How Do I Sharpen the Thread Cutter on 99K?
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I remove it from the machine and use one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Lansky-Sharpen.../dp/B0001WP32W
It works pretty well.
Cari
http://www.amazon.com/Lansky-Sharpen.../dp/B0001WP32W
It works pretty well.
Cari
That might do the trick. It might depend on the diameter of the stick. Did you sharpen the outside edge, or from the inside of the cutter?
~ Cindy
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Using the thread cutter on the machine is a habit I've never gotten into. I do use it occasionally if I realize I hauled my scissors off somewhere.
The one on the 99 is spring steel - a very hard metal so you need a file/stone hard enough to cut the metal. Otherwise you just end up wearing down the file.
The one on the 99 is spring steel - a very hard metal so you need a file/stone hard enough to cut the metal. Otherwise you just end up wearing down the file.
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I remember this number because I hadn't seen it before (or since).
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I'm wondering the same thing about the thread cutter on the Kenmore 117-95 that I've just got in operating condition after 25 years in a corner. It was my mother's and is one year younger than I am. The manual doesn't mention removing the cutter but I cannot imagine sharpening it in place. I'd try sharpening it from the cutting edge inward, the way Dad taught me to file an axe. It's counter-intuitive but really works.
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