Comments on: Sure Cuts A Lot v3 and eBosser

By: Mykel

Mykel — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 03:58:37 +0000

I have a cricut expression running SCAL2…..for my birthday my husband bought me a cameo….and I want to upgrade to SCAL3, but want to give my sister my cricut and SCAL2. Am I able to upgrade and let her run the cricut and SCAL2 on her computer? Im scared to upgrade, afraid it will mess up scal2 for her. Advice?

By: Duane

Duane — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:43:16 +0000

I have “Make The Cut v 3.2″ and use it on a Expression by Cricut. After seeing the E Bosser and the die cutter by ECRAFT. I am sold. I got my Expression last year and use it exsclusively with MTC and SVG’s. I am always using Inkscape and then MTC v 3.2 for my projects, but now I am thinking of changing to the ECRAFT cutter and upgrading the MTC software. Now the newest version of MTC almost eliminates using Inkscape. And lets face it “Cricut” wants to be exsclusive to themselves. My wife has a Cricut and lots of cartriges and does not use the computer with hers, so she’s fine with using the Cricut that way. Me, I like to make SVG’s and use the computer to make things. I think that I’ll love not using any mat in the cutter and we watch a first grader sometimes and she loves to emboss and cut things. I think the EBosser will work out better for her (and US too). So keep the demos and tutorials coming!!! P.S. I’m sure SCAL 3 is great also. Good to have more than one third party software out there, it keeps the improvements coming for us.

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By: David

David — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:05:10 +0000

Some tips?

I’m new, but running Scal 2 on newly purchased Create.
Your internet must be turned off each time you start Scal but otherwise it is possible to get a computer hooked up to a Cricut. It takes some time, but I own 1 cartridge and don’t need more.
I also use my sharpie pens in my cricut but with $0.30 O-Rings and some tape.
It works great.
Contact paper in wood grain and frosted glass are great for cutting, cost is $8.00 for 18 inches by 25 feet, sometimes 35 feet. You can make all the mistakes you want. Vinyl spray paint works well if you want a new color contact paper!!!
I found a christmas wraping paper with what I would call a chrome back side. That, spray glued to the frosted glass contact paper was cool for creating chrome letters. It tears easily but it was not expensive.

Tape off your cricut mats to protect the border and use mild spray adhesive as needed to re-stick the mat.
Make your mat last longer – flip it over, mark the borders with a dark sharpie. Now spray the back side and use it this way in the machine for a while. Your mats will last almost twice as long.

Again, I’m new to this machine but it’s fun so far.

David

By: Madeline Griggs

Madeline Griggs — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:56:59 +0000

I have SCAL2.043 and love it. I also have the personal cricut cutter, Expression (just bought on sale), and Cricut Imagine. I’ved used SCAL on the personal cutter and would like to know where you to get the free svg files. I have found some sites, but I thought that on one of your videos comparing Gypsy to SCAL that you mentioned having some svg files available on your site. Please let me know where that can be located, thank you so much for all of your information. I know that if I update my firmware, the SCAL 2 will not work so I haven’t updated yet. I do have quite a few cartridges.

By: Chele R

Chele R — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:56:44 +0000

You say that you have the gypsy and scal2 on the same comp. and they work just fine. I have not updated my gypsy because I don’t want anything to quit working!

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:59:09 +0000

I am a diehard SCAL2 user. It is so much more user friendly than Design Studio, which I get so frustrated with. I am still using my Cricut Expressions and am cautious about any updates. I love being able to create my own designs or shop all the great inexpensive sources like SVGcuts or Lettering Delights. I own 35 Cricut cartridges but hundreds of SVG files. When the Expressions dies it will be replaced by a non-ProvoCraft cutter.

By: Christeen Baker

Christeen Baker — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:25:35 +0000

Thanks everyone all your comments have been helpful. I am only new to all this but purchased a baby bug in April here in Australia and because the cartridges are so expensive here I also got SCAL2 which I absolutely love. I also bought Design Studio but find this software no where near as good as SCAL. I recently bought an Expression V2.34 and was delighted that my SCAL2 still works. I was thinking of buying a gypsy to be able to manipulate my Cricut images how I want but am wondering if I do will that stop me being able to use SCAL2. I only have about 10 cartridges but I have a lot more svg files most of which were free so I am reluctant to do anything that would stop me using SCAL2. Any new machines is out of the question for me and most are not available here anyway.

By: dianne davis

dianne davis — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:04:28 +0000

Thanks for sharing this info. Do you know if Sure Cuts Alot 3 will work with a Klic-n-Kut machine & what the price is???

By: Vicki A

Vicki A — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:50:17 +0000

You can have SCAL2 and SCAL3 on the same computer. I’ve had SCAL2 for a couple of years and I got SCAL 3 to use with my eCraft.

I purchased a “new” slightly-used Expression which I upgraded from 2.0 to 2.34 following the instructions on the SCAL website. The upgrade (done just this past week) did not block the use of SCAL which I was worried about.

I bought this “backup Expression” because I was worried my current Expression was going to wear out (Okay, I admit I’ve abused it) and I couldn’t stand the thought of not having SCAL to do my crafts with.

I use my Expression for card making, scrapbooking, all kinds of holiday decorations,and party decorations as well as making gifts. Without it I would limit my craft projects by about 80%.

I also have a Gypsy which I am using just fine. Although I have not updated it for several months. I will not buy new cartridges just so that I do not have to upgrade. Somehow I don’t think that was the result ProvoCraft wanted. I can get just about any image I want elsewhere. SVGcuts, Lettering Delights to name a couple (just Google svg cutting files) and many crafters share their svg files for free.

I have Make the Cut and an eCraft as well. I purchased them because of the whole Provocraft/SCAL/MTC lawsuit stuff but, I don’t love either of those. I can’t get my eCraft to cut properly most of the time. A good training video for that would be marvelous. Right now I’m feeling those purchases were a waste of money.