ManiacQuilter2

I am really bad at changing blades. My friend Gracie is trying to get me to break this bad habit.

Jean in Ohio13452

So True.... it goes the same with Dentures..

carolynjo

Put a white towel on the table and, working from left to right, take your cutter apart, laying each part down on the towel. put the new blade in in place and, working backwards, (right to left), replace the pieces. You should be able to replace the parts correctly. Good luck.

citruscountyquilter

I was quilting with a friend recently and she was complaining about her rotary cutter chewing her fabric. She had just put in a new blade. I told her to check the washer on the cutter to see if it was put in correctly and to also see if she had more than one blade in the cutter. Sure enough, she had two blade stuck together. So easy to do with the oil they ship the blades with. She put just one in and her cutter worked like cutting through butter.

danydany

There is a little tool to help change your rotary cutter blade. It's a magnetic wand you use so you don't have to touch the blade itself. See it here:
https://www.missouriquiltco.com/shop...de-replacement

Good luck.
...dany

Snooze2978

I found I got more mileage on my blades on my self-healing mats than my regular cutting mat. So when I went to upgrade/enlarge my cutting table I searched for a self-healing mat as a replacement. I also picked up a blade sharpener at Nancy's Notions. I seem to use my blades for a much longer period now and then I hit them with the blade sharpener to add a little extra life on them. Once they're pretty much spent for fabric cutting I sharpen them one more time and use them for cutting everything but fabric. I have a 60mm rotary cutter marked for just that so I don't mix them up. I warn all who come to play in my sewing room the rules for my rotatry cutters too. They are marked for safety sake but you know how things can go when you just grab a cutter and start cutting.

gmcsewer

I think that some skipping is because the mat has a cut in it or several cuts. Try a different cutter and see. or try a different mat.

Michellesews

We try to SQUEEZE every bit out of them since they are so expensive!

bearisgray

Check e-bay for deals

tessagin

Often if I just clean and scraps or fibers that works for me. I don't do well with online purchases, It's like we'll just send the "junk' to her and make her think she's got a deal. I send it right back. I just wait for coupons and dbuy local.