Cricut Joy Replacement Blade, Assorted

Product Information

It’s the only blade the Joy machines support; the housing is silver and white, and it comes with your machine.

Pfaff & Viking Husqvarna - 2 years parts and labour, 5 years parts guarantee (Excluding 140s and 160s, E10 and E20 models). The remaining tools (Deep Point, Rotary, Knife, Foil Kit) can only be used with their respective housing. Blades are manufactured for precision and durability but will dull with use and will eventually need to be replaced. The Fine Point Blade is the most familiar, and it’s included with all machines. It’s made out of German carbide, which is a highly durable and high-quality material most commonly used for cutting tools materials. Breeze through DIY projects with this all-purpose blade. Compatible with Cricut Joy and Cricut Joy Xtra machines only.Inside the box you'll find one tip for trimming and cutting the foil sheets, as well as 12 sheets to experiment with. There's tape too, for keeping the foil sheets in place. Usually we find you don't need the tape, but in this case it helps as the metallic sheet can slip and slide. Maybe your blades are not cutting well, dragging the materials, cutting too deep, or simply not cutting at all! The Foil Transfer Kit is compatible with the Maker and Explore machines and creates crisp and beautiful foil effects on your projects. You can clean the Cricut cutting mat easily with our directions below and miss out Step 2, but we'd recommend doing the whole process as the Awesome Spray is incredible. The blades listed below have now been discontinued. That’s why I will not be mentioning them in this post.

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 In use, we've found the average Cricut blade lasts around six months. We use our Cricut Maker every day and the standard Premium Fine Point has easily lasted this long. Other blades may fare better or worse depending on what you're cutting. Can I sharpen my Cricut blade? The Drive Housing for this blade isn’t interchangeable with other blades. For you to change the blade itself, you need a particular kit. Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you may vary. If you just have a handfulf of tools, the Compartments inside the machines are specifically designed to hold your blades. For the replacement blades, there’s a metallic magnet that will keep them in place at all times.If your primary business involves working with Smart Vinyl, then the blade I’m referring to is quite useful in separating your cuts from the roll. However, if you mainly work with paper, then there may not be much need for this blade. Discontinued Blades While researching and learning about the Cricut blades, I found out a couple of tutorials that use Aluminum Foil.

All products are covered by a manufacturer guarantee covering manufacturing defects and breakdowns due to faulty components. Guarantees are limited to domestic use only and excludes consumable items such as belts and needles as well as misuse or accidental damage. 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. Drive Housing:This type of housing is designed explicitly for Maker machines, and they differ from standard housing blades because they have a golden top gear that the Cricut Adaptive Tool System drives. Drive Housing blades have a plastic cover that should always be left to keep the gears clean.

Customer reviews

We love the Foil Transfer Kit and the extra gloss it brings to a project but it can take some getting used to, and with teething problems in your early projects you'll be glad of the 12 sheets in the box. In our Cricut Joy review with often needed to test things out with Cricut's small cutter. 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. 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! As far as I know, the foil tips only work with Cricut foil transfer sheets, available in various colors.

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. Although Cricut materials are expensive, pricing for replacing blades is not that bad considering all the lifespan they have. You can go almost a year with the same blade if you use your machine a couple of times a week! Why you can trust Creative Bloq Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. What is the best Cricut blade? 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. Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error

For blades and a tools with a little plunge at the top; just press it, remove the blade or tip with your hands, and insert the new blade with the housing upside down. You simply make a little ball with aluminum foil, press the top of the housing so you can see the tip of the blade and poke the ball for about a minute or so. 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 However, not only your project won’t be properly cut, but you will also add extra wear and tear to the blade. We are about to dive into all the blades, the things they can cut, and what machine they are compatible with.