Cricut shuts down after 2 seconds of cutting

[missal]

Yes as fas as i know i have downloaded the drivers correctly.

Taken them from craftedege website.

Should i delete everything ad start again?

Thanks

Missal

[missal]

reistalled everyything an followed the online tutorials for instlling scal and cricut correctly, i put a plain sheet of paper in to check if it was working and it did, then i tried with vinyl which i have been using ery other time with no success and it shuts down again!

Is there a setting for sheets thicker than plain paper? could this be stopping me from geting further than a few seconds of cutting??

thanks

amanda

ps will give the paper another go see if it works or not!

[talanhart]

What are your blade and pressure setting when you try to run vinyl? Vinyl isn't that thick. I cut vinyl all the time.

[craftydiva]

OMG, this is the exact same problem that was plaguing me a while ago. I tried everything and basically gave up. I even bought Make The Cut which worked for a short while. The thing is, since I had a new laptop (windows 7) I can cut anything with Sure Cuts A Lot and nothing with Make The Cut!!! Bizarre or what!!!

Unfortunately I don't have a solution for you but I would still love to know what it was that was causing the problem in the first place.

Regards
Karen

[jendryden]

Have you tried changing USB cords...that connects to the computer and the Cricut? Or making sure it is plugged in firmly to both the cricut and the computer.

[missal]

haven't tried anything other than software updates reinstalls, etc

The vinyl is fairly thin, suppose just clutching at straws now the blade is set to 5 and th ressure is set to medium speed set to medium.

Is there something i could be over looking or is this just a bug?

I want to find out if it's a software problem(or not) before i start looking down other avenues and spending money on new leads etc.

Getting really frustrated now!! but vry grateful for any advice

thanks

amanda

[talanhart]

What happens if you don't load a mat? Move your blade up to 1 and the pressure up to 1 and try a dry run. You still have to hit the load mat button.

[missal]

dry run done and the cut completes, now i am baffled!

TIA for the advice

Amanda x

[missal]

any clues? seemed to be ok cuting shapes then as soon as i tried to cut a letter it switches itself off!

don't know if anything to do with the type of thing i try to cut or just works when it feels like it????

[GrammyKrausse]

any clues? seemed to be ok cuting shapes then as soon as i tried to cut a letter it switches itself off!

don't know if anything to do with the type of thing i try to cut or just works when it feels like it????

Has craft edge support answered you back yet about the problem?