dull! dull! dull!
08-19-2013, 10:35 AM
#41
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I use my rotary blade sharpener which is electric. It is loud but gets the job done. I keep an old blade case labeled old so if I am in a hurry I can place it in the case to be sharpened later. In the kitchen a sharp blade IMO is not an option I will stop what ever cutting I am doing to sharpen.
08-19-2013, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mousie
I used to be so bad about changing my sewing machine needles until I found this board. Before learning to quilt, I bet I sewed dozens of garments with the same needle! 
...now don't you feel better? 
...now don't you feel better?
08-20-2013, 04:47 AM
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I bought some of the titanium blades to try and just put a new one in. It leaves one thread on it's path.....yes, ONE thread!!! I'm going to have to change to another blade. I'm hoping that this was just a fluke. I'm not happy with the quality of this one!!!
Originally Posted by katesnanna
What did you run over? Isn't titanium meant to be very hard? When I cut fabric that is the only thing on my cutting mat.
08-20-2013, 07:58 AM
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I guess I'm just very cheap. I prefer to think of it as thrifty but I tend to try to get every inch of use from things. I have a rotary blade right now that I just chgd. but has a nick on it already. Got to go back & cut that one or two threads that don't cut the first time. What a drag!
08-20-2013, 09:26 AM
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Pat G, I'm the same way. I use my machine needles, until they tell me they need changing. There's no way, I'm gonna admit how long I've used the current one. 
Seriously, it still makes perfect stitches and the machine purrs like the day I bought it, so I see no good reason to throw it out, "just because." The Quilt Police would hate me! 
Seriously, it still makes perfect stitches and the machine purrs like the day I bought it, so I see no good reason to throw it out, "just because." The Quilt Police would hate me!
08-22-2013, 02:33 PM
#48
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Originally Posted by Neesie
Pat G, I'm the same way. I use my machine needles, until they tell me they need changing. There's no way, I'm gonna admit how long I've used the current one. Seriously, it still makes perfect stitches and the machine purrs like the day I bought it, so I see no good reason to throw it out, "just because." The Quilt Police would hate me!
Seriously, it still makes perfect stitches and the machine purrs like the day I bought it, so I see no good reason to throw it out, "just because." The Quilt Police would hate me! I do agree about the rotary cutter - the difference between enjoying cutting and hating it. How does one sharpen the cutter on their machine?
08-22-2013, 05:01 PM
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AAAAARRRG, scream. I replaced the blade in my Matelli rotary cutter yesterday, nicked a template this afternoon and now I am back to where I was before, no clean cuts. One new blade is left in the pack but oh that cutter was smooth as silk. Cutter gets the last blade tomorrow.
I put a sticky note on the top of my machine when I change a needle with the date, size and needle type. It is the only way I can remember.
I put a sticky note on the top of my machine when I change a needle with the date, size and needle type. It is the only way I can remember.
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