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Cricut 29-0001 Personal Electronic Cutting Machine | 
 enlarge | Brand: Cricut
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $249.00
Buy Used: $99.99
You Save: $149.01 (60%)
New (18) Used (4) from $99.99
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 420
Color: Silver
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 16.1
Dimensions (in): 17.8 x 9.7 x 12.9
MPN: 29-0001
Model: 29-0001
UPC: 093573430015
EAN: 0093573430015
ASIN: B000W5I9OC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Portable electronic cutting machine for greeting cards, scrapbooks, and other paper crafts | | • | Choose from 250+ designs in 12 different sizes--from 1 to 5-1/2 inches tall | | • | Cut letters, shapes, or phrases; works with vellum, paper, cardstock, and vinyl | | • | Cartridge-based system; no computer required; George and Simple Shapes cartridge included | | • | Measures 17-4/5 by 9-2/3 by 12-8/9 inches; 1-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
The Cricut personal electronic cutter is the future of home crafting. Simply by touching a button. Cricut can cut beautiful designs and alphabets for card making, scrapbooking, and paper crafting. No computer is required, just plug it in. Place your favorite cartridge in your Cricut and choose from over 250 designs in 12 different sizes; ranging from 1" to 5.5"! That's thousands of possibilities! Cutting customized shapes and alphabets has never been easier. The Cricut machine weighs only 7 lbs and comes with the George & Simple Shapes cartridge to get you started.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Beats the compitition hands down August 27, 2006
142 out of 143 found this review helpful
This product is fantastic! If you're looking for a personal die cut system I wouldn't bother with anything else on the market right now. It is compact when closed, so it won't take up unnecessary table space. It is also very light and has a comfortable handle for travelling.
Yes, it is a bit of an investment, but it is honestly a better deal than many of the cheaper systems out there. It can cut each shape in 11 sizes from 1 inch to 5.5 inches. Most cartridges are around $90; compare that to quickutz & sizzix alphabets which retail for $150, can only cut one size, and take up a lot more storage space.
Blades are easy to replace and the cutting mats seem to last longer than cricut suggests. You'll get more life out of them by rotating the mat each time you cut and also storing it with the plastic sheet to keep dust from accumulating on the sticky surface.
I've heard of people having difficulty cutting thicker cardstock with this machine, but we have been able to cut bazzil easily by setting the blade depth to 6 and the speed & pressure to their max settings.
I've used both the Cricut and Xyron Personal Cutting System extensively and would recommend the Cricut.
Cricut Is Fantastic November 15, 2006
75 out of 78 found this review helpful
I was a little skeptical when I first saw the Cricut at Michael's in the display case. I debated whether or not this machine was going to have a return on the investment. I have manual die cutters (Sizzix, Quickutz, ZAZ, etc.) and many dies that I have invested in to build my collection.
I looked at several personal electronic cutters, some that required connecting to a PC. I thought Wow, I could connect to my PC and print out on my printer, then run through the cutter. After much debate, I decided to go with the Cricut for several reasons. It doesn't require a PC and is portable and lightweight, the cartridges contain so many objects and designs to cut that I could not possibly purchase nor store this many dies, creating titles is a breeze because you don't need to cut one letter at a time...it does the whole word/words in whatever size you want from 1 to 5.5 inches, it's easy to use and while it's cutting you can be doing other things, it also saves on paper. It cuts vellum to Bazzill by adjusting the pressure/depth. The only thing I would change about it is the paper size maximum which is 6 x 12 inches. It would be really fantastic to have 12 x 12, especially with the Bags, Boxes, and More cartridge.
Overall, I'm glad I purchased the Cricut and my whole family is enjoying it. I'm looking forward to future new cartridges. Thanks, what a joy!
Wonderful!!! November 9, 2006
51 out of 52 found this review helpful
The Cricut is wonderful - a great tool to have. I have found a lot of uses for this machine outside of my scrapbooking addiction. My husband is a teacher so it's great to make smart looking bulletin boards in no time at all. It's a big investment, but compared to other die cut systems it's actually a great deal. Just having the flexibility to change the sizes of the fonts is worth the price. I agree that the cutting mat seems to last longer than Cricut says it will - which was one of my concerns when I bought the machine. I didn't want to have to be constantly buying replacement mats - but I'm not so that's great.
Teacher's Best Friend! September 24, 2006
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
This machine is AWESOME! As a teacher, I don't have time to go and cut each letter individually on a die cut machine, now that I have the CRICUT, I don't have to worry about that anymore! With the CRICUT, I can type up the whole word, choose the size I want, as well as the style of font and press the "cut" button, it's that simple! This machine is a teacher's best friend and is well worth the investment! I can't wait to buy the other cartridges that are available.
MARVELOUS!!!! July 29, 2006
44 out of 48 found this review helpful
I bought the Cricut machine when it first came out. I have used SOOOOOOOOOOOO many times. Every time that I use it I love the machine even more. I own a Sizzix die cut machine as well, but it doesn't hold a candle to the Cricut!
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