I just changed my rotary cutter blade - and wow, it does suddenly cut so smooth!How long was I using that blunt blade? Not sure, but definitely ways too long! Am I ever going to learn to change my blades more often?
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I just changed my rotary cutter blade - and wow, it does suddenly cut so smooth!
I do the same thing...
Retired teacher, loving it.
Love quilting also.
I too try to get as much cutting from a blade. It seems I always nick a new blade on the corner of an acrylic ruler!Originally Posted by Homespun
A Good Friend, like an old quilt, is both a Treasure and a Comfort
Isnt it something to have a sharp blade, nothing like it to show us how dull our old blade really was. I do the same with needles, I hear a pop pop pop sound and think, hmm, better change it out. Thanks for the reminder, I will change both blade and needle today.
Sandra
I do the same thing, then wonder why I wait so long. How about your seam ripper? How dull does that have to get before we replace????
you are not alone!
A quilt is like a good life. It's full of mistakes, but, in the end, it looks pretty good.
Blades, needles, seam rippers, and scissors get dull?
I, too, tend to wait too long to replace or get sharpened.
I toss my blade the first time it skips. I know it's not going to heal itself if I wait. LOL When a seam ripper won't cut a thread without a tug, out it goes. Blade and rippers are too cheap not to have to use at their best.
I love my life!
I think all of us (especially when you are on a limited budget) try to get every inch of cutting we can out of a blade. They are very expensive and I hate to spend the money. You are in good company.
Blades are not very expensive if you buy them online, or through Harbor Freight. Makes it easier to change them when they get dull if you don't have to apply for credit to pay for them. -IMHO
If you always do, what you have always done, The results never change. Change is the wings you give yourself.
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