I bought this because I was tired of the overpriced pet tags you buy at the pet store only for it to wear off. I bought a nice tag from the county fair last year and the engraving was amazing. Deep and long lasting. I wanted something of the same effect so I thought maybe I could do it myself. I was unsure of how this would turn out but gave it a shot.. it was like buying 2 tags from petco.
Once I got the alignment down a little better (was having issue with the snapmat feature on the cricut app so I had to guesstimate its position) it came out great! The engraving was deep and you can feel the metal carving when you touch it.
I used permanent double sided tape in an old cricut mat, places the tag on it and cut it on the Light Chipboard setting with more pressure. I used a skinny system font and viola!!
Can’t wait to make other things!!
It works, but you will have to rig your mat to avoid shift. I would love it if it fit in the cut section instead of haveing to take out the "pen holder" every time, but like I said after figuring out how to affix it to the mat ( duck tape boarder worked) and making sure I had the heart in the right place on the mat I was able to engrave a circle on the heart with my cricut explore Air. I haven't tried with the larger disks and dog tags because I needed to take a step back, and I didn't want to waste the ones I actually liked for practice. I watched a few YouTube tutorials and I feel like I was not prepared enough for how much effort I would need to put in to stabilizeing, even with a heavy grip matt. If you are a patient crafter and love a challenge than this would be fun. For me it was a bit of an excersize in trying not to cuss (loudly). To be fair when i figured everything out it did work well.
worked out great with my cricut! I was super happy about this!
Happy this included samples to test out!
Worked like it was suppose too
Feature Product
- PLEASE NOTE: The Chomas engraving/etching tool works in the Maker, Explore, Explore Air, Explore Air 2 and Explore One (tool goes into slot B, the right side, in place of blade). This tool does NOT work in the Silhouette machines.
- ENGRAVE ON ANYTHING: You can engrave on pretty much anything you can fit under the rollers of your machine. No special mats either, just use your original mat. You may need to add extra adhesive to hold your item in place and do a multi-cut.
- CREATE UNIQUE CRAFTS: It can be used to engrave and etch plastics, acrylics, metal clay, and flat metal (copper, bronze, silver, aluminum; not hard metals such as steel/stainless steel). It may also etch on glass and some papers. Test before investing in expensive media.
- INCLUDED: One Chomas Maker-Explore Engraving tool and metal stamping blanks: 4 round, 3 dog tags, 3 hearts.
- MATERIAL/SIZE: Blanks are 14g aluminum, .063 thick. One side has a protective film cover. Round: 1 inch diameter with hole, dog tag 1 inch x 2 inch with hole, 3/4 inch heart with right hole.
Description
Simply add the engraving tip in place of the blade, in the "B" slot (right side) and engrave anything you would typically cut. Make sure you use maximum pressure settings.
Create pendants for yourself, friends, pets. Have a craft party and make charms for bracelets, necklaces and anklets.
Examples shown are not included with product.
MADE IN THE USA - All Chomas Creations tools are manufactured in the US, made of lightweight aluminum and a carbide tip. The tip will last a lifetime and never needs replacing. Lifetime guarantee.
MORE CHOMAS TOOLS - Please search in the Amazon catalog for additional Chomas Creations tools that fit in other cutting machines and the adjustable marker/pen holders for your writing utensils.
Metal Cutting Blade for Cricut maker. I have not tried it yet. But am anxious to try it.
Cutter works well. Count on buying some double-sided tape, unless your mat is new.
Have etched a lot of things and love this little tool! One of the best discoveries I have found for my Cricut Maker!
Wow I love this tool. It works as described and you can tell it's high quality by the weight and material its made from. I can see myself using this for a long time.
Love this for my Maker! It completed my collection of blades.
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