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    Old 10-28-2014, 12:25 AM
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    Try turning tighter then the undo way. I live alone and get very annoyed when people at classes tighten my cutter after borrowing saying " it was loose".
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    Old 10-28-2014, 07:54 AM
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    Interesting! After having trouble getting my blades to cut for very long I found that it I LOOSEN the nut I get much more wear out of it. I think having it tight was causing only one section to contact the fabric! Now it "rolls" along while cutting.

    Hope he can un-tighten it!
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    Old 10-28-2014, 07:56 AM
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    Originally Posted by Cass62
    I have learned over the years never to use the word "tighten" when speaking to a man.
    Oh Cass62, that is so true !!! Been there, done that !!
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    Old 10-28-2014, 08:29 AM
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    So you have pliers in your tool kit? Use it but be careful not to pinch yourself. froggyintexas
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    Old 10-28-2014, 08:53 AM
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    shoot, i have to get pliers to open my husbands new eye drops!!
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    Old 10-28-2014, 01:44 PM
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    Brought mine in to the guys at work. Two seconds with a plier. Makes them feel useful
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    Old 10-29-2014, 03:09 AM
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    I took a quilting class and the instructor told us that the cutter nut should not be real tight. It needs to be loose enough for the blade to turn properly. It works better a little loose.
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    Old 10-29-2014, 03:17 AM
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    When my husband tightens things they are so tight. I often have problems getting the cap off the gas tank after he gets gas in the car. I don't let him near my sewing things.
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    Old 10-29-2014, 05:16 AM
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    WD40 is not a lubricant; it will just gum it up. Try a few drops of sewing machine oil.
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    Old 10-29-2014, 05:08 PM
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    I got a DH funny for ya! When DH and I got together, I bought one of the silly can openers where you just push a button and it travels around the can for you. Worked great for a while, then would not work anymore, so I bought a cheap mechanical one. It worked for a few days then it quit working also. I went through about seven can openers, and everyone worked perfect when new, but within a few days they would not work anymore. I was beginning to think they are all made of pot metal or something....then one day I was making spaghetti and DH offered to open the cans for me. I said sure. After he went back to sit in front of the TV, I tried to open the can of chopped olives he missed. The stupid can opener didn't work anymore! What the? So I called DH back in the kitchen to show him, and he tried it. It worked just fine for him. Arrrrg! That is when I decided to watch him open a can. Light bulb moment! Duh, he is left handed, and everytime he used a new can opener, he was holding it so tight, that he actually bent the can opener into a lefty model! I gave him his own lefty opener and now my can opener works great! Lol! Men, can't live without them, and it is illegal to shoot them! lol!
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