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I let a new quilter use my rotary cutter. She pushed down very hard when she cut her fabric.
Now my rotary cutter skips cutting small pieces of fabric. I have changed the blade twice.
Could the black plastic part have become damaged in some way? It does look a little "off." It wiggles a little bit.
Have you experienced this? Either way, its driving me crazy so I am buying a new one.
You might have to get a new one, if it's not working properly. She must have been pretty heavy handed to have gotten it out of whack like that.
If your blade is wiggling then take the screw off and turn the washer over, the washer may not be on correctly.
This was my initial thought as well.Originally Posted by imsewnso
I'd check the screw. or start all over and re put it on. I had to do that once. maybe she hit your ruler in that on spot. are you sure she didn't drop it. My cat dropped mine right after I put a new blade in it and it skipped a lot. didn't even get to use it b4 it went wonky. She might have taken a nick out of the rotary cutter on the ruler.
put off till tomorrow what you can do today, and if you procrastinate long enough, you may never have to do it.
If you have changed the blade then the handle hub must be damaged. Take it apart and look to see if the hub is still round. She might have pressed had enough to cause a divet or flatten one side of the hub. If that is the case then you will have to buy a new one, bummer!
When DH wanted to use my rotary cutter the first time I told him not to use it like a pizza cutter. He wasn't cutting into a pizza, he was cutting into fabric. I have a spare I let others use.
I had one (can't remember the brand) but I pushed down too hard and distorted the plastic that holds the blade on. It was not repairable.
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When you changed the blade, did you inadvertently apply 2 blades?
Jan in VA
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My brother had never used a rotary. He was cutting marine vynil and it was skipping so he thought 2 blades would cut better and that stuff was thick. Well 2 blades did not work out-the skips only got longer. He had pushed down to hard and the screw on the knob had actually bent. He tried to straighten it but it broke the plastic. After that I cut the rest of the vynil with a new rotary.
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