Guide to Some Best Cricut Blades

Are you a DIY machine user? And are confused about which machine tool, blade, or housing is right for your device? If yes, then you are on the right page to find the answers to your questions. This blog will tell you everything you should know about tools and blades. Choosing the right and compatible blade for your device can be overwhelming. We are here to help you; we will explain different types of blades and help you choose the right one.

Different Types of Cricut Blades

All Cricut machines can cut various materials perfectly, are well-designed, and have different power. However, if you use the wrong blade, it can damage your materials and blades. Cricut blades are placed inside the housing; the housing is a part that holds the blade in its place, and the blades can be replaced when they do not work as they used to. Following are some of the different Cricut blades.

Cricut Joy blade: This is a fine-point blade for smaller cutting machines. This blade can cut different materials, like smart materials, transfer sheets, infusible ink, adhesive vinyl, iron-on, and cardstock. It comes with silver housing and a white top and is compatible with the Joy machine.

Premium fine-point blade: It is made up of German carbide steel and can cut a variety of materials, including sticker paper, adhesive vinyl, cardstock, iron-on, paper, infusible ink, smart material, and faux leather. It has a gold housing and is compatible with Explore and Maker machines. You can use a light grip or a standard grip mat.
Deep-point blade: It is designed to cut heavy and thicker materials; it is strong and durable with a steeper angle blade. The color of the blade housing is black and compatible with all Explore and Maker machines. It can cut various materials, including chipboard, genuine leather, cardboard, magnet sheets, craft foam, wood veneer, and stiffened felt. You can work using purple strong-grip material with this deep-point blade.
Bonded fabric blade: The blade is designed to cut bonded fabric and is a fine-point blade. The difference between the fine point blade and a bonded fabric blade is that it is pink with pink housing. This blade is made so that you use it for cutting bonded fabric, and a fine point blade for cutting paper and other materials. A bonded fabric is stabilized by iron-on backing; it is easier to cut and a little stiffer. You can use pink fabric or a green standard grip mat with this blade, which is compatible with all Explore and Maker machines.
Rotatory blade: This blade is designed to cut fabric and delicate materials and is made of a premium stainless steel blade. It has a silver housing with gold gear at tp and is only compatible with the Makers machine. It can cut materials like denim, cotton, felt, canvas, flannel, silk, jersey, suede, and linen, and you can use a pink fabric grip mat to work with this blade. The difference between a bonded fabric blade and a rotatory blade is that bonded fabric cuts the bonded fabric while a rotatory blade cuts un-bonded fabric.
Knife blade: You can cut thick materials using a knife blade, like a chipboard, tooling leather, mat board, and balsa wood. It cuts through up to 3/32 inches thick, dense material with a 12 mm carbide blade (knife blade). The blade's housing is silver in color, with gold gear at the top, and it is compatible with the Makers machine. You should use a strong purple grip mat with the knife blade.
Perforation blade: It works best with a project that requires a clean cut and can be used to create projects like raffle tickets, flyers, and tear-out booklets. The blade is compatible with the Makers machine and is generally used for making tear lines on cardstock and paper. You can use a blue (light grip) or green (standard grip) mat with this blade.
Wavy blade: It cuts your material into wavy lines and is compatible with the Makers machine. This blade can be used with light to medium-weight materials, like copy paper, acetate, craft foam, adhesive vinyl, vellum, cardstock, felt, cotton fabric, leather, and linen.

Conclusion

The Cricut blades can perfectly cut your material, giving your project a stunning look. Although Cricut blades can last for a long time, there comes a time when replacing the blade is necessary. The blade's life depends on the materials you are working with, how often you use them, and how you care for them. Blades that cut through thick materials, like the Deep Point blade and, significantly, the Knife blade, need to be replaced more often because of the pressure the blade needs to execute to get smooth and clean cuts.

FAQs

Question- How long do Cricut Blades last?

Answer- Your DIY machine blades can get dull with time. After some time, you will need to replace the blades occasionally. How long a blade lasts depends on how often you use your device and what kind of material you use. When your device stops giving crisp and clean cuts, and it starts tearing your material, you will know it's time to replace your blades.

Question- How to sharpen your blades?

Answer- You must wonder if you can sharpen your blades instead of changing them when they get dull. And the answer is yes, you can sharpen your blades, but you should be careful. To sharpen your blades- firstly, make a ball from a sheet of aluminium sheet. Take out the blade from the housing (press pin of the housing so that the blades stick out a little), then poke the blade into an aluminium ball about 50 times.

Question- How to change Cricut blades?

Answer- Your DIY machine blades can get dull with time. After some time, you will need to replace the blades occasionally. To change your blades, follow the given process.

● Open Clamp B.

● Remove blade housing.

● Remove the protective cover of the blade.

● Insert a new blade in the housing.

● The magnet in the housing will hold the new blade in place.

● Replace blade housing to Clamp B.

● Close it.

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