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For cutting styrene, I’ve found anything over .030” is not going to cut well. So I stick with thinner styrene and laminate it. I prefer the fine point blade over the knife blade when cutting styrene. In my experience, the deep blade is worthless for cutting styrene (and every other material I’ve tried it with)

Cricut software does have some strange limitations. For example you cannot cut with the knife blade and use the engraving tool in the same project. You can’t run cut jobs from your phone when you use the knife blade & Cutting from your phone is very handy because you use a photo of the mat to arrange your cuts. (I usually keep several mats loaded with different materials and so when I need a part I can snap a photo of the mat to arrange the next cut piece)

Ive attached an example of a building  engraved and cut with my Cricut Maker. This building is 3 layers of .020” styrene laminated, the multiple layers allowed me to recess the window and door castings and have a roof support ledge. The inside is braced with strip styrene.

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Last edited by Greg Amer

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