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#21
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Glenmoore, PA
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Originally Posted by MzMcKee
Have any of you used the sharpeners that are out there for the blades? Do they work?
#24
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Missouri
Posts: 959
I have a sharpener for my blades and try to sharpen them a couple times. When they no longer cut well through several layers of fabric I change it. There is no set time, I hate when it starts skipping and doesn't give me a nice cut.
#25
I replace mine when it is "skipping" and I need to go over it more than once. Of course, when you run over a pin that is hiding on your cutting board ( :thumbdown: :thumbdown: ) that does not help.
I did purchase one of those sharpeners at JoAnns - the small rotary one - in hopes of when I AM a dummy and manage to run over a pin I could reclaim the blade a bit. It doesn not work badly but never as well as a new blade.
I just bought a stack of new blades from
http://jhittlesewing.funoverload.com...new_items.html
They work great and a lot less expensive than retail. I will change them more frequently now!!
I did purchase one of those sharpeners at JoAnns - the small rotary one - in hopes of when I AM a dummy and manage to run over a pin I could reclaim the blade a bit. It doesn not work badly but never as well as a new blade.
I just bought a stack of new blades from
http://jhittlesewing.funoverload.com...new_items.html
They work great and a lot less expensive than retail. I will change them more frequently now!!
#26
Originally Posted by texas granny
I keep useing mine untill it doesn't cut well if there are a lot of missed threads say I will replace it or just turn it around. use that side for a while then change to a new blade.
It all depend on how often you use your cutter and how many differnt ones you have.
It all depend on how often you use your cutter and how many differnt ones you have.
#27
Originally Posted by dls
I use titanium blades and they last a very long time.
#28
In a class I took last year, I learned a tip about making the blades less likely to develop nicks. After making a cut, I (and many other folks too) use the rotary cutter with blade exposed to push or slide the just cut piece away from the ruler. By sliding the blade along the surface of the cutting mat, this apparently causes the blade to nick. The class instructor advised that we never use the cutter to push a piece of fabric. Hope this makes sense. As far as changing blades, I usually wait until it's just not cutting smoothly or I end up with a spot or two where the blad did not cut thru both (or all) layers of the fabric.
#30
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Northeast Colorado
Posts: 422
I purchased a sharpener for the rotary blades and I cant say that I am too pleased with it. Either I am not using it right or the darn thing is no good. There are two kind. Mine is a twelve inch channel with emory or some such material in between two channels....My friend had a circular one that she likes.
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