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For instance, Pewter has an equivalent to the Brass or Bronze setting. Using this scale, we can determine where on the Mohs scale each of the metals on our unofficial list is, and then find the Cricut Material Setting that is equivalent. A diamond is a 10, pencil lead is a 1 on the Mohs Scale. For each material he asked, which materials did it scratch, and which scratched it. The test that Mohs did to determine where things were on his scale of 1-10 was simple. This is more commonly known in the jewelry community, and it rates the hardness of materials and can be used to find the hardness of gemstones and metals.

Or you can determine the relative hardness of each metal that is listed and use that to find a metal that has an equivalent hardness.įortunately, the second method is made super easy when you know about the Mohs Scale of Hardness.

Do this through a lot of testing, trial, and error.

So to decide which of the 6 Cricut Material Settings to use to engrave metals that aren’t on the official list, we have to get a little crafty. What we can assume is that each setting has a different level of force that they apply to engrave. It’s kind of a mystery what each of the Cricut settings actually do because unlike other materials we aren’t able to go into the Customize section of the Material Settings and check. My Unofficial List of Metals the Cricut Can Engraveįinding the Material Setting for All the Possible Metals The Cricut Maker Material Settings List of Metals I also discovered that there is a way to determine the hardness of each metal and find its equivalent Material Setting! What ARE the Metals You Can Engrave with a Cricut? The Official List of Metals to Engrave with a Cricut Maker

Through testing, I came up with a list of 14 metals you can engrave with a Cricut Maker. I wanted to figure out EXACTLY what metals you can engrave with the Cricut Engraving Tool. But, if you look at the Cricut Material Settings you’ll find six metal options are given. If you look on the official Cricut website and read all about the Cricut Engraving Tool it only says it can engrave two metals.