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11-08-2011, 10:00 AM

#31

Cagey

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Southern Wisconsin

Posts: 832

Oh Gosh - bought a pack for the first time last weekend and haven't used them yet. Guess I'd better change my blades and see what I get. Thanks for the heads up.

11-08-2011, 11:36 AM

#32

starlite

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Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: Charlotte, Michigan

Posts: 420

Quote:

Originally Posted by suesews59

I was so excited to try those blades for my rotary cutter from Harbor Freight. My husband goes there all the time and really likes the store. So he bought me 4 packs of them. I finally put one in last nite. Oh my gosh! They were terrible. I thought maybe it was my cutter so I tried them in another cutter. And the same thing.......they skipped and just did not cut properly. My dull blade I was replacing worked better than the new one. So this morning I took them back to the store. They were so nice and did not hesitate at all about giving me a store credit as my husband did not save the receipt. I can't understand how some quilters said they worked so good. I tried mine in my Olfa cutters. Did they have different cutters???

I buy these all the time and just once in awhile I get a bad one but for the most part they work great. I can't beat the price even if some are bad. Janet

11-08-2011, 11:39 AM

#33

wanda lou

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: In the country in Ohio

Posts: 4,380

I have not had any problems, But I will stockup whwn Joanns has Olfa on sale.

11-08-2011, 11:40 AM

#34

3incollege

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Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: western Pa.

Posts: 2,221

you only get what you pay for! I just save alot of aggravation by using the proper tool

11-08-2011, 11:42 AM

#35

New knee

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Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: Macon, Ga

Posts: 272

I, too, had trouble with two of the blades after I had used some before that cut fine. Don't know what made the difference.

11-08-2011, 12:10 PM

#36

sewmary

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Join Date: May 2011

Location: Southeast Wisconsin

Posts: 1,070

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3incollege

you only get what you pay for! I just save alot of aggravation by using the proper tool

I feel the same way. The HF blades I tried were awful and I have so little sewing time as it is that I don't want to keep trying, hoping to get a "good batch". Bought some blades at Joanns with coupons.

11-08-2011, 12:36 PM

#37

cr12cats

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Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: ks

Posts: 1,112

i use the ones that jhittle has-- 10 for 14.95. love them they work great for me and are good and sharp. i've only
used 2 in the last year so they last for me

ihttp://jhittlesewing.funoverload.com/sewing/catalog.php

11-08-2011, 12:52 PM

#38

garysgal

Super Member

Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: in the heart of the awl

Posts: 1,015

check your cutting mat. Mine was shot, I got a new one and they cut great!

11-08-2011, 12:55 PM

#39

mudose8

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Wisconsin

Posts: 279

I got mine when everyone on the board was buying them. So far, so good! Haven't had problems, and they seem to work as good for me as Olfa blades.

11-08-2011, 01:51 PM

#40

Xstitshmom

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Join Date: Jul 2011

Posts: 1,515

I don't like them -- couldn't even get it to rotate properly. Gave a pack to my friend and she didn't like them either. Said these things are awful.

Guess I'm going to still with the blades made specifically for my cutter.