Do you know it takes me over 25 hours to complete a single Cricut article? I know, it’s crazy! But I like to make sure that you understand EVERYTHING!

However you decide to store them, make sure to put them way far away from your children’s – or anyone else that doesn’t know that’s a blade – reach. Frequent Cricut Blades Problems The blades listed below have now been discontinued. That’s why I will not be mentioning them in this post. As far as I know, the foil tips only work with Cricut foil transfer sheets, available in various colors. Maybe your blades are not cutting well, dragging the materials, cutting too deep, or simply not cutting at all!

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Use this tool with a mat that will support your base material. For instance, if foiling on vellum, use a LightGrip mat; if foiling on poster board, use a StandardGrip or StrongGrip mat. Scoring Stylus Housing: it’s what holds the blade in place. You don’t need to change the housing when your blade is due for a change. This blade and the pink mat come with the Cricut Maker but not the Maker 3, which is quite a bummer because it’s 40 USD or so to buy the other things separately. We are about to dive into all the blades, the things they can cut, and what machine they are compatible with.

Let’s now move to each machine and blade you can use. Cricut Joy Blades Cricut Joy Blade Housing Transfer Foil Kit Compare the angle differences between Deep Point and Fine Point Blade Fine Point Blade 45° Deep Point Blade 60° Bonded Fabric Blade It’s the only blade the Joy machines support; the housing is silver and white, and it comes with your machine. Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error

To make it extra easy for you, I built a table where you can glance at what tools are compatible with the machine you own. Blade / Tools

The blade’s life depends on the kind of materials you are working with, how often you use them, and, of course, how you care for them. My favorite way to store my blades used to be the machine itself, then as the tools kept increasing I got a fancy silverware divider and I use it to keep all my tools organized. For my blades and tips I have a small plastic container where I keep them safe. The Foil Transfer Kit allows you to create beautiful and crisp foil effects on your projects. You only have one tip vs. three for Joy machines, when comparing to bigger machines.

For a full list of compatible materials, visit this article: Which materials can I cut with Cricut Joy machines? While researching and learning about the Cricut blades, I found out a couple of tutorials that use Aluminum Foil. Cricut blades are very easy to change. Just be careful because they are very sharp, and I don’t want you to get cut. Blades: They look similar to a small nail and are inserted inside the housings. Blades can be replaced when cuts are not as sharp as they used to be.