With cricut joy you can use a lightgrip mat standardgrip mat and card mat.
Cricut light grip mat uses.
Ideally you don t want to put thin light materials onto a standard grip because it s so hard to remove them once the cut is completed.
The cricut light grip mat is light blue and has a low tack surface.
The red cap one is the closest in terms of a blade angle but it really doesn t make that much of a difference.
As the interface between your material and your cricut machine each reusable mat holds your material in place as it s cut and makes it easy to cleanly remove finished pieces once a cut is complete.
The top blade is the cricut branded one the rest are generic brands.
I personally find that these materials cut well on this mat only when the mat is pretty new however.
Cricut recommends you cut the lightest materials on it for example copy paper printer paper thin cardstock vellum construction paper and vinyl on the blue lightgrip mat.
Which mat for which material.
Perfect for standard paper light cardstock vellum and more the lightgrip mat was carefully engineered for a wide range of lightweight materials.
Fabric grip mat pink light grip mat light blue standard grip mat green strong grip mat purple also note that each of these mats comes in both 12 12 and 12 24 size.
Types of cricut mats.
Each of these mats is used to cut many different types of materials from lightweight materials like printer paper and washi tape sheets to heavyweight materials like faux leather and corrugated cardboard.
Items also rip easily if they are too stuck down.
The fabricgrip mat is a reusable adhesive cutting mat that combines increased strength and density plus a light adhesive perfect for wide variety of fabrics.
What can you cut with the cricut light grip mat.
As the interface between your material and your cricut machine each reusable mat holds your material in place as it s cut and makes it easy to cleanly remove finished pieces once a cut is complete.
This is where i really save money.
The cricut lightgrip mat is the go to mat for many people.
Cricut joy cuts smart materials without a machine mat but it can also cut a variety of other materials using a machine cutting mat.
This can be used for lighter and thinner materials.
Perfect for standard paper light cardstock vellum and more the lightgrip mat was carefully engineered for a wide range of lightweight materials.
Cricut mats are sticky and the level of stickiness dictates how secure the grip is.
Yes you can wash your mats but i like to use the light grip mat a lot because it is so much easier to clean up.
There are currently four types of cricut mats and we are listing them below from lightest grip to strongest grip.
Cricut makes 3 different mats to use with their explore air machines.