Cricut Maker 3 Blade Replacement

Written By: Spencer Pennington
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Cricut Maker 3 Blade Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

5 minutes

Introduction

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

If your Cricut is tearing the material instead of cutting it, or if the material is not being cut completely, you may need to replace the blade.

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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.

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    • Be careful not to cut yourself while working near the small, sharp blade.

    • Hold the blade housing between your index finger and middle finger with the blade pointed away from your palm.

    • Use your thumb to press the plunger to push the blade out of the housing.

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    • Firmly grip the flat sides of the blade to avoid cutting yourself.

    • With the plunger still pressed, use your free hand to carefully grip the blade and pull it out of the housing to remove it.

    • The blade is held in with a magnet and should come out of the housing easily.

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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Spencer Pennington

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