madamekelly

I know why I put off changing my blade. My grandma who taught me to sew, was raised in the depression and I absorbed her reluctance to be wasteful. That is my story and I am sticking to it. ( Sounds better than I am a cheap old broad.)

giquilt

I had wondered about the sharpner good to see it works

QuiltnLady1

I'd love to say that I change my blades as soon as they start skipping, but it seems that as soon as I change a blade it starts skipping. I don't hit pins but seem to hit the edge of the cutting mat and the granite under it. Sigh -- and I think I have every sharpener made and none of them work.

Jan in VA

The Olfa blades are so darn expensive it's hard to make ourselves change them regularly. Since I began to buy mine (45mm) at Hancocks of Paducah in the 10-count packs, I've "mostly" gotten over that ridiculousness. 10 blades for less than $30 and Olfa brand --you can't beat it!

http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/s.nl....f?search=Olfa

Jan in VA

K-Roll

madamekelly you made me laugh. Signed, another cheap old broad.

Jan in VA - thanks for the link!

Jingle

I am guilty too. When you think of the price per blade they really aren't that expensive.
Some blades seem to last a very long time, others not so long.

shasta5718

I think we all fight change because they are quite pricey. I know that at 4-5 dollars a pop I wait until I have to change.

csknott

That is a very good price. Are they this price all the tim? Or is this a special for a little while?

callen

I would like to order my blades online also but they won't ship blades to Canada (from what I was told) so I wait until Fabricland has their 1/2 price sale. 5 Olfa blades cost $65.00 here + tax !! I tried the Grace company blade sharpener (at the cost of $75.00 here) & as far as I'm concerned it's a piece of junk. I have tried & tried & tried to sharpen blades & even my hubby did the same & I can't even get them to cut a single layer of fabric & even that's hit & miss. Maybe I got a lemon but this stuff today that's made in China is sure not quality.

kdid82

thanks for the reminder, that's what is wrong with mine!!