Originally Posted by
retrogirl02
dad worked in metal business for decades, looked at it and said the gears hadn't been heated properly, likely that the whole batch was bad.
Oh dear. So, I'm gathering the gears are made of steel and weren't put through that second stage of heating to make them less brittle? Is that what your dad said? Why am I not surprised, mine says "Made in China".
How long ago did you get your cutter, and what did Accuquilt do about the gears? Did you get a new one?