to apply. You can not use just any oil.
Debbie, watch this all the time as I can not remember. Today I wondered why you were not getting all the spots off. Well I am bad lol they were on my screen. Just a funny
Take a soft cloth and gently swipe under the little box that has the sensor in it. You will know where because it’s where the light shines when it’s in scanning mode.
My machine keeps making a awful noise like a sewing machine and does move...cricut is no head when I call just the same old delete the app and reinstall the app...it's my machine...can u help
So I got my Cricut Air 2 two weeks ago and on the third cut it stopped cutting in the middle of a project, so I called cricut and they did a few tests on my laptop & right now Im waiting for my Grease packet from Cricut.
Kimberly McGill, My Greene packet never worked for me so now they’re telling me to take a video of my cricket cutting & messing up. Let me know if yours works?
Did you ever get it fixed? The same thing happen to me and I bought it 2 weeks ago. I send out the video since 3 days ago and I haven’t receive any information from them
Robert - so do you mean during the cleaning process ? Are the rollers spinning after you hit the load button ? If so, make sure you have the mat placed right up against the rollers
Do not get your baby wipe up next to your roller.....It sucked my baby wipe into that machine so fast it was not even funny....Took me an hour to get the baby wipe out of my machine.....Bad idea......
Omg this happened to me tonight!! spent 2 hours picking out stuck baby wipe with weeding tool and tweezers. Accidentally clipped one of the rubbers on the roller so i've had to glue the bits that got cut!! I only got the machine a week ago 😢
Do not turn on your machine and use a wet wipe while the rollers are moving. This woman clogged up my machine, the wipe rolled into the roller and totally broke my machine!
sorry to hear that...you do need a firm grip when you clean the rollers. Just gently remove the wipe from the machine...I did that once myself trying to get glitter off the rollers.
Thanks for the tips! Very helpful! The baby wipes do leave a film behind so I would use alcohol wipes instead for any electronics
Thank you so much. I was able to clean all the ink from using my cricut to print then cut off my rollers :)
wonderful news !
Great tip and video 😊
This was Very helpful doing this for the very first time, Got mine Dec 27th of 2020
Thank you Debbie. I was doing some cleaning with baby wipes too. But never moved the housing. Thanks again.
thank you so much for the tutorial.... big help for us....cricut fix
Hi , I’ve managed to get very small bits of vinyl under the rollers in the housing. Any ideas how I can clean them off. TIA
Hi Debbie, Your video was very informative and easy to follow.
I watched another video before yours and they said to use Canned Air to clean our Cricut Explore Air 2 machines, but I'm a little scared to use that as knowing my luck, I'd blow everything back into the machine! 😱🤣 but I do use Baby wipes for so many things in my crafts, and like you, have them near my machine.
THANK YOU! it seems so simple, but my Cricut didn't cut on the left side top corner. I cleaned it and found a tiny scrap on the left roller that's inside. I took it out with some tweezers and it cuts on that corner now!
Thank you, Debbie. This video is very helpful.
Great info. Thank you!
Thanks Debbie! So helpful.
THANKS FOR THE CLEANING ADVISE....VERY HELPFUL
How do you clean the sensor? My cricuit explorer will not cut and print and the calibration gives a error as well
Thank you. Very helpful. Suzie
Thanks for you Cricut Explore videos. One question : why do you want to avoid alcohol when cleaning it? I know printers are sometimes cleaned with alcohol so just looking for some guidance.
I dont know why your message just showed up for me to answer. But I wanted to answer now. Cricut had not recommended using alcohol at the time I made the video. They have not said it is fine to use alcohol to clean it
Alcohol will dry out and eventually start to crack anything rubber..including rubber rollers. Use something more oil based instead of solvent based to clean ONLY the rubber bits. 🙃
I have a question. My blade will not go down to cut if the housing is on. If I take the housing off it works perfect. Is there a way I can fix this? Oil? Replacement part? I hate having to keep it apart. Thanks.
what about the blade? how do you maintain it?
Wow! So easy thank you.
I have heard many times not to touch those chrome bars with any type of cleaner……is this correct?
Yes it’s true. Don’t touch the chrome bar. It has machine oil on it that helps the cutting head move across it.
@@DebbieONealSMQD thank you so very much…..loved you vid on cleaning the machine…..so helpful.
Hello I was trying out your cleaning technique and the baby wipe got caught in the roller - HOW can I get it out TIA
Thank you for showing this. I have a new Explore Air 2 and I get a black mark on my mats from one of the rollers. Have you noticed this? I'm not sure what to do and wonder if I should clean it even though I've not had it a month..
I am not sure on that Suzette... I havent seen that happen before. Maybe contact Cricut Support directly if it is still an issue
@@DebbieONealSMQD yes I have been in contact with them several times
well good video just one thing the grease comes frome the housing it has grease inside and bearings. where it rides the bar and that chain is a belt im sure its fine to touch it is attached to stepper motor that pulls the housing
good points Ty....I had found to err on the side of caution when suggestion what to touch and not touch with most new crafters on these machines to prevent accidents. But I do appreciate your input.
Perfect thank-you
I am trying to cut something, when I put the mat into the machine... it acts like its cutting. No matter what setting I have it on, and no matter what kind of paper I have in it.. it isn't cutting. what do you think is wrong with it?
In Design Space, make sure your objects are "cutting" and not "drawing" or some other type.
Hi there , I see you posted this video a few years ago but could you please help with the green rollers . I have the cricut maker and the same rubber rollers are on there except mine are just the grey ones . One has become loose moves out of place when the machine is cutting resulting in my vinyl getting messed up and pushing the matt side ways ,I've tried contacting cricut but I can't seem to get through . Any possible solution's please!
Would boy recommend this! I used a baby wipe - it got pulled in on the roller- had to disassemble machine and spent 3+ hrs getting the wipe out!! NIGHTMARE!!!
Tammy how did you get the baby wipe out of the rollers? I got medium card stock stuck! Any information would help, thank you.
Omg this happened to me tonight!! spent 2 hours picking out stuck baby wipe with weeding tool and tweezers. Accidentally clipped one of the rubbers on the roller so i've had to glue the bits that got cut!! I only got the machine a week ago 😢
Thank you!
Do I have to put Greese on it or something? Mine sounds like it's not moving smoothly sometimes
You might need to apply a special machine grade oil. Contact Cricut Support and tell them. They can send you a packet of the oil and instructions to apply. You can not use just any oil.
Hi Debbie, the grease is probably coming from the housing? LOL, are baby wipes, Cricut approved!
Debbie, watch this all the time as I can not remember. Today I wondered why you were not getting all the spots off. Well I am bad lol they were on my screen. Just a funny
ha ha....sounds like something I would do !
How do you clean the sensor?
Take a soft cloth and gently swipe under the little box that has the sensor in it. You will know where because it’s where the light shines when it’s in scanning mode.
I have white stuff on bottom roller
I'm looking for a video on preventive maintenance for my explorer air. Anyone have suggestions?
My machine keeps making a awful noise like a sewing machine and does move...cricut is no head when I call just the same old delete the app and reinstall the app...it's my machine...can u help
The housing doesn't move and make that bad noise
So I got my Cricut Air 2 two weeks ago and on the third cut it stopped cutting in the middle of a project, so I called cricut and they did a few tests on my laptop & right now Im waiting for my Grease packet from Cricut.
Lisa Silber same here
Kimberly McGill, My Greene packet never worked for me so now they’re telling me to take a video of my cricket cutting & messing up. Let me know if yours works?
Did you ever get it fixed? The same thing happen to me and I bought it 2 weeks ago. I send out the video since 3 days ago and I haven’t receive any information from them
How to clean a dirty Cricut cake machine behind the roller? (Bought it used.) :(
i did what u did and the machee ate the baby wipe now i cant us my macheen what do i do
what happens when the machine won't take the mat?
Robert - so do you mean during the cleaning process ? Are the rollers spinning after you hit the load button ? If so, make sure you have the mat placed right up against the rollers
Omg wow did I just break my cricut for doing this!!!
I broke mine too!!! The baby wipe got sucked up in the wheel and now I can't get it out!! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TURNING IT ON TO CLEAN THE WHEELS
Do not get your baby wipe up next to your roller.....It sucked my baby wipe into that machine so fast it was not even funny....Took me an hour to get the baby wipe out of my machine.....Bad idea......
This just happened to me too!!!
Omg this happened to me tonight!! spent 2 hours picking out stuck baby wipe with weeding tool and tweezers. Accidentally clipped one of the rubbers on the roller so i've had to glue the bits that got cut!! I only got the machine a week ago 😢
Do not turn on your machine and use a wet wipe while the rollers are moving. This woman clogged up my machine, the wipe rolled into the roller and totally broke my machine!
Did you ever fix the machine after? Should've read the comments first 🥺
you did not re grease it
Hahahahahahahahahaha I turned my machine on with the wipe there and it sucked it up 😂😂😂😂
sorry to hear that...you do need a firm grip when you clean the rollers. Just gently remove the wipe from the machine...I did that once myself trying to get glitter off the rollers.
Debbie ONeal it took some man handling but I finally got it out! I’m just so bad with this stuff 🙈
Pfffffff