How To Cut Balsa Wood With Cricut Explore

Always do test cuts though because balsa wood can vary in its texture and it also can depend on how sharpened your blade is.

How to cut balsa wood with cricut explore. 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. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Ever wonder if you can cut out wood letters for signs puzzles decor or even cake toppers.

Slowly run your fingers between the wood and the mat an inch at a time until the entire piece of wood has been removed from the mat. Cricut Wood and Chipboard Projects. If you have a Cricut you can.

It is generally cheaper and easier to find. Carefully bend the edge of the mat back opposite of the grain. Our conclusion - Yes.

Remove any stickers or packaging from the wood. Im no longer limited to pre-cut products found in the craft store now I can cut anything I want out of 3-D materials like chip. Its another case where youll have to play around with the settings.

The good news is we discovered that the Cricut Explore Air can write on balsa wood without any bleeding. Balsa is extremely easy to work with but if you dont know how to cut it then you might end up wasting precious material. Make multiple passes with the craft knife as needed.

Its something that has changed my entire outlook on DIY decor. With the Cricut Maker using the Knife Blade you are able to cut Balsa Wood that is one of the following thicknesses. Im so excited to show you what Ive learned about cutting non-traditional materials with my new Cricut Explore Air.