Why You Can Trust CNET Cricut Releases Venture, Its First Commercial Speed Large Format Cutting Machine
With a 24-inch cutting width, the venture is aimed at those who need to cut a lot of material very quickly.
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Cricut is best known for its vinyl cutters like the Cricut Maker, a machine that people have been using to make hats, shirts, tumblers and a host of other hand-made things for years. I'm not saying that 100% of the stuff made on Etsy uses a Cricut machine, but it's likely a high percentage.
Today Cricut announced its latest addition, the Cricut Venture, a large-format cutting and drawing machine, aimed at those who need to make very big things, or lots of little things, very quickly. Unlike the Cricut Maker 3, which cuts material up to 11 inches wide, the Venture will allow you to cut up to 24 inches wide -- though the specs do say 25 inches wide, it won't cut the full width -- and 75 feet long if you are cutting multiple images, or 12 feet if you are cutting one long cut.
Having a machine that can cut something that long means you could create banners, wall art, or window clings in one long piece, or create an entire batch of products for your Etsy store in short order. The Venture is faster, too, cutting at an announced 61cm or 25 inches a second. The Venture can be adjusted to use the 13- or 25-inch wide Smart Materials from Cricut, or other manufacturers' vinyl using the Cricut cutting mats.
The Cricut Venture is available to purchase on July 25 and starts at $999, or $1,249 with a docking stand to easily move it around your workspace.
Correction, July 19: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated when the Cricut Venture will be available. It goes on sale on July 25.