Basic Care; Pressure Dial; Blade Life - Cricut Expression Provo Craft User Manual

The LCD screen will indicate the speed level, and the window next to the dial will display
an indicator band that becomes thicker when the speed is increased and thinner with
the speed is decreased. As a general rule, decrease the cutting speed if your cuts are
being torn. If this doesn't work, the blade depth may need to be adjusted (see page 15).
Speed Adjustment Chart
LCD Screen
Max
High
Med
Low
Min

Pressure Dial

The Pressure Dial allows you to control how hard the cutting mechanism presses against
ner when the pressure is decreased. As a general rule, increase the pressure if your selec-
tions are not being cut completely through the paper. If this doesn't work, the blade
depth may need to be adjusted (see page 15).
Pressure Adjustment Chart
LCD Screen
Max
High
Med
Low
Min

Basic Care

Blade Life

You can expect anywhere from 500 to 1500 single cuts from your cutting blade before it
requires replacement. Your actual cutting blade life will vary, depending on the settings
you use and the papers you cut. When the quality of your cuts decreases, it is probably
time to replace your cutting blade. For best results, use only genuine Cricut™
Replacement Cutting Blades, available at retailers everywhere (Part #29-0002).
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Speed/Material
Extra fast for heavy cardstock or very simple cuts
Fast for cardstock, textured papers or simple cuts
Factory default setting for printed papers or normal cuts
Slow for lightweight papers or detailed cuts
Extra slow for vellum or very detailed cuts
Pressure/Material
Extra firm for heavy cardstock
Firm for cardstock, textured, high fiber content papers
Factory default setting for printed papers
For lightweight papers
Light for vellum
the paper. For thicker papers, you may want to
move the dial up to increase the cut pressure.
For lighter papers such as vellum, you may want
to turn the dial down to decrease the pressure.
After each adjustment, we recommend that you
test the setting with a scrap piece of paper,
readjusting as necessary until you achieve the
desired results. The LCD screen will indicate the
pressure level and the window next to the dial
will display an indicator band that becomes
thicker when the pressure is increased and thin-