11 Things to Consider Before Buying a Cutting Machine

Lesson Discussion

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   Susan Todd May 28, 2023 at 7:58pm

   Thank you Lia! I just purchased a Cricut Maker after having the Explore Air 2 for 3 years. Your lesson helped me figure out what additional blades I might need to buy. I won’t revive the machine until next week but then I will make some of your projects that I can share.

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      Lia Griffith May 29, 2023 at 12:43pm

      @Susan Todd

      Congratulations!! If you have not watched this mini-course yet… Be sure to take our Skill Course for the Maker. It is fun and has cheat sheets and a workbook to access anytime 🙂 https://liagriffith.com/craft-academy/a-crafters-guide-to-the-cricut-maker/

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   Karen Santiago December 22, 2022 at 1:32pm

   Maker 3 doesn’t require mat, is there any tip to put the paper?

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      Lia Griffith December 22, 2022 at 2:55pm

      @Karen Santiago

      That is partially true, but not really true. It does not require a mat for the Cricut branded “smart materials”. These are Cricut’s own heat transfer vinyl, decal vinyl, and label paper. I feel they are doing a disservice by letting people think this machine is matless. For anything that does not have a backer, like paper, felt, crepe paper, you will still need a mat.

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   Beverly Wagoner October 9, 2022 at 9:02pm

   Is the Cricut Maker 3 an updated machine from the Cricut Maker?

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      Lia Griffith October 10, 2022 at 11:56am

      @Beverly Wagoner

      It is the newer version, yes.

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   Bernedina Schouten February 1, 2022 at 8:36am

   Good Morning
   All three links outdates. Circut just gives you and error message and the Silhouette 4 link is now to a site called swing design. It has all makes models and accessories in one site. I have not used it but it looks interesting in all is in one web site.
   Bernedina (Diana)

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      Lia Griffith February 1, 2022 at 12:12pm

      @Bernedina Schouten

      Thank you for letting us know. We just updated all of those links. 🙂

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