Originally Posted by barnbum
...I've been using the same blade for an incredible amount of time--a year? That's never happened before.
I saved on old one for cutting batting for ragged flannels--they seem to wreck a mat.
A whole year!?! :shock: Girlfriend, treat yourself to a new blade. You deserve it! A whole year. Good grief! I have to use a new blade at least once a month, twice if I'm working on a lot of projects, especially charity quilts.
I have a used blade that isn't too bad and I use it for cutting out paper, plastic templates, stuff like that. It's clearly marked
'Used' with a sharpy pen so I don't get it mixed up with the fabric blades. I keep the cases they come in and store them in that.
~Tiffany