Cricut / Chipboard / Xyron

[jennyy]

Hello,

Has anyone ever used their Xyron to adher cardstock to chipboard and then cut out letters on their Cricut?

I'm borrowing a friend's new Cricut and I don't want to try this and break her machine!

Thanks for any input!

[jaylensmom]

I've never done it but I know you can cut chipboard using the Cricut...

[ditzyscrap]

I've never tried it, but would think that the glue might gum up the Cricut, and that would be bad. You could cut the letters out of the chipboard, then the paper, and then adhere them, though...would be slightly more work, but wouldn't risk wrecking the machine.

[FireWolf]

You'd need to cut the cardstock and chipboard separately as Bree said, but you need two different blades...one for the cardstock (green houseing) and one for the chipboard (blue housing)...the regular green one will not cut chipboard.

[jennyy]

Thank you!

That's what I'll do -- cut the paper and the chipboard separately (with different blades) and then run the paper letters through the Xyron and adher them to the cardstock.

You guys are so helpful!

[cindyg]

I'm out of the loop I guess - I didn't know they had a new blade for chipboard. I just always use the multi-cut function to cut chipboard.

[FireWolf]

I'm out of the loop I guess - I didn't know they had a new blade for chipboard. I just always use the multi-cut function to cut chipboard.

Came out last year...not sure when though. It's the "Deep Cut Blade"
http://www.cricut.com/shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?id=200&s=5&sc=27

[scrappinsweetie]

you don't have to have the deep cut blade to cut chipboard. i use my regular one but you DO need it if you are cutting magnetic paper/stickers or thicker type chipboard.

[Andrea Gourley]

It also depends what kind of chipboard you use - I have the deeper blade and it still won't cut through my chipboard (which isn't very thick either)

To be honest my Cricut is somethig else that just doesn't get used very much in this house