The blade housing on my cricut expression is not moving side to side on the belt. Usually when you first power the machine, the housing goes all the way to the left and then back to the right.

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You can perform a reset on the Cricut Expression 2 by following the steps below:

1. Power off the Expression 2 machine.
2. Hold down the magnifying glass, pause, and power buttons all at the same time.
3. Hold until the machine gives a rainbow screen; then release the buttons.
4. Follow the on-screen directions.

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How do I reset the Cricut Expression 2 machine? - Help Center

Give the Cricut a break. Turn the Cricut off and allow it to rest for about 10 minutes each hour. Try using a different cartridge. ... If the Cricut continues to freeze, please contact Member Care through one of the options below for further assistance.

My Cricut machine is freezing during cutting - Help Center

It sounds like it may be out of adjustment. Before taking it back, I’d try readjusting before taking it back. You have to learn your equipment before giving up. Very finicky.

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It depends on the machine the expression 2 the expression and the little machines use markers that fit into the blade housing slot. The explore machines use special markers put out by cricut or there are some called slick writers that fit in the accessory clamp.

If your Cricut machine is not cutting all the way through your material, or is only scoring the material, choose a machine below for specific troubleshooting tips. Fortunately this issue can usually be resolved with basic troubleshooting.

• Cricut Explore
• Cricut Personal, Cricut Create, Cricut Cake, Cricut Cake Mini, Cricut Expression
• Cricut Expression 2, Cricut Imagine
• Cricut Mini

correct cut settings.

Remove the blade housing, then remove the blade and ensure that there are not any bits of paper stuck to the blade or lodged inside the blade housing. Ensure that you replace the blade housing correctly into the machine. Once clean, test your cuts again. If the blade and housing are already free from debris, or cleaning it did not help, proceed to 3.

Try an arm buoyancy test: gently press down on the black arms that surround the blade housing and then release them. Do they bounce right back up, or do they stick or rub in any way? If they stick or rub, please contact Customer Care through one of the options below for further assistance. If they bounce right back up when released, proceed to 4.

Increase the machine pressure settings and try your cuts again. If this does not change the cut result, proceed to 5.

Increase blade depth by turning the dial at the top of the blade housing. If this does not change the cut result, proceed to 6.

Perform a Hard Reset on the machine. If this does not help, proceed to 7.

Check your machine's firmware version. If the firmware is not up to date, perform a Firmware Update using Cricut Craft Room, a Gypsy device, or Cricut Design Studio.

Retry your cuts with a new blade housing.

If the machine is still not cutting through materials, or is only scoring the paper, please contact Customer Care through one of the options below for further assistance.

Forced Firmware Update on the machine through Cricut Sync.

Retry your cuts with a new blade housing. If the issue persists, proceed to 8.

Attempt a Format and Restore on the machine through Cricut Sync. Please note that this step should only be taken if all other steps have failed to resolve the issue.

If this does not resolve the issue, please contact Customer Care through one of the options below for assistance.

new blade. If this does not help, proceed to 5.

Adjust/increase the Multi-Cut setting in the Cricut Craft Room cut preview screen and retry your cuts. If this does not change the cut result, proceed to 6.

Retry a cut using a new blade housing.

If the machine is still only scoring or not cutting through the material, please contact Customer Care through one of the options below for assistance.

Search cricut.com for support faq go to expression 2 search format and reset. Watch the video on format and reset and do as it says. Calibrate when it's finished. If this doesn't work re download ccr after deleting it from your computer.

You say you have a Cricut expression 2 but you say quote"...of how to reset the machine including the rolling of the dials up and down three times!" The problem I have in sorting your problem is that the Cricut expression 2 does not have wheels which work the speed, pressure and size. If you have an expression version 1 machine then there would be 3 wheels on it to adjust the speed pressure and size. Obviously if you have had the machine for 4 years it is out of warranty and I am not sure just what the person did to "fix" your problem. I do recollect a video on you tube with a similar problem however looking at the video he mentions that once it is fixed the blade housing should bounce up if you push it down, does your housing now do the same as the video. In the video Evan did he mentions at the end that the soldering of these wires may not take the first time so this may be a point to check as he mentions that it was travelling the machine that caused the wires to break in the first place. The youtube.com video I am speaking of is http://youtu.be/n7LJnfPdd08, by Evan Craftman. I am assuming that when you called cricut support you called the UK support line. I often speak with support in the USA being from New Zealand it is an overseas call however I have found them very good. If you are able to I would like to see a video of just what your machine is doing. If you dont want to post it here you could email me [email protected].
I do feel very sad that you don't wish to try the Explore as I find it a surpurb machine. I have had my Expression version 1 since early 2009, I have added every Cricut to my family of cricuts and own 3 expression 2's and now an explore. If you had bought a computer 4 years ago and you currently took it to a repair person to get it fixed I am sure their first response would be it would be better to get a new one. Your computer boards appear to be fine maybe you need to take the video to the person who did your fixing as most people who do this sort of work would not understand how the machine runs. I hope this helps and you can get your Cricut working again. If all else fails you may be able to buy a 2nd hand one cheep and have your repair person change the carriages completly.

you have something under the mat or the mat is bent. If you are using Expression which I assume you are if it is cutting on the right then make sure you haven't got your mat kinked. It should line up with the side on the left and the little bar on the base of the machine on the right. Try putting it in portrait made and doing some cuts to see if the same things happen.
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Sheila,
After much useless searching and an hour on hold with Cricut support, I finally got an answer. It would seem that the cradle arm is not a replaceable piece. Cricut can not supply anything to fix the problem. However, I have found that if you can get the cradle arm back into position you can lock it into place with the thumb screw. It will still hold the blade housing and marker/pen housings, you just have to be careful when removing them to make sure you don't damage your project. Hope this helps.

I was reading lots of forums and tech support pages on how to get my Cricut back online. I went to the store and got the Deep Cutting Blade & Housing and I got two replacement blades for the original housing that came with the Cricut. I also bought a pack of new mats. I replaced the original blade with a new one, used a new mat, and tweaked the depth and speed of my cuts and my little Cricut is whirling again!