Me too, using them over a year now.

I have a friend who uses the HF blades all the time and it quite happy with them in her Fiskar cutters.

I agree with you. My SIL gave me a couple packs her hubby picked up and they are just not the quality of blades made for cutting fabric. As for the rolling problem make sure you don't over tighten the setting screws on your cutters. And that goes for using the HB blades or the high quality blades. The blades should always roll nicely when very little pressure is applied. I always make sure my blades spin easily when changing them. We are so ingrained with the idea that a screw needs to be tight to be set right and that is NOT the case with these rotary cutters.

Don't get discouraged with the suggestions you see here. Some have been very good and I have benefited a great deal by some of them but we all need to use some common sense, don't throw out the baby with the bath water.:o

One more thought. I return my used blades to LP Sharp along with a check and they send me brand new blades in exchange http://lpsharp.com/3.html. The prices are excellent ($3 or new Olfa for example) and the added benefit is that I am able to recycle the old blades instead of throwing them away.

I buy generic blades from SouthStar Supply company. 10 - 45mm blades cost 19.95 - not as cheap as Harbor Freight but I started buying them years ago before I heard of Harbor Freight. They come in a small hard sided cas - lke the multi-pack Olfa or Fiskars. They fit both my Fiskars and my Olfa rotary cutters.

They do stick together and there have been times when I inadvertently put 2 in at once. Then I wondered why my cuts were ragged. Of course it was because of the double blades. Now when I change blades I take out what I think is one and lay it down on a flat surface and attempt to slide it apart from any others. These also come in a 28 mm blade.

Patience! Try again! Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!

I am with you! I purchased 20 blades from Harbor Freight and only 1 was any good. I contacted them and they sent replacements to me and only 4 blades were good. I loosened the nut and I know when I have one or two in my cutter. I am glad for those who use and like them. I have settled for blades from my LQS. Now we are all happy.

I didn't have the best luck with the HF blades I bought, but since I have more than one cutter, I use HF in one and use that for cutting batting, fusible fleece, etc-everything except good fabric-I even cut the plastic board I put in the bottom of my purses/totes. Using them for these purposes works fine and saves my good blades for fabric. I have gotten so much help and good suggestions from this board, and even if one doesn't work for me, I would never blame the board or its members for it.

I would love to try these blades. I currently buy generic blades from my sewing center, but would love to compare. Would you please tell me what Harbor Frieght's product is called in their catalog? TY so much.

I didn't have good luck with the HF blades either. Then later I read that one of our readers got a package that were dull. Wondering if that could have been my problem. Unfortunately I havn't bought any since then. Instead I bought the True Blade sharpener. Not satisfied with that either. I buy up on blades when they are on sale.

Possibly the type of cutter used makes the difference.

I wonder if there are different manufacturers! I've tried them and my sister in South Carolina tried them and neither of us could find any that would cut worth a darn!! Wish I we had gotten some from "the good batch!"

The point wasnt that she didn't like the blades - some have good luck with them and some don't, whatever - I think issue was taken with the line about taking tips from the board in general.

I'm with you. I bought 4 pkg and not one blade would cut.

I use them with no problems at all.

have bought alot with no problems. maybe you have 2 stuck together

I finally got a chance to buy some of the blades at the Harbor freights and I tried one as soon as I got home, just to try it and the one I put in, worked great. Cut real nice and hopefully the other ones will work as well. It's a great deal. Sorry for the ones that didn't work so well for them.

One more thought. I return my used blades to LP Sharp along with a check and they send me brand new blades in exchange http://lpsharp.com/3.html. The prices are excellent ($3 or new Olfa for example) and the added benefit is that I am able to recycle the old blades instead of throwing them away.[/QUOTE]

Oh my goodness!! I never knew about this place! What a benefit to be able to recycle the old and get new ones for what look like (to me) a very reasonable price. Plus, now no more worries about anyone getting cut on the discards! Even though I wrap them and tape them securely, it's always a worry to discard them. Thank you for this address!

I also use them and love them. If I had to buy Olfa blades again, I would be out of luck. I am on my 2nd year using them and have not had any problems.

no problems here at all

Don't forget that they offer a money back guarantee. As of yet, I have not heard of one person who returned their blades....but there have been lots of complaints over the past few years. I have bought many of them and even sold then to board members who do not have a Harbor Freight store in their area. So far, all have been good.
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE means....TAKE THEM BACK AND GET A REFUND..if you are not satisfied!

June in Cincinnati

I didn't like them either. They just wouldn't cut for me either.

I just tried my first pack of HF blades. One: they have a very oily finish on them. Yuck. Two - the first blade I tried wouldn't even cut a single layer of fabric cleanly. It would cut, leave a bit of fabric, cut again, leave fabric (hope you can visualize this). Even though I only paid $1.59 (had 20% coupon) for the blades, I will stick with the name brands - at least for now. Perhaps I will try them again. BTW - they fit my Fiskars, Olfa, Clover and generic 45 mm cutters with no problem and rolled in each one. They just didn't cut cleanly.

They work great for me also. The one I'm using now is about 6 mnths old & still cuts great!

I sure hate to hear that you will no longer utilize the wonderful wealth of information on this board due to having had one small negative experience with something that could probably easily be rectified. Do as someone suggested and make sure you only have one blade in there and check to see how tight your nut is because I use those blades all the time and so do a number of my quilting buddies.

I have gotten an occasional blade that skipped with HF blades, but then I also have gotten some of the expensive blades that skipped, so it really can happen to any of the manufacturers.

I purchased one set at their store and tried them. Did not work for me either. Pitched them and went back to my old fiskars ones. Was bummed, but moved on.

Mine weren't as good as the more expensive kinds, but I wouldn't say "throw them out". But I do prefer Olfa.

This was my problem. I bought mine in FL at the Lakeland HF. I figured it was just a bad batch. A couple were really bad and wouldn't cut at all. They all fit.

They work in my Fiskars handle, but it's true, sometimes there's one little spot that is not sharp, so I cut twice. It usually solves the problem.

Oh my goodness!! I never knew about this place! What a benefit to be able to recycle the old and get new ones for what look like (to me) a very reasonable price. Plus, now no more worries about anyone getting cut on the discards! Even though I wrap them and tape them securely, it's always a worry to discard them. Thank you for this address![/QUOTE]

I should add that they do not charge shipping when they send the new blades out. That just makes a really good deal even better. The best part for me is that they recycle the old blades. I just hate throwing them away!

When I had a problem with them cutting I discovered that I had two blades stuck together. After making a correction for MY problem, they work great and last longer than the ones I get at the LQS.

I wonder if the Harbor Blade company has found out that quilters are buying the blades and has some how changed the edges and maybe made sure they are blunter so you cannot cut fabric just so you stop buying them. I cannot get them here in Australia so I am not effected but it could for all of the USA quilters. the carpet people will not need the blades to be THAT sharp. Just a thought to consider. I have read a lot of people having DULL problems, especially with the newer orders. Just a thought.

That makes absolutely NO sense. Why would a manufacturing company change their product so people STOP purchasing them???

I can't imagine why they would want to do this because it would be just like shooting themselves in the foot. One thing they have done is to go up on the price of them. They were 2/1.49 and now I think they are 2/1.99.

Karol:
The first time I used them I was disappointed, and then I realized that two had stuck together with the coat of oil that surrounds them. Once I put only one in, it worked great and this was an Olfa cutter, not that it matters. I tried to buy more on my last trip, but I guess the word is out in El Paso becasue the shelf was empty!
Sorry one of the tips disappointed you, but here is another. I will not be buying blades for a very long time because I purchased the blade sharpener wtih the grinding stones that sends the blade around as sharpens it. A blade can be sharpened on this over 100 times and it only takes 30 seconds. If it has a nick in it from running over a pin, it will not help much, but just for dull blades, it is the champion. I picked mine up, new, on Ebay for $50.00. It should pay for itself in about 6 months...but I am a longarm quilter and I quilt and cut something every day, so it may not pay for itself as quickly for others.

My 'Olfa' handle is very old; early 1980's. I just replace the blade when it gets dull. Anyway,I am very used to the way this product works, how to change the blade , ect.... not new to me. I purchased several packages from Hb. The blades do not fit on my handle.It will not roll to cut.I suppose that if I had another cutter, I could try them on another handle, but I am very happy with what I've used for many years.I can cut fabric using either hand sucessfully with my 'Olfa' and found that when I had oppertunity to use another product I wasn't as sucessful.
Whoever said, Take them back for refund, is correct.