Cricut Machines
Hello Divine Crafters. Welcome back to this blog post I’m going to give you a high level over view of the different Cricut Machines. Cricut is one of the many brands that you can own that makes different cutting machines. The type of machine depends on what projects you are trying to create and how you are trying to grow or start your business. We are only going to look at three of what I think are some of the most popular machines by Cricut. The Cricut Joy, Explore Air 2 and Maker 3 Don’t forget to check out the Creations by Erica Facebook Page.
Cricut Joy
The Joy is the most compact machine and is fun and functional. It can be used for everyday projects. This is one that you can carry around with you very easily. You can make the following projects on the Joy.
Vinyl Decals
Written Labels
Cards
Gift tags.
Custom Mugs.
Even with the Joy being compact it can work with the following materials. And many more the machine is compatible with 50+ materials. These are just the top ones that are used the most.
Vinyl
Iron on (HTV)
Infusible Ink
Paper and Cardstock
Writable Labels
The maximum cut size is a width of 4.5 and a length of 4 feet. The maximum cut speed is 5 inches per second. The Machine size is 8.4×5.4×4.3 and it weighs 3.9 lbs., and it has Bluetooth connection.
Cricut Explore Air
The Explore Air may be one of the most popular machines. This is the machine that I have and use. This is the go-to machine for paper crafting as described on Cricut website. Here are some of the projects that you can create on the Cricut Explore Air
Vinyl Decals
Written labels
Cards
Gift Tags
Custom Mugs
Full-Color Stickers
Personalized apparel
Banners
Signs
Jewelry.
The Explore Air can cut, write, draw, foil and score. The Explore Air can work on over 100+ compatible materials but some of the main items are.
Vinyl
Iron On (HTV)
Infusible Ink
Paper & Cardstock
Writable Labels
Kraft Board
Printable Sticker Paper
Craft Foam
Leather
Bonded Fabric
Felt
Wood Veneer
The maximum cut size is a width of 11.5 inches and length of 23.5 inches. The maximum cut speed is 5.7 inches per second. The size of the machine is 21.2x7x5.9 and it weighs 10.7 lbs. It has Bluetooth and USB connection
Cricut Maker 3
This machine is what I like to think of as the big guns when it comes to the cricut machines. This machine has more power and more tools. With the maker you can create all of the things that you can make on the joy and explore but in addition to those you can make wood décor, quilts and engraved metal tags. The Maker can cut, write, draw, foil, score, engrave, deboss and perforate. This machine is compatible with over 300+ materials which give you and endless amount of projects that you can create on this one machine. The maximum cut size is a width of 11.7 inches and length of 12 feet. The maximum cut speed is 11.3 inches per second. The size is 22.1×7.1×6.2 inches and it weigh 15.4 lbs. It has Bluetooth and USB connection.
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