What can the Cricut Explore Air 2 cut?

Material	Multi-Cut	Pressure Setting	Blade Type	Cutting Mat
Tissue Paper	4x	142	Regular	LightGrip
Notebook Paper	Off	145	Regular	LightGrip
Plastic Packaging	Off	155	Regular	LightGrip
Foil Mulberry Paper	Off	155	Regular	LightGrip
Epoxy Mulberry Paper	Off	155	Regular	LightGrip
Copy Paper	Off	158/Paper	Regular	LightGrip
Heavy Office Paper	Off	158/Paper	Regular	LightGrip
Parchment Paper	Off	158/Paper	Regular	LightGrip
Construction Paper	Off	158/Paper	Regular	LightGrip
Cricut® Vinyl	Off	171/Vinyl	Regular	StandardGrip
Dry Erase Vinyl	Off	171/Vinyl	Regular	StandardGrip
Cricut® Chalkboard Vinyl	Off	171/Vinyl	Regular	StandardGrip
Light Printed Paper	Off	175	Regular	LightGrip
Window Cling	Off	175	Regular	StandardGrip
Vellum	Off	180	Regular	LightGrip
Cricut® Iron-On	Off	Iron-On	Regular	StandardGrip
Cricut® Glitter Iron-On	Off	Iron-On +	Regular	StandardGrip
Washi Tape	Off	190	Regular	LightGrip
Adhesive Backed Foil	Off	192	Regular	StandardGrip
Cutting Mat Protector	Off	195	Regular	LightGrip
Transparency	Off	260	Regular	LightGrip
Duck Tape	Off	260	Regular	StandardGrip
Light Chipboard (0.55mm)	Off	260	Regular	StrongGrip
Printed Paper	Off	272/Light Cardstock	Regular	StandardGrip
Light Cardstock	Off	272/Light Cardstock	Regular	StandardGrip
Kraft Paper	Off	Light Cardstock +	Regular	StandardGrip
Light Glitter Paper	Off	286	Regular	LightGrip
Cricut® Cardstock (Solid Core)	Off	Cardstock	Regular	StandardGrip
Cardstock (White Core)	Off	Cardstock	Regular	StandardGrip
Adhesive Backed Cardstock	Off	299/Cardstock	Regular	StandardGrip
Flocked Paper	Off	310	Regular	StandardGrip
Silk*	Off	Fabric	Regular	StandardGrip
Cotton Fabric*	Off	Fabric	Regular	StandardGrip
Polyester	Off	Fabric	Regular	StandardGrip
Burlap*	2x	264	Regular	StandardGrip
Canvas	Off	Fabric +	Regular	StandardGrip
Denim*	3x	321	Regular	StrongGrip
Poster Board	Off	Poster Board	Regular	StrongGrip
Corrugated Paper	2x	275	Regular	StandardGrip
Heavy Watercolor Paper (140lbs)	2x	280	Regular	StrongGrip
Tight Woven Burlap*	2x	300	Regular	StandardGrip
Glitter Epoxy Printed Paper	2x	303	Regular	StandardGrip
Wool Felt	3x	311	Regular	StrongGrip
Glitter Cardstock	2x	325	Regular	StrongGrip
Air Dry Makin’s Clay	Off	340	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Adhesive Backed Wood	2x	255	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Chipboard	2x	300	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Felt*	2x	320	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Stiffened Felt*	2x	320	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Faux Leather	3x	229	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Shimmer Leather	3x	254	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Light Leather	3x	256	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Birch Wood	3x	299	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Cricut® Stencil	3x	317	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Craft Foam	4x	123	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Adhesive Backed Cork Board	4x	135	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Heavy Chipboard	4x	220	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Aluminum Metal	4x	308	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Cricut® Magnet	4x	320	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Acetate	5x	340.5	Deep Cut	StrongGrip
Heavy Leather	5x	337	Deep Cut	StrongGrip

* With stabilizer

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