Harbor Freight cutter blades problem?
#11
Considering the price of the blades, I don't have an issue with an occasional bad one. I'd much rather get a bad $0.75 blade than a bad $2 one!
I just opened a new pack of the HF blades, the first one must have had a burr on it as it would skip every so often. I tried sharpening it, but I think my sharpener is too far gone to be useable at this point, since that only made the blade worse. So I chucked it & put another blade on my cutter, and it worked fine.
I just opened a new pack of the HF blades, the first one must have had a burr on it as it would skip every so often. I tried sharpening it, but I think my sharpener is too far gone to be useable at this point, since that only made the blade worse. So I chucked it & put another blade on my cutter, and it worked fine.
#13
I have tried the HF blades and I will buy them in a pinch. I buy the brand name blades when I find them on sale and save myself a lot of aggravation. If you live close to a Hancock's Fabric store, every time there is a 50% off quilting notions sale, stock up on the multi blade packs. I still have many packs of the five blades that I bought for 50% off and the price then was $14.99. I got them for about $8. I think they are about triple in price now. My quilting friends that were with me when I bought several packs at the sale said why do you need that many? Now they are buying them at outrageous prices and I'm not.
#14
Originally Posted by nannyrick.com
I purchased a lot of these and just used them for the first time and I,m having a terrible time.
They are shredding the fabric, not sharp at all.
Am I doing something wrong? I have always used Olfa or Dritz..
I can't believe these would cut carpet.
Has anyone else ever had a problem?
Thanks.
They are shredding the fabric, not sharp at all.
Am I doing something wrong? I have always used Olfa or Dritz..
I can't believe these would cut carpet.
Has anyone else ever had a problem?
Thanks.
#18
I just tried these blades and noticed skipping and a bit of shredding. I will flip it over and see what happens, or pitch it and try a new one. Here is my dilemma...why in the heck did I go through 5 Olfa blades last year???? I use a new Olfa mat or my new 4x8 cutting table mat. It seems that I can only get one decent size project out of those blades, but I know it must be something I am doing.. :(
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