Originally Posted by goosepoint
Well guy's - I have been telling hubby about the fantastic deals at HF for the 45 mm rotary blades. Today he thought he would help me out and run to get a couple. Some 30 minutes later he comes out with a bag and grinning from ear to ear :lol: He was so sweet. They were on sale he said and he got me a few extras. When I opened the bag I counted 20 PACKS. ;-) He said he did not want me to run out. :thumbup: At $1.25 for a pack of 2 he had my best interest at heart. I think I will ask him to stop by the LQS and pick up a few thing for me :D . Got to love the man :thumbup:
You guys are so funny :D I have 3 different brands of 45mm cutters. 2 are so old I can't even find the name brand but if it tells you anything they came from a store called Piece Goods some 20 years ago. The Fiskers and the 2 older ones worked great with the blades. And no, the little holes did not match up but they pop in and are seated well plus the little button tighten up perfectly. They all worked smoothly. I cut 4 layers of cotton with very little pressure and they made clean cuts. He got them for $1.25 per pack and I figure the way I run over pins and the edges of my patterns they would last just as long as the more expensive brand name blades. 2 weeks ago I was "sawing" and using more pressure that I should have and ran over the end of my little finger. It wasn't cleanly cutting 3 layers of cotton but it went through my 'fake' nail and finger tip with ease :cry: . That thing took nearly 5 days to start healing so that it wouldn't keep opening up. So I have vowed to keep a good supply and not worry about trying to squeeze the last cutting edge out of a blade. The minute they quit cutting smoothly they are history. I know that they may not or are not working for everyone but for me they are doing the trick. :thumbup: Hopefully everyone can take advantage of these 'jewels'.