How to Use the Scoring Wheel with the Cricut Maker

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Do you have a Scoring Wheel for your Cricut Maker? Did you even know there was such a thing? With the adaptive tool system, you can easily change out the tools on the Cricut Maker, making your ability to craft and create as expansive as your imagination. Let me show you how to use the scoring wheel with the Cricut Maker and tell you a few things that will make you realize just how awesome it is!

I’ll be honest: until I came across a simple project I wanted to make, I really had no intention of adding a Scoring Wheel to my Cricut machine tools. I just couldn’t imagine that I would use it very often or that it could do much, beyond making cards. Boy, was I wrong! I first used it to create score lines for a gift box and it got my mind reeling with all of the possibilities. It’s now on my list of must-have tools for the Cricut Maker {for use with the Cricut Maker only}.

How to Use the Cricut Scoring Wheel

Cricut Design Space has all kinds of images and projects that use scoring lines. When you select an image, you’ll clearly see which lines will be scored and which lines will be cut. In the simple gift card holder shown in the image below, you can see that the Scoring Wheel will be used to create lines that make it easy to fold the card into shape before gluing.

If you’re adventurous, in addition to the projects ready to cut, you can also create your own projects with score lines. When you select a shape, you’ll also find the option to create a score line. It can be laid anywhere on your image and rotated as needed to create a score line in the perfect place. This means you can create cards in any shape you want and place a score line right where you want it to fold.

In addition, with the latest update to Cricut Design Space, you can use the pull-down menu on the tool bar to change the linetype on any shape to a score line.

When you send the project to the Cricut Maker, you’ll place the Scoring Wheel in clamp B, score the project, getting crisp creases with just one pass, then switch to the Fine Point Blade, and cut. The machine walks you through each step so it’s foolproof.

When the shape has been cut, you’ll have extra-deep score lines for easy folding and a flawless finish when crafting with paper and cardstock.

In addition to the Scoring Wheel shown in the photos above, Cricut also makes a Double Scoring Wheel. While the Single Scoring Wheel makes a single-line score, the Double Scoring Wheel creates two parallel score lines that are perfect for scoring heavier and/or coated materials like poster board and kraft board.

Like I was, you might be stuck thinking the Scoring Wheel is really designed for cards and simple gift boxes but it goes well beyond those ideas to bring any crease and fold project to life, including three dimensional wall art {like fun mounted animal heads that would look so fun in a child’s room or nursery}, home decor {like vases and planters}, and small structures. With up to ten times more pressure than the Scoring Stylus, the patented wheel design takes on basic materials with ease.