How To Cut Balsa Wood With Cricut Explore Air 2

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How to cut balsa wood with cricut explore air 2. I just got a Cricut Explore Air a couple weeks ago and have attempted 116 balsa 132 birch plywood 164 birch plywood and two different wood veneers oak and pine and my Cricut has not been able to cut through any of it. Make multiple passes with the craft knife as needed. When we discovered that the Cricut Explore Air can both cut and write on balsa wood we decided to experiment with a much more intricate writing design like the one below.

About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features. Tape it on all 4 sides. If youd like to try this on the Cricut Explore I want you to go to the menu in the upper left-hand corner and click on Manage Custom Materials.

The Cricut Explore Air didnt completely cut through the balsa wood after a single pass cut. We used the black fine-point pen from the Cricut Explore. Our conclusion - Yes.

It works with 100 materials cut everything from cardstock vinyl and iron-on to specialty materials like glitter paper and bonded fabric with incredible precision. Cricut Design Space FansMade this video to show how sis and I cut wood on a Cricut Explore Air. Hold the tip of the knife at 45 degrees to the wood.

First make sure you set the dial on the machine to Custom. Use a scraper to gently lift the balsa wood off of the cutting mat before flipping the mat over to remove the mat from the balsa wood. To cut properly you must hold the knife correctly.

I have an entire post and video all about using the Cricut Makers Knife Blade to cut wood if youre new to it. Place your material on a stronggrip mat. We had to jiggle the cut-out a little bit as if we were working with perforated paper.