Cricut Maker 3 Blade Housing Replacement

Written By: Spencer Pennington
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Cricut Maker 3 Blade Housing Replacement

Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

5

Time Required

5 minutes

Introduction

Follow this guide to replace the blade housing in your Cricut Maker 3.

If you want to use certain kinds of specialty blades, or if you blade is not rotating freely in the housing, you may need to replace the blade housing.

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    • Be very careful not to cut yourself when working near the Cricut's small, sharp blade, located in the tool holder within the Cricut.

    • Power off the Cricut and unplug all cables.

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    • Open the Cricut by lifting the top silver lid. The front tray will also open.

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    • Partially open clamp B on the tool holder by pulling the plastic latch away from the tool holder.

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    • While holding the blade housing in the tool holder, fully open clamp B by pulling the plastic latch to the right.

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    • Grab the blade housing by the top and remove it from the tool holder.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

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