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TIP: Cutting on cardstock and other heavy materials will reduce the life of your blade, but it will produce the
best cuts.
CUTTING ON LIGHTWEIGHT OR HEAVYWEIGHT MATERIALS
Your Cricut
®
machine can cut a variety of papers. For an optimal cut on lightweight papers
such as vellum or heavy papers such as thick cardstock, you may need to adjust the blade depth,
the speed of the cut, and/or the cut pressure (all discussed below).
Adjusting Blade depth
You will need to remove the cutting blade assembly from the Cricut
®
machine before you change the setting
on the Adjustment Knob.
To remove the cutting blade assembly (Figure 1), locate the thumbscrew and turn it counterclockwise until it
loosens enough that you can swing the thumbscrew to the right (Figure 2). Be careful not to loosen the screw too
much, or it will fall out. Remove the cutting blade assembly from the machine. Next, locate the Adjustment Knob
(Figure 3) on the top of the cutting blade assembly, and turn it to your desired setting (see the paragraph below).
The smaller the number, the shorter the blade depth. Shorter blade depths are recommended for lighter
weight materials such as vellum, longer blade lengths for heavier materials such as heavy cardstock. Reinstall
the cutting blade assembly into the Cricut
®
machine by reversing the procedure to remove the cutting blade
assembly. Test the setting on a scrap piece of paper and make adjustments as necessary.
Speed dial
The Speed Dial allows you to control the cutting speed for
an optimal cut on a variety of papers. If you regularly cut
on thicker papers or cardstock, you may want to turn the
dial up to increase the cutting speed. For lighter papers
such as vellum, or for smaller, more detailed cuts, you may
want to turn the dial down to decrease the cutting speed.
After each adjustment, we recommend that you test the
setting with a scrap piece of paper, readjusting as necessary
until you achieve the desired results.
Figure 1
Figure 3
Figure 2
Adjustment Knob
WARNING! Always unplug your Cricut
®
machine before removing the cutting blade assembly!
