Cricut Mat Has Cuts

It has pink housing to match the cricut pink fabric cutting mat so that you could easily recognize that your blade and mat were dedicated to cutting fabric.

Cricut mat has cuts. So if your cuts aren t clean the first thing you should do is change your mat. Depending on how new your cricut cutting mat is you may want to use the light grip mat instead. This can be used for lighter and thinner materials. A couple of times i have found that the standard grip mat has too much stick and pulls the fusible off of the felt.

And i guarantee it has happened to many others. Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines. So let s dive in and find a solution so you can get back to crafting. Is your mat clean.

You ll know when it s time to clean the mat when materials don t stick as well as they used to or when the surface has become dirty and if there are soft particles that get in the way. Cricut maker maximum sizes. My mat is crooked when loaded into my cricut machine. Print then cut maximum is 6 75 x 9 25 in.

Cricut lightgrip cutting mat cricut standardgrip cutting mat and the cricut stronggrip cutting mat. Each of these mats is used to cut many different types of materials from lightweight materials like printer paper and washi tape sheets to heavyweight materials like. A cricut mat somehow loses its purpose when the surface has become inaccurate and unable to produce precise cuts. Cricut mats are sticky and the level of stickiness dictates how secure the grip is.

The stronger the grip the heavier the material like chipboard or thick card stock you can cut and the lighter the grip the thin or lightweight materials like regular paper and vinyl you can cut. Cut sensor light does not turn on during print then cut. Cricut machine roller bars are not moving. This has happened to me so many times.

Smart set dial is not working. My explore machine pauses or stops when cutting writing or scoring my project. The cricut light grip mat is light blue and has a low tack surface. Keep reading to see how to make larger than the mat projects on all three cricut machines.

This helps prolong the life of the blade. Large mat maximum is 11 5 x 23 75 in. Firmware update cricut explore and maker machines. Part of the january 2020 bundle.

First things the check for as to why the cricut will not cut correctly. Ideally you don t want to put thin light materials onto a standard grip because it s so hard to remove them once the cut is completed. If not click here to find out how i. These pineapple monograms look amazing when cut out of fabric.

It is the same blade as the premium fine cut blade. I usually switch to a new or newer mat and it solves my problem right away. This can be used for lighter and thinner materials. So for any project larger than the dimensions above you will need to use a hack to actually make the project.