Hello,
I’ve had my LokLik iCraft for a few weeks now and wanted to cut silhouettes for Halloween decorations out of 2mm wood chipboard. I’ve experimented a bit with the force, speed, and number of passes. Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten a good result. If I use more than one pass, the design slips. If I only do one pass at 11 force, it still hasn’t been cut through. Maybe someone can help me or has cut wood chipboard before. Best regards
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I don’t have the cutter but are you using the right blade for the cut?
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Thanks for the tip, I used the deep cutting blade. And he also cuts the wood in 3-4 passes. The small details are also correct, only the outermost line slips 
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Is this your first cutting machine? I have used painters tape on outside of thicker items and things I cut with a deep cut blade I recommend trying thing.
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And you’ll need to use a purple Strong Grip cutting mat.
Do you need to use such a thick board? Heavier weights of cardstock (eg. 300gsm) are quite strong.
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Yes it’s all a bit of trial and error. But as mentioned before making sure you are using the deep point blade and a strong grip mat (normal purple). I also using masking tape/ painters tape, to tape my blank down on each side to the mat to help it stay in place. Also, the rubber rings on the machine should be moved to either side to avoid movement of the wood. I would try just cutting a square and a circle until you get the right cut settings. Chipboard is quite a dense wood. Even though it is within the thickness limit, chipboard has a high density count. I would try something like balsa wood instead which has a lower density count.
Also this is a link for your reference as to the materials the iCraft can handle. LOKLiK cutting parameters They actually don’t say it can cut wood.
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Thank you for the helpful feedback. I’ll try it with balsa wood in the near future. I now cut out the motifs with a laser cutter. Now all you have to do is paint them and attach a string of lights. Pictures will follow when it’s finished. 
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It’s definitely better suited to a laser cutter than the iCraft. Looking forward to seeing your project photos when it’s finished. 
I’m so glad you explore this type of material.I didn’t even know that icraft can cut this. I’m a bit scared if something happens because of the thickness of the material that it can cause internal damages to the machine.Hope it works well.
Please be aware of the risk if you try wood, etc. if your machine is fairly new.
Any damage caused to the machine when using a material that’s not on the approved materials list would probably invalidate your warranty.
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