I had bad thumbs and had surgery for Basil thumb on both hands. It was the best thing I did. There was about four months befor I could wring out a dishcloth. I can do everything good again. The Trapesium bone was all in pieces and was removed. Good luck.

I watched the video about cleaning your cutter. They now have a version 3 and you can upgrade for $12.50 by bringing your old cutter to a trade show or place they are vending.

I, too, am looking at the Martelli ergo cutters due to issues with my hands. You can also order them from Joann's online and use a 50% off coupon if you have one.

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I switched over to the Martelli last year & it has really helped. I have severe arthritis in both wrists & thumb joints. Obviously, I don't cut fabric for too long, otherwise, nothing helps except Motrin! I do really like the Martelli cutter though & have no trouble using it or changing the blades.

Thanks for the videos-I guess I have the most current cutters even though I bought it 2 yrs before that video was posted. I find it interesting how she kept saying martelli blades are the longest lasting and cheapest. My 60mm blade didn't last at all and they are not cheap. I bought other brand 45 mm blades but I guess I have to use the martelli brand 60mm so I almost never use my 60 mm cutter.

Thanks for that info! I was going to buy both the 45 and 60 but now I think I am going to pass on the 60. I can't afford expensive blades that don't last long!!!

I've been looking at the Martelli website and was impressed with what they had to offer. Since I've been having trouble with my wrist I need a different type of rotary cutter. Then there is their mat and rulers and lots of other things. Gives me a lot of food for thought. I am also retired and look at the expense involved. Hopefully the products are worth the investment. Still a bit on the fence. Hope all works out for you Prisim.

I finally ordered the 60mm Martelli and a package of replacement blades on Amazon. If I can learn to use it, it will definitely help my right hand.

wildyard, I noticed in the reviews on Amazon of the 60mm that several people said it works fine once you replace the blade that comes with the cutter. I have some other cutter blades that were stored for a long period of time and noticed the other day, when I went to use one of them, that the oil coating had congealed and become sticky. I'm thinking that perhaps the cutters are manufactured in large quantities and then may be stored for long periods of time under less than ideal conditions. All rotary cutter blades benefit from a very light coating of oil to keep them moving well, but old oil can get gummy. I will see what happens when my cutter comes.

I prefer 60mm over 45mm because it is more universal for me. It works as well as a 45mm cutter but works better than a 45mm cutter when I am cutting multiples layers.

Murphy, thanks for the link. I was able to sign up for the newsletter there. Not sure, but I think Martelli has an old website out there too and that was the one that didn't work.

scrap adict, thanks for the thumbs up (pun intended!) on the surgery. My thumb isn't bad enough yet, but good to know it can actually work. I'm a real wimp about surgeries.

Prism99, I have used older blades with the oil gone sticky, and they still cut fine in the rotary cutter. I don't have a problem with them not rolling smoothly.

I wiped the sticky oil off my older blade with a paper towel, then re-oiled with fresh before putting it into my Olfa cutter and it worked fine. I'm just speculating that the Martelli cutter may be more sensitive to sticky oil, especially considering that its blade housing is different from other cutters. Pure speculation on my part, though, based on the comments in Amazon reviews about a replacement blade working better.