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    Old 02-06-2012, 02:10 PM
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    Ugh I have many of them and found them no different then the expensive brand name ones. So sorry to hear yours are lemons. Did you get them recently?
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    Old 02-06-2012, 03:12 PM
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    Check Margaret and make sure you don't have two blades together. They come two per package---when I first purchased them I thought it was one blade and put both in my cutter. It didn't cut! They have oil between them to keep them from sticking---be careful though in moving them apart.

    I have been using them for over a year and have had really good luck with them---after I discovered they came two per pack.

    Good luck!
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    Old 02-06-2012, 04:04 PM
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    I've had the same blade in my cutter for what seems likes forever and no complaints. I do a fair amount of cutting, probably nothing like some of the really prolific quilters here on the board, but I like the blades from Harbor Freight.
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    Old 02-06-2012, 04:51 PM
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    I heard they were so good and much cheaper than the others but I hate them. I bought 4 packs and they will not cut for me either. I just stick to the little higher brands. Cheaper in the long run for me
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    Old 02-06-2012, 05:57 PM
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    I have not had good luck with them.
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    Old 02-06-2012, 06:14 PM
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    I have used several packs and no problem. Although I have found if there are 2 stuck together, they won't cut butter.
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    Old 02-06-2012, 08:24 PM
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    I buy them all the time. I changed the blade just today, and had problems with it not cutting. It wasn't the blade
    but how it lined up in my cutter. I loosened the screw, wiggled the blade (carefully, as to not cut myself)
    Tightened everything back together, and away I went. It just wasn't lined up right, and wasn't rolling when I cut
    with it. I could tell, it was 'pushing' the fabric. Hope this helps anyone that has had a similar problem.
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    Old 02-07-2012, 10:27 AM
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    I've used them day in and day out for months now....never had a problem. Love 'em and the price!!
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    Old 02-08-2012, 07:14 PM
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    i am sew with you! i bought those blades online, and they chewed the fabric worse than a dull blade, i bought them
    online. bad purchase
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