Blades from Harbor Freight
 

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've not had any trouble using them in mine. Maybe you just got hold of a bad lot.

I tried them too, and must have gotten a bad batch. I have switched to the 90mm cutter that closes it self, and love it.

I use them and have had a few that I chose not to use. You can't beat the price though!

I think the reviews are mixed. so many of us are having no problems with them, and then there are many who are. One suggestion made was to make sure there is only one blade in the cutter. But this may not be the issue. I've used several and so far no problems, so time will tell.

I use them all the time and don't have any problems. Occasionally, I will get one that doesn't cut properly and I just toss it. You can't beat the price. I do use an Olfa Rotary Cutter.

90mm....must be the size of a saucer....are you sure it was not a 60mm??

I'm sorry to hear that your experience was not positive. I use them with so-so success, but the price outweighs the success rate. :)

I bought them and tried them just this weekend and it was horrible ! i've decided I will pay for the more expensive replacement blades and be done with it. I've now got two packages replacements, don't have a receipt and certainly don't need a store credit !

It might be one of those things that works sometimes and doesn't others.....I just don't have the patience to deal with it right now.

Harbor Freight blades, did you notice they are circle in the center and the ones you buy from JoAnn's have a different center on them, that could be some of the reason. I have used both at different times, mixed emotions.

I have been using a Harbor Freight blade. I have made a queen size quilt, DP9 that I cut myself, 5 mug rugs, 2 clutches, a bow tuck bag. It is still sharp. Maybe you just got a bad pack. The blade I had before was an Olfa. The Olfa skipped and I had to recut over an over. You can get bad blades with name brands too.

Mine worked great. Maybe it was a bad batch. At the price it might be worth trying again

Perhaps we've been buying them up so quickly that the manufacturers have begun to go a little too fast in the process. I've had one that I had to throw out but other than that have had very good luck with them.

I bought some and the ones I tried were beyond dull. I was so frustrated, I didn't bother to open any of the other packs I bought. I'm not giving up but Yuck! It was awful. The bad blade I took out of the cutter worked better than the new Harbor Freight blade. With so many people using them, maybe there is hope the next ones will be better.

I just put one in the rotary cutter a couple of days ago. I swear I have never had any blade as sharp as that one. I haven't had any problems with any of them so far, but this last one was especially sharp.

I,m with you. I ordered 10 packs awhile back when they were on sale. They are horrible. I tried time and again to cut
with them and as you say, the one they were replacing it with was better.
I will never purchase them again.
I,m, just stuck with all these. I will go back to Olfa and Fiskars.

Me too. But even if you have to throw a few away, you are farther ahead than paying the outlandish price at the LQS or Jo-Anns.

Unfortunately I too bought 4 packs and have a horrible batch--dull, pulled at the material. Price was great, cut not at the expense of the accuracy of my quilts :(

I had that problem with some too, but it was my cutting mat, NOT the blades!

Yes I think sometimes the batch is bad. I am sure they are made inChina. I have not had a problem with mine so far, but they are so cheap that if you get a bad one now and then it is not a big deal

I didn't have any problems with mine. Now I sent some to a friend and she said they were awful, but come to find out she had both blades there, she didn't realize there were two and they were stuck together. :)

I haven't had the opportunity to try out the Harbour Freight blades. I just bought the sharpener for the OLFA rotary blades and have been relatively successful with sharpening the old blades. They won't last as long after being sharpened, but they do work again...not sure how many times I can sharpen them, but will let you know when I find out. I did check with the two HF stores that are in our area...over 60 miles away....and they look at me like "deer in headlights".

I haven't had any problems with the HF blades. I gave one to a friend of mine about a year ago and she's still using it, with no problems.

I have used the blades from Harbor Freight and have not had any problems at all...I wonder if you got a bad batch...

I didn't like them either. Duller than any blade I ever replaced.

I didn't have good luck either. So much for quality control.

I have had good success with the blades from Harbor Freight however I have gotten a few bad one. Those I set aside and mark dull and then put them in the cutter when I'm cutting things other than fabric. They work fine for that. I love the price at Harbor Freight.

Someone posted a while back that they had a problem with the blades from Harbor Freight but then they cleaned their cutting mat and it made all the difference in the world.

I know cutting mats can get fuzz stuck in them and that might be part of the problem. Or either cutting in the same spot over and over.

I've been more than pleased with my blades from Harbor Freight. I'm on either my second or third from them.

Try cleaning your cutting mat and see if that makes a difference.

Hugs!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.