INSTEAD of just using the marked paper for setting depth, CUT a scrap of wood (say, 1/2" by 3" long by the height from your piece of marked paper), or glue together a stack of cardboard/chipboard, etc. and you will have something to slide under, and then just press the pen down to make gentle contact with that thickness of object. No more sighting or verifying depth.

@TheBowdy666

2 жыл бұрын

I thought of that to make a scrap wood depth stop

@spoketomyheart5800

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@kkawesomable

2 жыл бұрын

anybody know the height? cricut maker 3 doesn't come with any pens/markers

@HeatherAyersTMS

2 жыл бұрын

Craft sticks make good depth gauges :)

@opera13s

2 жыл бұрын

@@kkawesomable Another video said just above the height of three nickels, in the Explore.

Thanks for your very well explained tutorial. To adjust the height of the pen, there is a much easier way in my opinion: juste put a cricut pen (without its cap) next to the pen you want to use (also without its cap). Simply on your desk, not in the cricut machine. Make sure the tips of the two pens are exactly next to each other (leveled), for example by puching with a ruler against the two tips at the same time. Then, on the pen you want to use, stick a piece of sticky tape at the exact same height as the arrow on the cricut pen (the bottom of the sticky tape should align with the bottom of the arrow). When you then want to use that pen, to adjust the height, you look at the sticky tape, exactly as you would look at the arrow on a cricut pen. This way, it's way more acurate in my opinion AND you don't have to adjust the height with a piece of wood or paper every single time you use this sharpie. I hope my explanation was undersandable, English is not my first language and without a picture it's something hard to explain.

Angie, you're a genius! Love all these options! Thanks for your kind sharing.👌👏

Hi Angie, If you cut the pencil holder in a spiral instead of straight, it holds the pen more centrally and more securely, and the spiral just adjusts to the size of the pen.

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

WHOA!! You just blew my mind! Thank you!!

@samanthahanley9167

Жыл бұрын

hmm how do you mean in a spiral?

@Seimonster27

Жыл бұрын

​​@@samanthahanley9167 going diagonal up the pencil holder, like a candy cane's stripes.

@carenin59

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the awesome idea!!

I am so thankful that I found your channel! I am totally new at this and you have helped me so much! Any question I have, you always have a video!! Thank you so much!!

Thank you, thank you. The pencil grips were a wonderful suggestion. It was exactly what I needed for the Sharpie paint pen. Loved the way you checked the depth also, great tips.

This is so much more in depth, and explanatory than ANYTHING else i've seen online. thank you so much

I love this hack! I've been wrapping and taping paper towel around my markers. THANK YOU!

Awesome video. Thank you, Ms. Angie!!!

Thank you SO much for showing this hack 😃 I would have never thought of it 😋

Thanks Angie, I always learn something from you, great videos. Thanks for all you do to give us information so we can make an informed decision. Like I said before, totally new to cricut getting the joy for Christmas and just now getting ready to try it....lol

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much! I'm so excited to give this a try. The depth hack is super helpful and I hadn't thought about that!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Angie thank you taking the time and sharing this amazing hack. I like you had bought those plastic pen adaptors as I had a lot of pens around the house before I bought my Cricut and did not want to spend money on more pens just to fit in the Cricut, but they only fit a small amount of pens. I also bought the Dollar Tree pencil tree holders but did not cut them down the middle, great idea!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much for your honest advice and opinions. It was great to find an inexpensive and easy way to use my favorite pens in my Cricut Maker. Well done!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thank you so much for sharing this!

This was a life and money saver!!! thank you!!!!

Thank you for making this. Gotta love products that make you "think" you have to "use" their products only. You can also use crayons if set up correctly.

Girl that is just like my Cricut Explore Air 2 love it. Thanks for sharing hunny hugs Terrie

Omg yyyyyeeeessss thank you❤ i hope you do more of these, just found you and i love it❤ thank you

@AngieHolden

3 ай бұрын

Of course!!

Thank you for sharing your hack! I did not have time to order adapters so this hack will do just fine for my project :D definitely going to order adapters though!

Your video saved me so much time and money...THANK YOU!

Great info! Thank you for doing the hard part for us🌹

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Any time!

Thanks Angie!

Very helpful, as usual. I did buy the Sharpie adaptors, per your suggestion. They work fine. Will be using the pencil grips for other pens. Thanks!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

This was so helpful!!!

THANK YOU!! You've been so amazing!

This is an amazing hack. Thank you!!

Sorry I'm a little late to the party on this site. I'm recently retired, and I just purchased a used Cricut Explore Air on Ebay and just now learning how to use it. It can be a tad over whelming. I have an original Cricut (the first one) but this one is a whole different dimension! I'm so grateful for people like you that thoroughly explain what there demonstrating. I was so glad to find this video and know that I don't need to buy these expensive pens and makers just to run my Cricut. So, with that being said. THANK YOU!! I'll keep watching in the future.

@AngieHolden

6 ай бұрын

So glad you are here!

YOU'RE A GENIUS! And, you're so generous to share with us! So glad I found you today! :)

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Great video, Angie. Thank you!!

@AngieHolden

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I really want to say thank you for the hack. It is awesome.

Thank you! As a new owner of second hand Cricut, your video is helping set up from the start.

@AngieHolden

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

I love your videos. You're a wonderful teacher. THANK YOU!

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Ty so much for this video 🤝🏾

This is awesome! I already have hundreds of different pens & didn't want to be limited to Cricut pens. Thanks so much!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

This is a awesome video...thank you so much and can't wait wait to try it!!!!!

@AngieHolden

11 ай бұрын

Hope you like it!

TY! These devices are already such a joy to experiment & use your creative juices with, but This almost made me cry. I've only had this thing about a month, and had a shopping cart on their with pens in the cart...lol...knowing I was going to figure out a way to use any that wasn't too fat; then I saw the guy use the eraser measurement, but YOU really got my thoughts going when you showed that you could take the inner tube out. Now I don't have to worry with breaking it, so IT'S ON! I then put a pencil in and saw this bad boy draw a flower with a regular number 2 pencil... THESE PEOPLE CAN GET AS WELL KNOWN AS MICROSOFT JUST FROM THE NUMBER OF HACKS... THEY REALLY NEED TO ROLL WITH THIS, and I suppose they are, and that's why they have a huge sale on their brand pens. Thanks again, YOU ROCK!... btw: I just stand the pens n pencils up together on a flat surface and mark a line across them where the arrow is on the cricket pen since they all have varying lead lengths and pause printing and push them down as the lead gets shorter. I will eventually mark

Thank you for testing all of those pens out for us! I can’t wait to try it with my Artesprix and regular ink pens.

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@sb7615

3 жыл бұрын

Did you try with the artesprix pens?

I don't know how I was not already subscribed to your channel, I've learned so much from your tutorials. Thank you!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing!

Thank u so much !!! This is a fantastic tutorial.

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Such a good hack, thank you for sharing.

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Sooo helpful! Thank you so much!!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

Thanks I found some thin foam and wrapped it around till it fit properly. It works!

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know!

This is a great video! Thanks, Angie! For anyone trying to gauge the space on a Maker, I used 6 wooden coffee stir sticks bound together tightly with those tiny rubber bands used for hair braids. It is exactly the right height!

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@fernandamayoral3197

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha Americans will use everything but metric system

@Vacilando22

Жыл бұрын

Would you mind measuring the depth of said 6 coffee sticks? I don't have any cricut pens or coffee stir sticks 😂

@profwemo

Жыл бұрын

@@Vacilando22 I had to google the thikness of a coffee stir stick 😅

I’m so happy I discovered your channel. I’m about to purchase a Cricut Maker and your videos help eliminate the fears I have as a beginner.

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@AbiNomac

3 жыл бұрын

@@AngieHolden - Thank you Angie, your tutorials will be with me every step of the way.

Great info. Thank you so much.

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I am learning a lot from your videos. Thank you!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

This Video is Priceless Hack. Thank you.

Thanks for the great info!!!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Any time!

Girl! You rock! Thank u for sharing

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thank you so much for this video! 💗

@AngieHolden

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is so cool. I've never used the markers in my Cricut but definitely plan to soon.

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Thanks, I found this very informative

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very good hack for pens with cricut ! 🥰👍

Thanks, Angie!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thank you so much. 💓

Genius! Thank you!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Awesome info!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is a fantastic video. I had just purchased the pip squeaks for my Joy. Now they’ll work on my Maker as well. Love items that work that only cost $1!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@KathysScraps

3 жыл бұрын

Elaine Pierce, can I ask? Where did you find the Crayola Pip Squeak markers? I need more

@elenawebb1864

Жыл бұрын

@@AngieHolden pp

Creative! Thank you!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Wonderful

wow i bought one of these grips cause in my mind i should be able to use different pens in my cricut machine and i couldnt get it figured out cause i didnt know i could remove the original holder . im glad i came across this video thanks

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Thank you absolutely learned you’re awesome!

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

❤🎉Oh my goodness!! Thank you very much

@AngieHolden

10 ай бұрын

No problem 😊

Brilliant hack! Thanks

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is awesome! You're the best. Now I can finally buy that giant Sharpie mega bulk pack from Costco, man I've been eyeing that thing for a while hoping I can find a way to use it in my cricut! This is gonna be fun lol. Thank you :)

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Thank you! game changer hack!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Right?!??

Thank you Angie for this video was very helpful and thank you for explaining very well! Hugs Liz...

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Excellent video. Very informative

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great hack! Thanks 😊

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

thank u so much. This is awesome

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

3D print the adapters, works like a charm!

My Cricut machine is the original 2014 Explore (10 years old now and still love it!), and I have always had the biggest problem using the actual Cricut brand pens in their own pen holder that came with the machine! They will get halfway through writing the message and then POP OUT ALL ON THEIR OWN! Ruins the project run and I have to start over. It was so frustrating. So, first I bought that set of 3 (pink, blue, mint) adapters for Sharpie markers shown in the video -- they work perfect for Sharpies - highly recommend those if you love Sharpies. But then I wanted to use my beloved Pilot G-2 1.0mm ball point pens, so I tried the dollar tree foam pencil grip hack and O.M.G. it is perfect!!! Now I use the cheap little foam pencil grip more than any other adapter because it basically works for EVERY type of pen (at least, all the ones that I have tried). This hack works for sure!!

Love ur vids!! Always share ur dummies vid on Facebook. Love it!!!

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

You rock!

You're awesome thank you once again....

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

Thank you so much

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

No problem!

This is a way late reply, but I'm loving your huge library of videos; they're still valuable for users, even years later! This was extra useful for me because - while I don't mind buying Cricut brand pens - I can't find just normal 1.0 markers in plain colors! I have a set of metallics, but if I want just basic colors of the rainbow, I'm stuck with 0.4 fine points. So, even as a Cricut loyalist, I needed this hack🙂 Thanks!

@AngieHolden

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This helps me so much this machine gets expensive to use.. thnx so much

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

THANK YOU!!!

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

No problem!

I’m late to the party but I got a pack of 12 adapters on Amazon for $5. I do have some gel pens I’m totally gonna try this with. Thanks

i saw somewhere that a craft popsicle stick under neath the tip is a great measurer

Squeaky brand spanking new learner! I’ll be watching more! You were the 1st person that I watched where Joy came out because I wanted one and Shhhhh I still do. My daughter opted for the Cricut Explorer Air ll. Thank you for your information and inspiration ✌🏼💕😊

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Happy to have you!

@lauramartin7300

3 жыл бұрын

You will learn alot from Angie..

@jesseelisabeatty8205

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

This is awesome! I use the Pilot Frixion erasable pens to mark fa ice because they are heat sensitive and the markings disappear when I iron them. I have been pulling my hair out as none of the points are long enough to touch the fabric in my Cricuit. I am going to get some of the grips from the Dollar Tree tomorrow and see if that will do the trick. Thank you

@chandellecarter5247

Жыл бұрын

Did this work? Trying to find a solution for the Frixion pen as well!

Thank you so much for your videos. I am a new " cricuter". I have the Maker😋

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

thanks for the video. Before i watched this i had some painters tape laying next to me and so i used tape as a simple solution to hold the marker in the machine..

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

Great tutorial! I really appreciated that you showed several different hacks. Do you have a video or advice on choosing which pens to use with which types of projects/materials? I'm going to be writing on some balsa wood and looking for recommendations.

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

I don't. Writing on balsa I would do something that dries really quickly as it will run badly.

great to know

OMG, This is brilliant! I searched high and low (I'm a teacher, I should have those pencil grips, right!?) and could not find one! However, I did have some stretchy Coban on hand that worked PERFECT!

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Didn't think of the pencil grips for this. I 've used them on my crochet hooks. I'll be stealing from there. lol I put a cricut marker in my maker, took another marker to draw a line on it, for where it sat in machine, then matched to another marker ,drew a line. also I had cricut marker in, placed a stick under it to see for depth, as you did with the paper. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR VIDEOS!!! very helpful. Watching you is why I choose the maker..

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

YES! I had trouble seeing the lines with the pencil grip on it so came up with the paper but you can do that too!

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

YES! I had trouble seeing the lines with the pencil grip on it so came up with the paper but you can do that too!

I received some Zicoto pens as a gift, and they do not work as is. I wrapped a 2" piece of duct tape around lower portion of pen along with the provided Cricut pen adapter and it works. Your video gave me the idea. Thanks!

@AngieHolden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you! ♥ Just what I needed :) I wonder if a strip of adhesive craft foam can be used to wrap around most frequently used pens. I am going to try that :) Thank you again! ♥

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

Got a pack of 15 adapters from Etsy that are marked with the type of pen they work with for about $7 - $10 total. Haven’t tried them yet but they look just like the adapters in this video

@Sadipa89

Жыл бұрын

Have you tried them yet? I'd love a link if you're happy with them.

If you own a 3d printer the adapters are very easy to print with a little know how. I say a little know how because you should probably use a filament called TPU and it is a little trickier to use than printing with PLA. PLA will work but it is much stiffer and you may not get the grip you would with TPU. The files are available on pretty much all of the web sites that have .stl files available.

Thank you so much. I just bought a maker on market place and it did not have a pen holder.

Thank you Angie for your informative video. Cricut doesn't have any super fine point gold pens & I have a couple of ones I found at an office supply store that I think I can now use with your hack.

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@ehodge54

3 жыл бұрын

@@AngieHolden I was able to do your hack & it worked perfectly! Thanks again, Angie!

That pencil grip is a fantastic idea!!!

@AngieHolden

Жыл бұрын

It really is!

@MichelleColeCreates

Жыл бұрын

I just cleaned out a basket and found a pack of 10 of those grips! Score!!!

Hello Angie! Amazing tutorial as always. Do you use the same process used on the explorer and maker with the Joy with the smaller crayons markers? How do you measure the depth or height for the tip, from the marker or pen? I saw you using a piece of paper.

@AngieHolden

3 жыл бұрын

Here is the video for the Joy: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYCLk6ytoM6xdLw.html

I’m a complete newb at Cricut. I bought some markers a while back for signing my tumblers. I’ll try the hack with these but I have a question. Have you tried permanent markers on vinyl such as Oracle 651 or 631? And thank for the writing font filter hack! This will help me so much! I may just use mine tomorrow after 2 weeks of looking at it.

@AngieHolden

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't used markers on vinyl!

I did find a set of adapters at Amazon that has 7 adapters in the set. It will work with a really wide variety of pens

@audra6403

2 жыл бұрын

link?

@halenarose5653

2 жыл бұрын

LINK!!!!! Seconded! Thanks fellow crafter!

I have a Cricut explore1 machine so would i jiust load the pin in the slot where the blade goes and will infusible pens work that way and thanks for making this video.