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Old 11-01-2010, 03:53 AM
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thequilteddove
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If you go on line to try to find Harbor Freight for those blades, do a search for Pack of 2 Carpet Cutter Replacement Blades
once you're on their site :)

Also to extend the life of your blade: wad up a piece of tin foil and roll you blade over it a bunch of times :)

Originally Posted by mac
If you also remember to oil your rotary cutter when your rotary cutter is getting clogged with lint, it will stay sharper longer. I take mine apart often and oil the blade and plastic as soon as see lint built-up around the blade. Just a light film of oil does it, you don't want it to be sloppy with oil.

I hesitate to change my blades because they are so expensive to buy. Nowadays you can sharpen them yourself or you can go to Harbor Freight Tools and buy blades to fit the 45mm rotary cutter for set of blades for just $2.00. So at $1 apiece I change my blades a lot more often.
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