Engraving With Cricut Maker Story

Engraving With Cricut Maker:

I finally found the time to play with my new tools, which includes engraving with Cricut!

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I am sharing this super cool hatch fill technique so you can step your engraving up like no one else.

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Download these free hatch fill patterns and engraving templates by signing up for the freebie vault. Find it by searching ‘engrave’ or Design #130.

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The trick to better alignment involves measuring your blank or plugging in the dimensions on the blank’s packaging and creating a template using the basic shapes tool in Design Space.

Don't use Snapmat! If you are trying to engrave on a skinny metal bracelet or a dog tag it’s like shooting blanks in the dark trying to hit that sweet center spot.

To make your template, measure your item from the innermost “shape:”

Draw a geometric shape similar to the engraving blank you are working with and plug in dimensions.

Tap the link below to read the full article.

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