Cricut Explore Air 2 - A DIY Cutting Machine for all Crafts, Create Customized Cards, Home Decor & More, Bluetooth Connectivity, Compatible with iOS, Android, Windows & Mac, Mint

best investment that I ever done. A mi me encanta hacer manualidades y siempre he vendido algunas de ellas. Cuando deicidi comprar la Cricut no sabía realmente mucho de la máquina, pero me arriesgué y creo que es la mejor de todas. Una de mis amigas tiene una Brother y la verdad no es tan pulida como la Cricut, ni tan rápida. Además los mats de la Cricut son mucho mejores y las herramientas que vende Cricut son también lo mejor. La Cricut air 2 no es la más profesional de la marca, hay una más sofisticada, pero vale mucho más. Yo decidí comenzar por esta y otra amiga por la más sofisticada. Ha sido una buena decisión porque la Cricut air 2 es más fácil de manejar que la profesional, me ha gustado mucho más y mi amiga no ha disfrutado tanto la profesional porque es más compleja. La única diferencia que he sentido es que no corta 2mm pero en realidad no lo he intentado bien, porque me da susto jajaja. Espero que les sirva mi comentario. Ah lo olvidaba, también me ha encantado la interfaz de Cricut, es fácil de aprender y tiene muchas opciones para hacer proyectos gratuitos.

I have been using my cricut non stop since I got it on prime day! The air explore 2 is perfect for every project you need! I have made fun signs, Christmas decor, a photo album & even iron on projects! Worth the money to be able to make custom gifts and projects

I had tried a friends Cricut machine out before ordering my own, and I wasnt sure I wanted to buy one because it seemed awfully complicated. I had to be ready to sink some time into learning the machine and the software before I really enjoyed the things it can do. I am an elementary school teacher and Im finding all kinds of uses for the machine, including cutting materials for bulletin boards, labels, t-shirts, decals, cards, etc... if you sound like me, give this machine a try. My second major Cricut project was a serving try sort of thing - you can see it in my picture. It was a gift for a nacho-loving friend and she really liked it. It takes time to learn, and patience to do, but I think this machine is cool for things like that. Thanks.

Mixed feelings. I have always wanted one, so when it was on sale for only 170 I jumped on it. EDIT: You HAVE TO PAY for the Cricut service if you want any functional writing fonts. Otherwise, the Cricut will draw the letters as if cutting them out (so the letters will be hollow). See final pic. Ive had it about a week, and while I like it when it works, Im having some issues with it. *Personally, Im worried I got a lemon because it makes a scraping sound in the gears or something when its working... based on another video I saw online, its not supposed to sound like that, at least not after only a day of use. So, Im going to reach out to the manufacturer and double check with them. Tips, complaints, etc: --You MUST have transfer paper to get your designs off their base sheet and aligned perfectly onto the end result (i.e, a complex sticker with empty space in some spots will not be lined up when you try to put it by hand onto a mug). This is a bit angering for me, because transfer paper is just another chunk of plastic that will go in the trash. The Cricut already has so much waste without this (more on that later), I just hate that I have to buy even MORE product (since I bought the tools separately) just to throw even more away. --There is no consistency between material type when it comes to the dial. I used Cricuts premium vinyl for the stickers in my attached photos, and set it to vinyl on the dial, but I could barely tell it had cut it at all and when I tried to pull the designs off, they didnt budge. I figured, Well, shoot, I must have to go under custom. I did so, picking their premium vinyl from the drop-down in the program. I ran it back in--which I did before with regular old cheap sticker paper to re-cut stickers and it worked just fine--and this time it was off by about 2mm. So it totally messed up my letters. Turns out it HAD cut through the first time, because each of those little pieces were coming off as I tried to remove the letters. So frustrating on all accounts. --MATERIAL IS WASTED. You can do your best to fill the complete space with the Design Space program, but Design Space basically tells you, No, you need a second piece of material, Im not going to cut that close to the edge. If you have a 12x12 sticker sheet, and you take the time to cram all your letters and images into that space nice and tightly, AND use the attach feature so the program wont auto-arrange, it doesnt matter, because it will tell you thats too big, or it will split everything and expect you to use two mats and two sticker sheets, with 2/3 of each sheet blank. The MOST WASTE is when you use the print and cut feature. Look into it: you cant make anything actually 8.5x11. The max is like 9.25x6.25, because the program needs to draw a black line around the border of your project so the Cricut has a reference point for cutting. Thats fine, but... like, why cant Cricut just bump out the lines to 9x10? Thats PLENTY of margin. Instead, you get to waste nearly a full 2 frame of sticker paper. Turns out this has been a complaint for years, and Cricut just is not going to change it. --It does not come with a scoring tool. Frankly, I didnt even know this was an option, but if you want to get this specifically to make greeting cards, congrats, you gotta buy it separately. --People on Etsy make pen adapters so you can use markers you already have instead of wastefully buying another 20 that are specific to Cricut. Ive just ordered some, because I have literally 100 markers. So, keep that in mind before you go out and buy the Cricut marker set. --The mat it comes with is the light grip. Holy SMOKES I would HATE to have gotten the standard grip! This thing is like GLUE, and good luck lining everything up along the ruler cause if you get it crooked you will ruin a whole sheet of material getting it off to realign it. Im not joking, this happened while I was calibrating the machine. The hack to flip it over and curl the mat off the material so the mat curls instead works, but only until the last strip of material left on the mat, then that end curls. *Keep the clear sheet for the mat so you can cover it after use and reduce dust*. --You do NOT need to pay for the access in Cricut Design Space to get cute fonts. Just download free fonts to your computer and restart Cricut, and you can use the fonts that are on your system. HOWEVER.... It seems to be a bit finicky when cutting because the machine cuts each individual letter instead of seeing it as a single image to be cut, so even if you use a cursive font, it WILL mess it up while cutting. I guess thats intentional so you have to pay 10 bucks a month or 5 bucks per font to have a good cut. All in all, Ill keep it, but Im still disappointed in it.

Having a blast using ours. We made graduation card for my niece, tee-shirt for a company bbq and decals for the cars. Having fun.

Got this as a present, and it was immediately put to use in the crafts center! The initial instructions weren’t the best, but once you download the mobile app everything almost just works. It’s a bit creepy that they make you pay for some basic fonts and shapes, and also the fact it needs to be connected to the cloud to work, but for the cost, this thing is a bargain!

Bought this for my partner as a gift, and have gotten way more than my moneys worth! Definitely would suggest for any crafter.

I love my cricut, it does everything I need it to do! It took me a while to figure it out and after 30 wasted sticker sheets later, I finally figured it out and got it to work for me and my business. It was definitely a learning curve but once you buy one, stick to it and you wont regret it. The only cons cricut has is that you cant set 2 different cutting strengths simultaneously on one project like the Silhouette can. You have to go back and adjust your settings and project to perform different cut strengths which can be very tedious so I would suggest to buy a paper cutter for sticker making projects just to have if you care about efficiency. Its also rather noisy and some people complain about it put personally I dont mind. Also the program/app is kind of hard to figure out but a couple youtube videos later and I feel pretty fluent now! It also looks aesthetically pleasing on your desk and it comes in so many pretty colors! Its bigger than it looks so make sure you have lots of room for it. It also comes with a light grip (blue) mat which is BEST for stickers! And please buy a cricut tools set as it does not come with any, just the mat.

So far, so good

This was my first cricut machine and I absolutely love it. I was intimidated by it at first. It sat in the box for over a month. When I finally decided to use it I couldnt believe how much it could do!! I now use it all the time! Ive had it for almost a year and no issues yet! If youre on the fence about getting one this is a great one to start with! Its easy to learn how to use and user friendly!