Harbor Freight Indispensable sewing room aid
11-20-2013, 08:57 AM
#11
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Seguin and Universal City Tx
Posts: 1,969
The rotary blades are 2 in a package for $1.99. They are called Carpet Cutter Replacement Blades and are in the Floor Installation aisle. Some quilters have had bad experiences with them, but I have been using them since 2009 with no problems at all. They re-sharpen with my reg little blade sharpener and cut just as well as the 35.00 pack of 5 does. There have been several "interesting" threads on the subject...I will continue to buy and use them with my Olpha rotary cutter. The only downer for me is that they only come in the 45mg size! I can live with that! Hope this helps...at least buy one and judge for yourself!
11-20-2013, 09:19 AM
#14
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Kenai, Alaska
Posts: 1,150
magnetic bowl
I absolutely love these magnetic bowls. 
I keep straight pins in one and safety pins in another, etc. When pins fall I just sweep the floor with a bowl. Voila! All picked up. They are on sale now for $3.00. http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-...tm_source=1010
I keep straight pins in one and safety pins in another, etc. When pins fall I just sweep the floor with a bowl. Voila! All picked up. They are on sale now for $3.00. http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-...tm_source=1010
11-20-2013, 01:46 PM
#15
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
Posts: 3,992
I love my magnetic bowls, especially when I am un-pinning. I just toss the pins or the safety pins at the bowl. Very rarely does a pin not make it to the bowl. And I am especially careful to keep my electronics away from the bowls.
11-20-2013, 09:54 PM
#18
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 10
Rotary cutters
They are the 1 3/4. I will be making a trip to Harbor freight!!!
Thanks for the Idea!!
11-20-2013, 10:13 PM
#19
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 724
I just got a tool carrier to put my sewing machine in for easy transport to quilt class. $20.00. It's not fancy but it has wheels 
http://www.harborfreight.com/20-inch...-bag-3264.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/20-inch...-bag-3264.html
11-21-2013, 05:10 AM
#20
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Horse Country, FL
Posts: 7,341
I found a little LED flashlight that can hang from the top of my machine (on the needle side). It works for me when I sew at night. The light has one bulb on one end. One of the sides has all LED. It looks like a rectangle with rounded corners, is about palm-size, and way less $$ than the ones that attach with a magnet that I see in sewing catalogs. The hangar is built in and is easy to pull out when needed. Bad description, but just go look in the flashlight section.
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