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Cricut Explore Air Wireless Cutting Machine
Brand | Cricut |
Material | Leather |
Operation Mode | Automatic |
Print media | Paper (plain), Card stock |
About this item
- Embedded Bluetooth for wireless cutting
- Dual carriage for cutting and writing or cutting and scoring in one step
- Upload your own images for free (.svg, .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .dxf) Cut over 60 materials from vellum to leather
- Smart Set dial for easy material settings, Free Cricut Design Space online software and iPad app
- Cut Smart precision cutting,Works with all Cricut cartridges
- Integrated storage compartments
- Embedded Bluetooth for wireless cutting, Dual carriage for cutting and writing or cutting and scoring in one step
- Upload your own images for free (.svg, .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, .dxf), Cut over 60 materials from vellum to leather
- Smart Set dial for easy material settings, Free Cricut Design Space online software and iPad app
- Cut Smart precision cutting, Works with all Cricut cartridges
- Integrated storage compartments
Product information
Product Dimensions | 25.39 x 9.96 x 9.21 inches |
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Item model number | 2002771 |
ASIN | B00TTESL18 |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #273,047 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing) #582 in Scrapbooking Die-Cut Machines |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 16.85 pounds |
Manufacturer | Provo Craft & Novelty |
Date First Available | February 3, 2015 |
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Product Description
Say goodbye to unnecessary cords and create more space to work on your projects. With the Cricut Design Space software system, send your projects wirelessly to the Cricut Explore Air machine for cutting.
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Cricut Explore Air
Make more, every day
Say goodbye to unnecessary cords and create more space to work on your projects. With the Cricut Design Space software system, send your projects wirelessly to the Cricut Explore Air machine for cutting.
There are so many ways you can create with Cricut Explore Air. Design with the 50,000+ images, projects, and fonts in the Cricut Image Library, or upload your own images and fonts for free. You’ll be amazed at how often you can use this incredible tool. Make party invitations, decorations, and favors. Create seasonal home décor or personalize wedding gifts. Add embellishments to your favorite photo memories. Turn ordinary items into beautiful, personalized pieces that let you say, "I made it."
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What can I cut?The Cricut Explore Air cuts a wide variety of materials, including paper, cardstock, vinyl, iron-on, poster board and fabric for DIY projects. Upload your own images or choose from the Cricut Image Library—the only limit is your imagination! |
No settings requiredForget the complicated materials settings. Now you can get the perfect cut on nearly any material, just turn the Smart Set dial. You can even create custom settings for different materials. |
Clean cuts, big or smallThe Cricut Explore Air features patent-pending Cut Smart technology. Cut all sorts of shapes with exceptional precision in sizes ranging from ¼ to 11½ inch wide x 23½ inches tall. |
Cut and write in just one stepThe Cricut Explore Air machine can cut a card and then write a personalized message exactly where you want. It can also cut a box and score the fold lines in one step. |
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Customers like the quality of the die cut machine. They say it does a decent job at detailed small cuts, and the blade cuts are amazing. They also say it performs beautifully and cuts like a dream. However, customers have different opinions on ease of use, and value.
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Customers like the quality of the die cut machine. They mention that it does a decent job at detailed small cuts, the blade is amazing, and it performs beautifully. They also appreciate the clear, precise, and accurate cuts. Some love the Print then Cut option and find the machine to be quieter than others. Overall, most are satisfied with the quality and performance of the product.
"...I am amazed at the detail it can cut, and how much smaller I can make my images than I could on the Expression and still have them come out..." Read more
"...The machine itself cuts and performs beautifully once you have gotten through the software portion of the image process...." Read more
"...150 stencils with it so far, and the level of detail it is able to produce is fantastic...." Read more
"...I've made something nearly every day.The blade cuts are amazing. Intricate patterns cut like butter...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the die cut machine. Some mention it's very easy to use, and can be figured out pretty easily. However, others say that it'll require a great length of learning curb, and be frustrating to use.
"...creative possibilities with this product, and it really takes so much of the strenuous work out of the process...." Read more
"...The software itself is a little fiddly, but it can be figured out pretty easily. Slice and weld and slice and weld...." Read more
"...There is a definite learning curve, but I am really getting the hang of the basics (as well as some more advanced features)...." Read more
"...It has a nice interface on your computer and the sky is the limit when it comes to cut patterns...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the die cut machine. Some mention that it's well worth the price, cheaper than buying cartridges, and the subscription is reasonable. However, others say that the blades, pens, vinyl, and subscription to the Cricut design store can get expensive.
"...Cheaper than buying cartridge after cartridge, I'd imagine!..." Read more
"...Consumables are not terribly expensive...." Read more
"...I feel that the cricut files are expensive, and there are a lot of great cheap or free resources on the web...." Read more
"...If you have tons of time to craft, the fee is worth it because there's so much available...." Read more
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I had no trouble with my free two-week subscription to the Cricut image library (many, many of the images are free, but some exclusive cartridges and licensed images are not free unless you already own those cartridges and have them linked to your account). I don't mind the "rental" fee, although many do. You will not own any of the images you use with the subscription, so if you cancel it, you will no longer have access to any of the images unless you own the cartridge or digital image set. I own about 20 cartridges, all of which were linked to my Craft Room account, and they all transitioned to Design Space automatically (the ones I own say "purchased" rather than "subscription"). Just be sure to use your same user name and pw when you create your Design Space account if you have linked cartridges. Be aware that if you have cartridges that were linked to another account (for example, you purchased a used cartridge that someone else linked to their Gypsy or CR account), you may not be able to use them, because the only way to use the cartridges on the Explore is if they are linked. NOTE: The cartridge port is ONLY for linking cartridges to your account. There is no way to cut from them. I have no problem with this, since I have not used a physical cartridge in ages. When creating, you can place any image you want on your canvas, regardless of whether you have access to it either by ownership or subscription. You will only be required to pay for it if you choose to cut the image. That is great, because you can try out an image and see how it looks in your project before paying for it. And just to clarify, you must have internet access to design and cut. That is a slight negative for me, but not a deal breaker. I have been using my personal hotspot on my iPhone to design from my iPad on the go (like while my kids are in music lessons). I will have to see how much of my data plan that eats up...
The initial setup of the Explore Air was a breeze. I has mine set up with the iPad app AND my laptop, with the first project done (sample materials are included to create a project which is part of the setup process) in less than 10 minutes.
Note that there are some minimum system requirements. Be sure your PC/Mac or iPad meet the requirements before you purchase. You can find this at us.cricut.com. Just go to shop, machines, Explore Air, and at the bottom of the description there is a blue link to the requirements.
My favorite features: "make it now" and the lack of guesswork in layered images. There are thousands of pre-designed "make it now" projects to choose from. You can customize them or simply send them to the mat and start cutting. When searching for and importing layered images, they are displayed as they should look when finished. Then you can resize and change colors as you wish. Being able to designate what color you want each layer is very helpful when cutting...no guesswork! It is so much easier than trying to decipher the cartridge handbooks. You can also cut svg, bmp, png, gif, and jpg files. I imported a free svg file I found on the Internet with no problem at all...and before getting the Explore I didn't even know what an svg file was.
I think Cricut is making great strides in trying to improve their product and the software. They will likely be updating the software frequently to make Design Space even better. If you are willing to deal with a little frustration while learning a new machine and design program, you will likely really enjoy the Explore Air. I know some people are having difficulties and are frustrated, but I haven't had any major issues. I just sometimes need to research how to do something either in the manual (which is available online...you wil not receive a paper copy with your machine), on the Cricut forums or YouTube videos. Again, I REALLY recommend watching some of these. Cricut has some of their own, and I also recommend the videos by Kens Kreations. I watched several before I even received my machine and I think that made the transition a bit easier for me.
POSITIVES:
I purchased this because I had an old Cricut personal cutter, but my older model did not have the capability of connecting to a computer to design and cut your own images, so it worked solely off of cartridges. I found that pretty restricting for my creative needs. As a graphic designer, I like to be able to have creative control if I'm going to cut something and use it. I love this machine because you can design anything in a program like Illustrator and cut it. That leaves unlimited abilities of what it can truly do. Then of course there are pre-made images for purchase in the database if you're in not into designing your own. I find there are lots of great images available from the database - some free and some at a small price.
One of the features of this product that absolutely surprised me was that it has two cradles - one that holds the main blade, and another that you can put different types of tools in. For instance if you want to cut and write on the same paper, insert a specially sized marker into the cradle, lock it into place, and it will write AS it's cutting where you specify it to! The cradle you use for markers can also be used for scoring tools. Which you also can specify with the software.
Right out of the box this thing is easy to set up and use. It didn't take me long at all. The blades are changed out easily, and you can even purchase a deep cutting blade to cut into thicker materials. Lots of creative possibilities with this product, and it really takes so much of the strenuous work out of the process. I literally used to cut and score my own intricate paper crafts with an X-acto blade by hand, and it would give me terrible cramping and pain in my hands and a backache for days afterwards. This machine does all that debilitating work for you without taking the creative process out of your projects (since you are still free to design and assemble your own images).
NEGATIVE:
The online software program is simple to learn and use, but It does have some limitations (internet only based, slow/laggy at times, resolution restrictions, no more than one document open at the same time, and maybe more I haven't come across yet), but for the ability to cut so much more easily and nicely than I have in the past I still am pretty impressed. If I were to say anything negative about it, it would definitely be for the software issues. The machine itself cuts and performs beautifully once you have gotten through the software portion of the image process. I think it really depends on the complication of your project and whether or not you are creating your own images in outside software as to whether the issues will affect you or not. This is the only brand cutter I have used and therefore am not sure how others perform.
CONCLUSION:
In just the first few days of owning this and experimenting with what it could do, I cut and assembled the few quick paper items you see in the photos I posted - A 3 layer monogram, a couple rolled paper roses, and even some Christmas present labels right in time for the holidays! If this is what I can do in the first few days of experimenting, I can only imagine what I am capable of doing later.
Even with the negative factor of the software having some issues and limitations, I am truly in love with this cutter, it makes crafting so much more enjoyable of a process instead of chore where you're just anxious to achieve the final product. If you love crafting, I recommend this model. I'm just hoping maybe they improve the software eventually, but for now I think I can live with it for how well it cuts.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2016
POSITIVES:
I purchased this because I had an old Cricut personal cutter, but my older model did not have the capability of connecting to a computer to design and cut your own images, so it worked solely off of cartridges. I found that pretty restricting for my creative needs. As a graphic designer, I like to be able to have creative control if I'm going to cut something and use it. I love this machine because you can design anything in a program like Illustrator and cut it. That leaves unlimited abilities of what it can truly do. Then of course there are pre-made images for purchase in the database if you're in not into designing your own. I find there are lots of great images available from the database - some free and some at a small price.
One of the features of this product that absolutely surprised me was that it has two cradles - one that holds the main blade, and another that you can put different types of tools in. For instance if you want to cut and write on the same paper, insert a specially sized marker into the cradle, lock it into place, and it will write AS it's cutting where you specify it to! The cradle you use for markers can also be used for scoring tools. Which you also can specify with the software.
Right out of the box this thing is easy to set up and use. It didn't take me long at all. The blades are changed out easily, and you can even purchase a deep cutting blade to cut into thicker materials. Lots of creative possibilities with this product, and it really takes so much of the strenuous work out of the process. I literally used to cut and score my own intricate paper crafts with an X-acto blade by hand, and it would give me terrible cramping and pain in my hands and a backache for days afterwards. This machine does all that debilitating work for you without taking the creative process out of your projects (since you are still free to design and assemble your own images).
NEGATIVE:
The online software program is simple to learn and use, but It does have some limitations (internet only based, slow/laggy at times, resolution restrictions, no more than one document open at the same time, and maybe more I haven't come across yet), but for the ability to cut so much more easily and nicely than I have in the past I still am pretty impressed. If I were to say anything negative about it, it would definitely be for the software issues. The machine itself cuts and performs beautifully once you have gotten through the software portion of the image process. I think it really depends on the complication of your project and whether or not you are creating your own images in outside software as to whether the issues will affect you or not. This is the only brand cutter I have used and therefore am not sure how others perform.
CONCLUSION:
In just the first few days of owning this and experimenting with what it could do, I cut and assembled the few quick paper items you see in the photos I posted - A 3 layer monogram, a couple rolled paper roses, and even some Christmas present labels right in time for the holidays! If this is what I can do in the first few days of experimenting, I can only imagine what I am capable of doing later.
Even with the negative factor of the software having some issues and limitations, I am truly in love with this cutter, it makes crafting so much more enjoyable of a process instead of chore where you're just anxious to achieve the final product. If you love crafting, I recommend this model. I'm just hoping maybe they improve the software eventually, but for now I think I can live with it for how well it cuts.
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I also use it to make chrome stickers for a product I sell.
I usually have to set the material dial two materials clockwise than the material I'm cutting for it to cut all the way through. This is still true even with brand new blades.
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