Cricut 29-0001 Personal Electronic Cutting Machine
Craft enthusiasts will love the portability and convenience of this electronic cutting machine. Weighing just 7 pounds and equipped with a generous handle, the unit can be taken along when traveling or to scrapbooking parties with friends. Stylish totes, sold separately, also make it easy to bring the cutter anywhere. Ideal for greeting cards, scrapbooks, and other paper crafts, the machine uses a cartridge-based system (no computer required) for cutting thousands of beautiful let (more…)
This product is fantastic! If you’re looking for a personal die cut system I wouldn’t bother with anything else on the market right now. It is compact when closed, so it won’t take up unnecessary table space. It is also very light and has a comfortable handle for travelling.
Yes, it is a bit of an investment, but it is honestly a better deal than many of the cheaper systems out there. It can cut each shape in 11 sizes from 1 inch to 5.5 inches. Most cartridges are around $90; compare that to quickutz & sizzix alphabets which retail for $150, can only cut one size, and take up a lot more storage space.
Blades are easy to replace and the cutting mats seem to last longer than cricut suggests. You’ll get more life out of them by rotating the mat each time you cut and also storing it with the plastic sheet to keep dust from accumulating on the sticky surface.
I’ve heard of people having difficulty cutting thicker cardstock with this machine, but we have been able to cut bazzil easily by setting the blade depth to 6 and the speed & pressure to their max settings.
I’ve used both the Cricut and Xyron Personal Cutting System extensively and would recommend the Cricut.
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This is a great machine!
I love my Personal Cricut! It is very easy to use. The creative possibilities are endless. I have made decorations for fellowship suppers at church, made signs, as well as used it…
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Good Machine For Making Detailed Cuts – Recommended
The Cricut Personal Cutting Machine is a very easy to use die cutter. It is a great choice for making crafts, signs, and scrapbooking much more professional looking…
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Love it – Cricut Expressions
After I attended a scrapbooking retreat and used the Cricut I knew I had to have one and I just love it! This is the best thing ever!
I bought this product after seeing it on tv and reading alot of reviews, everyone seemed to just love this thing. So I bought one, and I played with it and it does cut nice shapes but most everything on the George cartridge is Fonts. When I watched the tv commercial they go to great detail on how this has up to 4500 different images, fonts etc. However, if you just buy the machine which comes with the George cartridge, you have about fourty shapes, all aimed at scrap books or cards primarily, the rest is different fonts, or shaded image or black out image or out lined image of the same shape or font. I feel for the price of this thing I was key on the 4500 different images. But alas you can have more if you buy more cartridges at 39.00 on sale(if you can find them) to 90.00 regular price. Which in my estimation for another 6 cartridges would tally up to at least two or three hundred dollars. So if you buy this machine it is neat, but be prepared to fork over at least another 200.00 for cartridges. And new mats, the mat looses its sticky pretty fast. It also takes quite alot of tinkering to get the cut depth right, I used regular construction paper it worked pretty easily, although when I went to textured cardstock, it didn’t cut deep enough, took alot of trial an error. Some claim to use thin sheets of compostion board in this machine, from what I used it I’am highly skeptical. I’am an avid hobbist I work with alot of mediums from paper crafting, upholstry, painting and wood work. Overall I’am not nearly as impressed as everyone else.
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Cricut mini!
The Cricut personal machine is great for those who just don’t have the room (or the money) for the larger version. The cutter is fast, accurate and user friendly.
I was a little skeptical when I first saw the Cricut at Michael’s in the display case. I debated whether or not this machine was going to have a return on the investment. I have manual die cutters (Sizzix, Quickutz, ZAZ, etc.) and many dies that I have invested in to build my collection.
I looked at several personal electronic cutters, some that required connecting to a PC. I thought Wow, I could connect to my PC and print out on my printer, then run through the cutter. After much debate, I decided to go with the Cricut for several reasons. It doesn’t require a PC and is portable and lightweight, the cartridges contain so many objects and designs to cut that I could not possibly purchase nor store this many dies, creating titles is a breeze because you don’t need to cut one letter at a time…it does the whole word/words in whatever size you want from 1 to 5.5 inches, it’s easy to use and while it’s cutting you can be doing other things, it also saves on paper. It cuts vellum to Bazzill by adjusting the pressure/depth. The only thing I would change about it is the paper size maximum which is 6 x 12 inches. It would be really fantastic to have 12 x 12, especially with the Bags, Boxes, and More cartridge.
Overall, I’m glad I purchased the Cricut and my whole family is enjoying it. I’m looking forward to future new cartridges. Thanks, what a joy!
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Scrapbooking Fun!!!
I absolutely love this product! I have done more scrapbooking in the last few weeks than I have in the last 6 years.
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Did not recieve the item as promised
I did not recieve this Cricut Machine that I ordered back in March from HoneyHive123(Buyer Beware)!! I hope to order another one soon…
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Customer Service is non-existent
I bought my original cricut almost 2 years ago. After maybe 100 uses, the mat would not load properly.
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I Love Everything but the Price of the Cartridges
I received the Cricut for my birthday. It is absolutely an incredible machine. You do need the spatula which really ought to be included for the hefty price.
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Zero Stars
My husband was sweet and surprised me with this. I had never seen it before (he saw a info commercial). He spent $350.- on a bundle kit (it came with 4 cartridges).
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I love it!!!
Anyone that is a crafter, not JUST scrapbooking, should have one of these. A teacher shouldn’t be without one! It does everything.