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02-06-2012, 05:36 AM

#21

marymay

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Orange Park,Fl

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I have never had a problem with them. Have been using for 2 years.Maybe you just got a bad pack.

02-06-2012, 05:45 AM

#22

Anna O

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Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: Omaha, NE

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I have periodic times when a package was bad. Just return them. For the price I just keep a supply on hand.

02-06-2012, 05:51 AM

#23

Stitchnripper

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Location: Mableton, GA

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I've been using them exclusively in my 45 mm. cutters - I have an Olfa and Fiskars - and they work just fine. No complaints yet.

02-06-2012, 05:52 AM

#24

mrs. fitz

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Join Date: Sep 2008

Location: West New York, New Jersey

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Maybe I've just been lucky. I've been using them for a while and never had a problem.

02-06-2012, 07:14 AM

#25

Kath12

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Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: Clinton, IA

Posts: 422

Sometimes you have the screw too tight. Try loosening it a bit and see if it helps. The first blade I tried it did nothing but shred the fabric, after loosening the screw it worked great

02-06-2012, 07:16 AM

#26

quiltmom04

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Join Date: Jan 2009

Location: PA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by margaret53

I know may comments have been posted about these blades--both good and bad. I opened my first packet of them today and I couldn't cut with them! I had to press really hard to cut paper. I turned the blade around thinking maybe it only had one cutting side--still not luck. I was just so mad that I had to tell someone!

I got some and they cut through the fabric like butter. My friend got some and she had the same experience as you. As they are designed to cut carpet , I imagine if they don't cut fabric , they would be considered defective and you could return them.

02-06-2012, 07:16 AM

#27

petlover

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Location: Clearwater Kansas

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I would return them, as I have had good luck with the ones I have purchased from them.

02-06-2012, 07:43 AM

#28

Grace MooreLinker

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Oregon

Posts: 1,904

I use them all the time have had several bad ones but the cost you can't complain to much. take them back so the store knows the
product does have bad ones mixed in.
I now need to ffind a good blade sharping tool. The one I've tried don't work very well for me.