Have you changed your rotary blade recently?
04-08-2011, 07:16 PM
#21
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Originally Posted by jbud2
Originally Posted by jillaine
Ah sweet joy!
Why on earth did I wait so long to change thee?
Why on earth did I wait so long to change thee?
BUT - what do you do with the old blades? How do you dispose of them??
04-08-2011, 07:28 PM
#22
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Well, I am so cheap! Just realized that, thank you. I use up the blade till there's almost nothing left, then I sharpen it!
The old blade goes in an empty blade container that I saved and marked (literally) USED so I can tell the difference. I re-use them when I cut fleece and paper because I find that both ruin the blades.
There is very little that I actually throw away. Yeah, I'd like to say frugal but, truth is, I'm cheap.
The old blade goes in an empty blade container that I saved and marked (literally) USED so I can tell the difference. I re-use them when I cut fleece and paper because I find that both ruin the blades.
There is very little that I actually throw away. Yeah, I'd like to say frugal but, truth is, I'm cheap.
04-08-2011, 08:03 PM
#24
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Originally Posted by fleurdelisquilts.com
Well, I am so cheap! Just realized that, thank you. I use up the blade till there's almost nothing left, then I sharpen it!
The old blade goes in an empty blade container that I saved and marked (literally) USED so I can tell the difference. I re-use them when I cut fleece and paper because I find that both ruin the blades.
There is very little that I actually throw away. Yeah, I'd like to say frugal but, truth is, I'm cheap.
The old blade goes in an empty blade container that I saved and marked (literally) USED so I can tell the difference. I re-use them when I cut fleece and paper because I find that both ruin the blades.
There is very little that I actually throw away. Yeah, I'd like to say frugal but, truth is, I'm cheap.
04-08-2011, 10:18 PM
#28
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Changed mine last week but haven't cut anything this week at all. Now that I have found out about the Harbor Freight blades, I don't feel bad about changing blades more often. With the price of 5 blades being $54.98, I certainly didn't change them as often as I should have before.
04-08-2011, 10:21 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by gunny148
I was taught to the old way to cut blocks pencil,sissors,and a templet of cardboard... look how far we have come.
04-08-2011, 10:49 PM
#30
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Location: Bardstown, Kentucky
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Originally Posted by jillaine
I looked at Harbor Freight web site and could find no rotary cutting tools or blades. Please advise!
thanks.
thanks.
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