How to Adjust Blade Pressure Settings in Cricut Design Space
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The mystery of what setting to try next when your materials won't cut and weed is SOLVED. Watch this video to learn to adjust the cut pressure of your Cricut's blade using the Custom Materials list in Design Space. I also show you my favorite way to make test cuts so you waste very little material, but still, find the perfect kiss cut. Once you find a blade pressure that works for you, follow my steps to create your own custom material to save time on later projects.
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Thank you Alex, my machine is brand new and I was getting frustrated why it's not cutting the vinyl. It finally worked after watching your video. God bless you
You’re welcome! I’m so glad this was helpful! Under “playlists” you can find all of my Cricut for beginner videos if you want more tips!
I hope this helped a little bit of your frustration! ☺️
This is MASIVELY helpful! I've been struggling with cardstock not cutting properly (I'm a new user), and ran across this page in a search. This is the first time I've seen a video that covers this section of Design Space. And I've watched A LOT of videos and did A LOT of searches. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
You're so welcome! I sat down to record this video over a year ago being surprised that no one is talking about this. So I love hearing that it was helpful!
Yes! Thank you! I knew there had to be a way to adjust blade pressure manually. Thousands of videos out there and yours is the lottery winner. Thank you for the info.
Glad I could help!
Thank you! I love the way you're so concise and to the point 🙏. Great for ppl like me who need emergency assistance.
I’m so glad it was helpful! I like concise videos so I always try to make mine the same!
Thank you sooooooo much!! Omg I have been looking for this kind of info for so long! Testing while listening to this video and already had success after too many failed attempts! ❤
You're welcome Paula! I'm so glad it was helpful for you!
This is a great video! I'm new at Cricut and am having some problems cutting HD vinyl and this video helped me tremendously!! You explained everything so well! Thank you!
You're welcome! I'm so glad it was helpful!
Thank you. Great advice to do test cuts! I have used the cut settings in Custom Materials to add a specific material, but never thought to use this to figure out the next higher pressure to use if needed. I do use the 'more or less' rather than 'default' when my blade might be dull and I'm trying to get more use from the blade. Also, if you think the cut is not good, you can hit the Cricut (cut) button again for more cuts until you are satisfied. Sooo much to learn about our Cricuts, but they are wonderful machines!
G Prewett Oh yes those are important points too! You can never stop learning about these machines. I reached out to Cricut and learned that the “more” and “less” settings under custom add 2-4 points of pressure to the setting’s number just for perspective.
@@DIYAlex Thank you so much for doing that! It's great to know the pressure difference for the More and Less settings! Love you videos!
You’re welcome! Once I started learning more about pressure I got curious. Thank you so much 💕
Great video. Answers all my questions
I'm new to Cricut, this is very helpful. thank you!!
You’re welcome! I’m so glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much for the test cut lesson. This is brilliant!
You’re welcome!
Young Lady, once again you have done a video that is very educational and I thank you. I did not know about the settings you showed and I will be getting into my Maker settings to find out what is different. Thank You.
Michael Gunter You’re so welcome! It was game changing when I learned about custom material settings, so I hoped it would help someone else too. Especially since Design Space is constantly updating, I wanted to give everyone a resource on how to help if they are struggling.
That makes a lot of sense now, I have been struggling with infusible ink transfer sheets because is not cutting all the way through
I’ll try these more pressure settings once I get home
Thanks!
I hope this helps! Remember that you don't need to cut through the clear carrier sheet, just through the ink sheet itself.
Thank you so much bout to try this now
Thank you! Since an update in January, my Cricut has been cutting way too light .. this is very helpful!
So glad i found the video. Thank you so much.
You’re welcome!
You’re a genius!! I appreciate this video so much! I was about to just go buy a new one! I tried this first and it worked! Thank you.
Glad I could help!
-Lindsay
Thanks soooo much for this information!!!
Jan Edmundson You’re welcome! I’m glad it helped! ☺️
Great tip!!!! Thank you very helpful. The pressure cut is what I miss from expression. I manually adjusted blade.
You're welcome!
Thanks for this life saving info. I think I was going to have a mental break down if I didn’t figure out how to cut my different types of vinyl, fabric, paper…..!!! You saved my sanity 🙏🏾
I'm so glad I could help! 😊
THANK YOU!!! I was losing my mind trying to cut! I’m a new user so I have tons to learn
You're welcome Anita! I know how frustrating that can be. Hopefully this video will help get you through any material you don't know how to cut!
Wonderful vido!! Super helpful. Great links. LOTS of really good information. Thank you!
You’re so welcome!
Thank you this was a very clear and helpful video.
You’re welcome!
I wish I could give this many thumbs up!! Thank you so much
You’re so welcome! ☺️
Awesome. Thank you so much. This is very helpful.
You're welcome!
That was an awesome video! Thank you so........much!
Debbie Abbe You’re welcome! I’m so glad you found it helpful.
Thanks need more people like you to explain on here💆🏽♂️
Thank you Anthony! I try to make it as easy as possible!
OMG!! thank you so much!!
You are welcome!
-Lindsay
Thank you Jesus!!! Lol. I needed this more than you know!! I was driving myself crazy. I have this one vinyl my husband bought me because he loves me and it just is a pain. It almost feels like a stretch vinyl?? It is thickish. But really good to iron on. And I have a lot of it so I have to use it. It is the biggest roll I have ever seen. Anyhoo I am trying to make it work. 🤞
I hope you got it working! Cut settings are tricky, but it’s easy once you get them right!
You really saved me thank you so much 😊
You're so welcome! :)
Thanks so much! Great information.
Can I manage settings from an iPad?
Thanks again
You're welcome! Yep, you can get to your custom settings in the Design Space app by going to your upper left menu and then select "manage custom materials", then when your machine is connected you can see all the same settings that you can on a computer.
Thank you so much for a really clear video. Just brought a Cricut Explore and my first 2 attempts didn't cut through. Hopefully now all will be solved. :-)
I hope this helps!
so I wanted to wait till I tried your ideas, and it worked-I have been on hold for exactly a year now since I made the wrong size shirt for my niece last Christmas and need to make another one but every time I tried to cut the name with cheetah spots on the maker it was so small and intricate it torn it apart while when I first did it on the air 2 I used Washie Tape and Deep Cut Blade and worked but not on the maker so I took your idea and made another setting calling it Mandala intricate cuts set on 149 with deep cut blade which is the same setting on the air 2 and what do you know it worked. Every since i go the Maker I have had more trouble with cutting which I did not have with the air 2 so now I might be actually able to start liking the maker. And everyone is correct no one explains it as clearly as you do. So happy I found this video.
I'm so glad you found a solution! Great job making your own cut setting!
Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Great info! DOUBLE THANKS!!
EXCEPT.. Why can't I find the listing by pressure instead of name of material on Explorer Air?
Thank YOU!
You’re welcome!
OMG, Thank you. I was about to throw my Cricut Air 2 out the window!!!.
You’re welcome!! We have allllll been there!
Is it working for you now? Did this video solved the problem? Please let me know because i have a problem with the blade it is not cutting the htv...
I think the best way to find out is to try it!
THANK YOU!!!!!
You’re welcome!
Hi Great video. Do you think the same settings and pressure apply when cutting a script font? I am trying to cut Cricut glitter vinyl like was in your video, but 3 times no luck. More pressure etc. I will try a different setting, as you recommended, but I am wondering if it will cut well because it's one whole design as opposed to a font with cutouts etc..thanks!!!
What you're cutting won't make a difference, so that should be fine! The less/more options don't change the cut setting very much. I would suggest trying a totally different setting to see what works best for your machine.
I have a joy and when I cut the premium vinyl it pulls away from the backing and sometimes cut into the backing. Should I use less pressure? I will try what you said doing test cuts.
Yes, less pressure or a less intricate design.
Thank you .. thank you! I'm having an awful time with my adhesive foil and there are almost no videos to be found on what to do. This is by far the best and most informative video on this topic! You have saved my poor foil, it was about to be trashed. :)
I’m so glad Rhea! I know it’s hard when there’s not a lot of information about how to problem solve cut settings so that’s exactly why I made this video ☺️
Any advice what setting to use to engrave metal on Cricut Explore Air 2?
I haven’t engraved with the Explore Air 2 so I’m not much help there. Sorry!
Thank you that was so informative I learned so much! I am kind of computer illiterate LOL did you say that there’s a way I can print that list?
I’m so glad you did! I would take a screenshot of your screen to print it ☺️
Hi! I have an older model cricut explore that I used to use to cut paper to make teardrop shaped earrings. I stopped using it because it was only making shallow cuts even with a new blade. Someone suggested I check the blade or housing pressure? I am not sure how to do that to get a clean cut, where I don't have to cut it out with scissors after. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
I’ve never done anything like that. I would give Cricut customer service a call to see if they can help!
Thank you! This tutorial has just saved me a lot of hassle. Keep up the good work!
I'm glad to hear that! You're welcome!
Can you change settings while using an iPhone for my Cricut explore air?
Yes, you should still be able to access the drop down menu.
Your video was helpful but did not cover my problem. I use cardstock more than any other material. My Explore does not cut with even pressure. Cuts on the left side of the mat cut more thoroughly than the center and right side. Left side cuts release cleanly, but others only cut partially through some shapes (it seems to cut the left side of a shape more deeply than the right side: example, 1" wide hexagon). Thanks for any suggestions you can offer.
I can only think of 2 reasons why that would be an issue. First, your mat’s stickiness May not be even. If you’re experiencing this with every material on different mats then you should contact Cricut customer service to see if they can help.
Do you know if there is a master list of stock settings? I inadvertently changed the setting for heavy cardstock and I don't remember what the original Cricut Maker settings were and I would like to change it back. I guess I should have watched your video before I did this ;)
I think there is a list on Cricut.com ☺️
Hi Alex I would like to ask how to I set the cutting file with 2 difference cutting pressure in the same file. lets say I am ready to cut a sticker sheet and I place few sticker with in a box. after set the normal sticker pressure cut and at the same time I want Cricut to cut totally of the box outline. so end product will have the sheet of sticker peel off and sticker are in side the sheet?
You'll have to put a rectangle around your stickers that is smaller than the print then cut size. Then flatten your stickers on top of the rectangle and that should get it to cut around them.
Is there a printable cricuct make blade pressure chart, I have problems cuttting various vinyls because of wrong blade pressure
It depends on what brand of materials you are using. 143VINYL has ap printable cut setting document with the products they sell. It's free to download! www.143vinyl.com/material-cutter-settings-document.html?partner=403469
Thank you for the video! I have wasted two siser htv. When I cut it the blade cuts through the backing also so my letters are stuck on the mat. The second time I tried I had my pressure set on default and it still cut through the clear backing. I have a cricut maker do you have any recommendations?
What cut setting are you using? What kind of Siser HTV is it?
@@DIYAlex I finally decided to select premium vinyl on my material setting and it worked!!
Is there a pressure you suggest / that way work if I wanted to cut straight thru vinyl? (Almost like a die cut)
That’s going to vary by vinyl type and machine, so I would do test cuts until you find the sweet spot for what you want to do.
Hi there, I bought some Oracal 651 Permanent Vinyl but my Maker didn’t cut it well. I can’t weeded it. Is it because of the pressure that need adjustment? or is it because the 651 should be placed on the mat shiny side facing up? I have been trying to make a stencil using it screen printing on a t-shirt. Patience :) Thanks for your tutorial.
Hi Millie! Permanent (651) vinyl should be placed with the vinyl side up. So try that and see if it weeds. If it doesn't weed after that, then adjust your pressure. You got this!
I am struggling with heat vinyl
thank u, thank u, thank u!! I was ready to throw in my crafting towel until I watched this video!! lol
You are so welcome! Glad I could help!
for some reason my blade makes small dots instead of a straight line when i try to cut my stickers but i haven’t found any video that addresses it ):
So that has to do with the nodes on the file. Nodes are basically points on a graph, and each type of node gives your Cricut instructions on which way to go when it reaches the node. Have you tried putting the file in Inkscape and using the node editor to look at it? You can delete the unnecessary nodes. Ideally you would take it down to as few as possible so your machine will cut your designs quickly.
So I’ve been trying to cut rather small fonts on iron on vinyl, I keep having problems with letters being not fully penetrated by the blade. I changed the pressure, when I go to cut and the blade asks which pressure to use do I select default and that automatically uses the pressure that I changed to ?
Hi Angel! You can start with default pressure, but feel free to increase it to more before moving on and trying another cut setting too. The increase is small between more, fault, and less so feel free to play around with it.
I am on my 3rd Maker since February. Each one has had a different issue. I just started using #3 replacement yesterday and I can't get the material settings low enough to not cut thru the backing. I set up a custom material with cut pressure of 70 and used less pressure. It is still cutting all the way thru the backing. The app won't allow me to go lower than 70. I even tried changing the fine point needle to the one from my 1st machine (which was cutting vinyl ok), used less pressure with the custom material cut pressure of 70 and it still cut through. Any suggestions??
Gosh that's frustrating! The only thing I can think of is maybe you havee a blade with too steep of an angle. The fine point blade (that comes with the Cricut machine) is angled at 45 degrees. If you bought a blade at Michaels with a grey cap, there's a chance that it's a 60 degree angled blade and it will cut through most everything. Are you using the blade that came with your machine, or did you buy your own blade from Michaels or somewhere else?
How do you change the cut pressure if your not using a desktop system and using an android tablet, there doesn't seem to be this opition.
I don't have an Android tablet to check. Sorry!
Oh my lord❗❗❗
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I wasted so much materials because my maker was cutting to deep.
You’re welcome! It’s a process to find the sweet spot!
Hi Alex. I'm trying to cut a thing signature on infusible paper sheet. It is giving me a headache🙈 I think my blade isn't either cutting anymore or I'm doing something wrong. I have it at 252. HELP!!
It may be too thin to cut on Infusible ink. Try creating an offset that's slightly larger and see if that will cut.
Okay, here’s a really stupid question. My wife just got a new Maker, and when cutting some lettering on vinyl, there are a few places where the blade doesn’t quite cut through to the backing. I think I’m going to try your “stars” method of doing some test cuts. Pretty straight forward, but what I don’t understand is how do you shift each star (each assigned its own color/mat) over so they don’t cut in the same location, one after another. Did that make any sense? Maybe the idea is that if the first one doesn’t cut through, the next one may finish the cut that the previous one failed at?
Hey, fantastic videos. Thanks!
Hey Jeffrey! This question isn’t stupid at all! When you go back to the screen where you can see the mats, select “edit” and then scoot the star over more than 1 inch and you’ll be good to go! Thanks for watching!
That seems like it would be hugely helpful, but for some reason I do not have those three drop down bars for the menu
Design Space has updated a lot since I made this video. All the info is still relevant, but the layout may be a bit different.
I am new to cricut and i was wondering how i can do this on a ipad? Is there something certain i should press?
I’m not sure there’s an app for this on the iPad. You can use the character map on your computer to learn which keys give you each glyph on the fonts you use the most. That way you could just type them in the text box. Message me on social media if you need more help with this. I’d be happy to help 😊
i ordered a svg from Etsy its hard to weed the image is smaller any idea on pressure
If it's hard to weed because of the size, the only way I know to fix that is to make it larger.
I have had my Cricut Maker for about 10 days. It came with the Fine Point Blade. I have been trying to do a Mandela #M185D3358. It is very intricate and the blade is not cutting through my cardstock which is 65 to 100 pound stock., I have adjusted the settings from 185 in 10 point increments to the most at 250 - with multi-cut 2x. It is still not cutting through the cardstock. Can you advise?
First you're going to need to narrow down what weight your cardstock is. 65-100 pound cardstock is too broad to help you choose a cut setting. Then you will just need to do test cuts until you find the right setting. I use the light cardstock setting for 65 pound paper, the medium cardstock setting for 80 pound paper, and heavy cardstock for 100 pound paper. Try all of these and see which one gives you the results you want. Also consider making your mandala larger.
I dont see that option with Cricut Joy. My cuts never cut all the way and when I do a re-cut, it only cuts the outline not whole project.
You don’t see what option on your Cricut Joy?
Hi. I am desperate for help I have a brand new Air explorer 2 ..I followed your video. But I dont see the material settings section ...help. my machine will not cut ☹☹☹
You can find the custom materials section by clicking the 3 lines in the upper left corner and click manage custom materials, or you can click the green Make It button in the upper right corner and then turn your dial to Custom to see the list.
Hi! What do you recommend for matte sticker paper because mines tears mines up. I have a Cricut explorer
It's hard to say for your specific machine. I recommend following the process explained in this video to find your best cut setting.
@@DIYAlex Thank you!
Thank you 💜 Exactly what I was looking for. 😏 Wish I’d thought of searching before wasting the project....twice. 😀Live & learn.
Haha yes we all live and learn! I’m so glad it was helpful!
Hi, I am new and just started using my Cricut Maker. I purchase Oracal 651 & having a difficult time with the cut. I added "Permanent Adhesive Vinyl" to the material list & I even tried cutting with "Vinyl". Neither is working. It's cutting through the back. At this point I am extremely frustrated & considering returning the Oracal 651.
That cut setting should work so that's definitely strange. Are you using the silver fine point blade that came with your machine, or have you replaced the blade with an off-brand blade?
@@DIYAlex Hi, thanks for responding. I am using the blade that came with the machine. I have found that Washi sheet works better for Orcal 651
Which cut is best for htv and puff vinyl?
Start with the everyday iron on setting.
@@DIYAlex ok thank you
What setting for easy subi doesn’t cut on my cricket
I haven't tried Easy Subli so I'm not sure. Sorry about that!
Hi, I have only used my maker for cardstock so far. There aren't setting for every gsm and the last cut I did left a slight cut mark on my mat, not sure what to do. I have 160 200, 210, 240 and 250 gsm. I also have cardstock that I don't know the gsm of. The settings on the Maker are 216 or 270 gsm, I have been using the closest. Not sure what to do to make sure I don't cut into the mat.
If you have marks in your mat that means your pressure is too high. It might help to convert the gsm weight to the lb weight so that you can see what the other options are in the Cricut software. Otherwise you'll have to experiment with cut pressure until you're cutting through the paper but not into the mat anymore.
@@DIYAlex Thank you!
Im having trouble getting the right cutting pressure for printable vinyl 😞
Every product is going to be different. Use the info in this video to find the best cut setting for you ☺️
I am having trouble my housing is cutting to much on my vinyl. all I cut on here is l cricut vinyl.What do I put the pressure on
The pressure is to hard on my vinyl it is cutting my vinyl.What do I put it on
Every machine is different. You'll want to follow this video to see what setting you need to use.
Can someone please help me. Im trying to cut 1/16 balsa wood with the knife blade. I tried following these instructions to adjust pressure on my material but it won't let me adjust pressure on the knife blade. It won't cut through at all..no matter how many times I repeat the cut. Desperate for help
Are you allowing it to make 16-20 passes? Depending on the project when you select the knife blade it's going to make a ton of passes and you should let it do most of them until the knife blade is cutting through your mat.
I have a cricut expression machine.im having issues with 110 lbs cardstock cutting
I have cricut expressions 2
I have never used an Expression, so I can’t speak specifically to that, but my best advice is to make test cuts until you get a good clean cut before you start the full project. I hope that helps!
So I follow this video when my blade is not cutting all way through on my vinyl/vinyl + setting ?
Same Question??
Correct. The material you are using may require more than the vinyl + setting so use this process to find the setting you need.
I'm having trouble using the scoring stylus on the explore 2. Is there anyway to adjust pressure based on the tool being used?
You adjust the pressure by choosing the material you’re scoring. What are you scoring and what do you have it set on now?
DIY Alex I am using light card stock and the setting is set for 272. It makes a mark to show the start and end of the score line but won’t do any of the actual score line. It’s like it’s not making contact with the paper at all.
Hmm. Have you tried making sure the scoring stylus is set in the machine correctly? I wonder if it’s not close enough to the cardstock to finish the whole scoring. Is the machine trying to make the whole score line or is it just doing the beginning and the end before stopping?
DIY Alex based on your suggestion I when up a weight on material, setting the dial to car stock, then I took the cutting blade out and when over the score line twice. That was a great work around for now. Thanks so much for taking the time to assist. I’m subscribing right now. 😄
Yay! I’m glad you found a way to make it work! Try making sure your software is up to date as well. Cricut has done some updates this week to fix some issues so the scoring pressure may be one that’s fixed! ☺️
Has this changed, I watched the video and, I think this is good information, if this is still do able.
My Clamps are not snapping back into place, they just close but not tightly, could this be a reason my machine is not cutting, it’s a brand new machine
Thank you
Hi Mary! Yes, that could definitely be a reason. I would contact Cricut and see if there is a defect in your machine.
Croquet maker 3 does not have these options or those 3 dots you click on
Design Space has updated since I made this video. Look for “manage custom materials” under the hamburger menu to find this menu.
When I adjust the setting it lets me save it but when I try to save the material it won’t let me. Any tips?
Close out of design space and go back in. It’s just having a glitch. ☺️
@@DIYAlex ok! Thank you!
You’re welcome!
I'm confused, if my blade is cutting all the way through the backing do I want more or less pressure?
You want less pressure
@@DIYAlex Thank you, so I would choose a setting with a lower # than I was using, correct?
I have the same trouble. Did you solve it?
Yes. A lower number would mean the machine is using less pressure on the cut.
What about for cutting stickers? When I do mine it literally over passes the back paper as well and is hard to unstick 😏
Try calibrating your machine.
I agree, try calibrating your machine and use a blue light grip mat with sticker paper. Flip the mat over when you remove the sticker paper and remove the mat from the backing so it's a little bit easier to peel.
My app stopped letting me do this. It let’s me choose between light blade or deep blade, if I’m cutting leather, but only gives me one pressure. If I tap it takes me to an “edit” page VERY briefly, that is blank, but then automatically back to the main page. Will not let me custom edit like it used to. Frustrating.
That’s odd!! They may have updated Design Space to not allow those changes anymore.
@@DIYAlex Seems insane to do so, since they rendered a functional machine into a brick by taking away functionality. Someone should be fired, if so.
OH my goodness thank you I was like Gwendolyn I was about to throw my Cricut Maker out the window too.
I hear you! I'm so glad this helped!
Okay I'm new at this and I'm desperate.😭 I have a explore air 2 and anytime I put the dial on custom it goes through the motions like it's cutting but the blade isn't even touching the material and it doesn't matter what custom material I put it on.... as long as it's on custom it won't cut.
Hi Shellie! That’s odd, I’m sorry it’s being difficult for you! Have you tried calibrating you’re machine? You can do that by going to three lines in the upper corner of Design Space and choosing “calibrate machine” and it will prompt you from there. You’ll need a printer to calibrate it. If that doesn’t work, then you should definitely call Cricut customer service. I hope that helps. Let me know how it goes ☺️
I do not have those options in settings I use my phone and the app does not have those options. It seems like I am very limited I have the dollar store vinyl. And it just destroys it cuts right through to the mat no matter what I've tried. So much waste I'm getting frustrated. Don't know why I can't use the app to change the settings like everyone else is doing? And there's only so much option for material and anything anyone recommends is not in mine for my Joy.
The Joy does have some different options than the other machines. Are you using the Joy app or the Cricut Design Space app?
My Maker is cuttting straight through my vinyl sheets and htv!😭
Have you recently bought a blade from the craft store with a grey cap on the end? If so, then buy a new blade with a red cap and that should solve your problem!
@@DIYAlexI recently replaced my blade and I think it was a grey cap. Hmmm...I didn't know this about the red cap!! But I had to do several adjustments to the pressure to get it right. It was waay less than the default. I guess I'll have to set the numbers back to default if I buy the red cap. I really hate that I have to change default settings! Thank you for replying.
You’re welcome! Yes, it sounds like you have a grey capped blade. They are a steeper angle than the regular blades, and that’s why they cut through everything. If your machine is more than a year old, then I would try these blades. These are what I use, and they’ll save you a ton compared to buying regular blades! www.143vinyl.com/3-45-degree-angle-german-carbide-blades.html?partner=403469
Granted, these are not Cricut brand and that technically voids your machines warranty if it’s less than a year old. So something to think about! I’ve used them in all my machines and they work great (except they don’t fit the Joy).
Yes that sounds like you got the grey capped blade if you had to back the pressure off. I know it’s a pain, but having the right blade will make your life easier in the end! I have a tutorial on getting the perfect pressure for your cuts if you need some extra help ☺️ th-cam.com/video/Q6PrIcwbGLk/w-d-xo.html
My explore air 2 does not have this list under manage custom materials. So this was not helpful.
The list may be different, but it’s the same for all cricut machines. Turn your dial to custom and then go to manage custom materials.
I am having trouble with my cricket air two. I am cutting out a very detailed Invitation for my wedding on a thicker texted card stock. It cut out about 6 cards perfectly and then started missing some spots when it cuts the paper it is getting Crinkled up. And it is not on the same spot ever time. I have changed out my blade tried a new board. I tried citing it on different setting as well. I am at a loss as to why it just stopped working when it cut out the first ones perfect. Any help would be amazing
I would make sure you’re using a very sticky mat. You may even want to go up in the tackiness (like use a green mat instead of a blue one). It also helps to tape the edges down carefully with painters tape.
Between cuts punch your blade into a ball of aluminum foil to get any scraps off your blade. That causes snagging frequently as well.
I cut ordinary vinyl on light cardstock setting because it won't cut on vinyl 🤣
sorry but I must have missed the part on how to actually change the pressure settings
Yes
Mine is in alphabetical order 😭
That stinks! I think they updated that recently.
Video is now obsolete. This is 2023
Understanding the cut settings is always important, despite Design Space’s updates.
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