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Cagey 11-08-2011 10:00 AM

Oh Gosh - bought a pack for the first time last weekend and haven't used them yet. Guess I'd better change my blades and see what I get. Thanks for the heads up.

starlite 11-08-2011 11:36 AM


Originally Posted by suesews59 (Post 4648252)
I was so excited to try those blades for my rotary cutter from Harbor Freight. My husband goes there all the time and really likes the store. So he bought me 4 packs of them. I finally put one in last nite. Oh my gosh! They were terrible. I thought maybe it was my cutter so I tried them in another cutter. And the same thing.......they skipped and just did not cut properly. My dull blade I was replacing worked better than the new one. So this morning I took them back to the store. They were so nice and did not hesitate at all about giving me a store credit as my husband did not save the receipt. I can't understand how some quilters said they worked so good. I tried mine in my Olfa cutters. Did they have different cutters???

I buy these all the time and just once in awhile I get a bad one but for the most part they work great. I can't beat the price even if some are bad. Janet

wanda lou 11-08-2011 11:39 AM

I have not had any problems, But I will stockup whwn Joanns has Olfa on sale.

3incollege 11-08-2011 11:40 AM

you only get what you pay for! I just save alot of aggravation by using the proper tool

New knee 11-08-2011 11:42 AM

I, too, had trouble with two of the blades after I had used some before that cut fine. Don't know what made the difference.

sewmary 11-08-2011 12:10 PM


Originally Posted by 3incollege (Post 4652965)
you only get what you pay for! I just save alot of aggravation by using the proper tool

I feel the same way. The HF blades I tried were awful and I have so little sewing time as it is that I don't want to keep trying, hoping to get a "good batch". Bought some blades at Joanns with coupons.

cr12cats 11-08-2011 12:36 PM

i use the ones that jhittle has-- 10 for 14.95. love them they work great for me and are good and sharp. i've only
used 2 in the last year so they last for me

ihttp://jhittlesewing.funoverload.com/sewing/catalog.php

garysgal 11-08-2011 12:52 PM

check your cutting mat. Mine was shot, I got a new one and they cut great!

mudose8 11-08-2011 12:55 PM

I got mine when everyone on the board was buying them. So far, so good! Haven't had problems, and they seem to work as good for me as Olfa blades.

Xstitshmom 11-08-2011 01:51 PM

I don't like them -- couldn't even get it to rotate properly. Gave a pack to my friend and she didn't like them either. Said these things are awful.

Guess I'm going to still with the blades made specifically for my cutter.


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