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So, I heard that it is possible to do engraving with the cricut. Has anyone done this? I did see the Youtube tutorial but there isn't any real information on where to get the engraving piece. I pulled up the Cricut website and again am not seeing the engraving "thing" that replaces the blade in the housing. I have heard that Provo sells an engraving kit but I cannot find it. Also, wondering if any of you resourceful users know if there is another place online somewhere where I can get the engraving piece besides Provo? I am REALLY interested in doing this. Would appreciate any info. -Jen

The video you saw is from scrapbookdiecutter.com. They sell the engraving tip for $29.99. It is not a ProvoCraft product. I looked extensively on ebay for an engraving tip for Roland cutters, since they share the same form factor as Cricut, but was not successful. You can get engraving metal from any trophy supply source.
http://www.scrapbookdiecutter.com/mm5/m ... y_Code=CRI

firstcut wrote:The video you saw is from scrapbookdiecutter.com. They sell the engraving tip for $29.99. It is not a ProvoCraft product. I looked extensively on ebay for an engraving tip for Roland cutters, since they share the same form factor as Cricut, but was not successful. You can get engraving metal from any trophy supply source.
http://www.scrapbookdiecutter.com/mm5/m ... y_Code=CRI

Thank you! I was going crazy looking for the TIP...(that's the word I needed... not "engraving thingie" as I think I originally called it Seems a little pricey, but I think I'm going to go for it. I appreciate the link. Have a great Friday the 13th!

I haven't bit yet, but I'm very interested, so let us know how it goes.

We will be watching this thread as well. Good luck and please report back on how it goes.

I tracked down a couple of Roland blade sellers and their reply to me was that usiing the blade could damage my machine...........so Ive got no further as buying ex USA from that website would end up costing me over $50
so Ill have to leave that for awhile

Tingha Treasures wrote:I tracked down a couple of Roland blade sellers and their reply to me was that usiing the blade could damage my machine...........so Ive got no further as buying ex USA from that website would end up costing me over $50
so Ill have to leave that for awhile

I hope it doesn't ruin my machine Now I'm a little leary of using it. I was hoping I wouldn't be the guinea pig on this thing. I'll keep you guys posted when I get it. It will be a call out for "keep your fingers crossed' lol

If you want to spend a little more and get some piece of mind, or the convenience of not having to change blades in the housing, you could try the pazzles engraving tip
http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp? ... xprd561176

One lady on the cricut boards was engraving on plexiglass using old dull cricut blades, since they were worn out anyway. I have noticed that the engraving blades look like the opposite end of the blades we have. I have wondered what would happen if the blade were put in upside down, using that end to engrave?


And there are other users who have used the roland blades in their machine for some time now, with no problems. I sometimes wonder if the "could damage your machine" response is simply used as a disclaimer so that no one tries to hold the roland dealers responsible for damages.

Finally, Cricut does not currently have an engraving kit; I don't know if one is being released soon - it wouldn't surprise me. They do have a stamp making kit, with a deep blade & housing; however there have beem many problems with this blade housing not lining the beginning and ending of the cuts up.

cydnewright wrote:One lady on the cricut boards was engraving on plexiglass using old dull cricut blades, since they were worn out anyway. I have noticed that the engraving blades look like the opposite end of the blades we have. I have wondered what would happen if the blade were put in upside down, using that end to engrave?


And there are other users who have used the roland blades in their machine for some time now, with no problems. I sometimes wonder if the "could damage your machine" response is simply used as a disclaimer so that no one tries to hold the roland dealers responsible for damages.

Finally, Cricut does not currently have an engraving kit; I don't know if one is being released soon - it wouldn't surprise me. They do have a stamp making kit, with a deep blade & housing; however there have beem many problems with this blade housing not lining the beginning and ending of the cuts up.

Ok, so I got the engraving tip....I was a little nervous as some people had mentioned that the tip "could damage your machine" but I am now thinking that is a scare tactic. The part of the tip that goes into the housing looks just like the top of a regular blade tip. The only difference is that the "blade" is a TIP. That is all. It seems to work just fine. I was engraving aluminum which admittedly is probably not the best material to use but it worked. I did have to turn my pressure all the way up and my housing was set at 6. I'm thinking that if you are using a softer material you will have to play around with the settings a little bit. I think it's great. Pricey but great!

Someone had asked if they thought it was possible to turn a regular blade upside down and use the other end for engraving. i'm thinking that wouldn't work very well. The end that is meant to go into the housing is a bigger diameter and built strong. If you were to flip it so that the blade part was in the housing I thing the blade would snap. Plus I think that the regular end that goes into the housing has that cone shape to help the blade or tip turn when cutting or engraving. If you put the blade in upside down you wouldn't get the same kind of smooth movements.

So, there you have it. I did it and my machine did not break...YAY!