Harbor Freight cutting blades
 

I have been seeing on here for years now how people love the Harbor Freight replacement blades for their 45mm rotary cutters. We recently had a Harbor Freight open close to me and I was so excited. Since they were only $1.99 for a package of 2 I bought 2 packages. They are the most horrible blades I have ever used. They have "dead spots" in them so you can't make one cut and have to go over a second time to get the remaining fabric. It is not a clean cut it is somewhat jagged. The second unopened package is going back. I will wait until I either have a coupon or they go on sale at Joanne and buy them there.

I totally agree, I tried them and thats what happened to me.

Every Harbor Freight carpet blade I have bought works and I cut ALOT! Sometimes you get a bad blade so take the package back and exchange them for another package. It could also be your mat you are cutting on. Sometimes the blades stick together and you think you are using 1 blade, but there are 2 stuck together. This is what I have found out by using them.

I had the same experience with there carpet blades as you I bought 3 packages and tried the blades in 2 packs and every single one was as you said. I use them now to cut paper only. I am with you I will pay more but I use the 50% coupon at JoAnns and I buy the large package of the Olfa brand blades.

Harbor Freight will exchange the product or refund your money. I have had excellent results with all the blades I purchased from them and intend to get more from HF when I run out again.

My complaint is that they tear up my board. The blades are expensive, but so is my big cutting board.

I didn't have good luck with Harbor Freight blades and decided it wasn't worth the frustration of "will this blade work"....It seemed like such a good deal, too good to be true, at least for me. :)

Dina

I've never had a problem with them and at a buck a piece I can afford to toss one if bad..or take it back. Only time I did have a problem was putting two blades in at the same time until I realized why. I have used the blades for several years now without a problem and I cut tons of fabric.

I also have never had a problem with them. I will continue to use them.

Count me as one that didn't like the HF blades. Price was so tempting.......but the ones I got weren't doing a good job at anything except ruining my expensive cutting mat!

The Harbor Freight here doesn't carry them. I'm just going to buy them where I know I can get them. When you have to keep going back to get your money backor exchange, I just consider my time having been wasted.

I use them too, and have never had a problem!

I also tried them and didn't like them at all. It was not worth the frustration to me. I try to pick up the Olfas when they are on sale. I have enough problems cutting! :)

I agree too For them supposed to be for cutting carpet I sure would hate to see what that rug looks like!!

I had one bad blade out of about 10 packages...but they could be bad. Try another blade before taking them back...

I use the ones from J Hilltle wholesale company...you can buy then either 10 or 100 at a time, and I've been very pleased.

I purchased a lighted seam ripper at Harbor Freight, but can't find the batteries required.

I bought two packages, and every blade was a dud. Fool me once; shame on you. Fool me twice; shame on me.

I'm just sayin'

I agree!!!!! the price is right!!!!!

I've found that buying blades from HF is kinda like rolling dice. Sometimes I've won, sometimes I've lost:D

Pretty much the same experience...I couldn't get one out of the package as it was stuck to the plastic. I use them for household projects now.

Never had good luck, either, with the HF blades. Mine tended to "skip" when cutting fabric and made deeper gouges in my mat than the Olfa blades do. will stay with Olfa blades purhased with JAF coupons.


Anita

I've had good luck buying my blades on ebay - they come in a quantity of 50 and I love them!! Cost was $64.50 - There are smaller quantities available but I like the 50-pack.

I had no luck with them either. The blade wouldn't even turn on my olfa 45mm rotary cutter

I purchased 10 packs by mail from HF and so far have had no problems with them. But I recently purchased some 60mm replacement blades for my Olfa cutter from Joanns. It was a 5-pack with 50%off. Now I know why they were on sale. I have two 60mm cutters, replaced both blades from the same pack at the same time, one cuts beautifully, and the other has skippers in it, cutting in the same place on my NEW mat. So price doesn't always guarantee a quality product when it comes to rotary blades.

Yep. They're not the best, but if you have a blade sharpener, you can redeem them and they'll work just fine.

I have found that Harbor Freight blades are very unpredictable. Some I've had have worked fine - others work like they've already been run over pins. But remember - quilters are not their target market, so keep that in mind. HF sells supplies for construction, not fine quilting tools. And as my father always said " You get what you pay for!"

can someone post a link to the Harbor Freight cutting blades? I have been to three different stores, in three different states and no one there knows what I'm talking about!!!

Same here...they are not worth the money saved. Bought 10 packs as HF is not close to us. What a dissapointment. They cut, but seem to wear out faster, but the worst is what they do to your expensive cutting mats. No thanks, I will use coupon from now on and get the right ones. Lessoned learned....if it seems to good to be true, it usually is.

I've tried the HF blades, too, and they did not work for me.

I have tried HF blades and they are not worth my time changing out bad ones to find a good one in the batch.

We have a Harbor Freight within easy walking distance of our apartment, so I could not resist buying a couple of packages of the blades. Yes, they were indeed very inexpensive, but the first one I tried dulled after cutting one quilt top. I changed blades and found that the second one dulled after one quilt top, too. Having to change blades after each quilt top would wind up being just as expensive in the long run as using really good ones from the quilt shop, right?

I am in the process of cutting fabric for my second quilt and I am still on the same blade from Harbor Freight. Yes, you may find a bad one, but for the most part, I'd never buy blades from Hancock's or Joann's or other fabric shop. I'd go an extra mile for Harbor Freight. I have been using them for about three years now. Can't complain one bit. Edie

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...=carpet+cutter

Here is the link. I've been 99% happy with them. They don't seem to bother my mats and just recently I got a dud, but I've been using them since we first discovered them.

Ditto here

I love them and have had no problems...................

I've tried several packages of them - hated them all. My sister has had the same negative experiences with them. I decided that I would rather just buy blades on sale and know I have something that works!!

I have also been using them. So far I have had one bad one. My mat is just fine after using them. For the cost savings I can throw one out on occasion.

Ditto. BrendaK

I have been using replacement blades for my 45mm rotary cutter for years, purchased from Harbor Freight. Once in a while I will receive a blade with a small spot that skips when cutting. Most of the time, all blades are very good and sharp and last a good long time. I order them in larger quantities, and have been very pleased with them. When I purchased the blades from other places, they were dull, and I was never happy with the products. There's no telling, wherever the blades are purchased, if one will have a dull spot - so for the price, can't beat these blades from Harbor Freight!