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Originally Posted by carrollcats
I'm glad that I read your message about HF blades. I was going to order some for that price but now I will stick to Fiscars!
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Originally Posted by MommaDorian
Originally Posted by Suzy
I put my used blades and used needles in empty pill bottles before disposing of them into the trash. I also have them labeled with tape.
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Originally Posted by mjdutro
You probably won't even read my reply to you but I want you to know that I highly disagree. I have never had a better blade. It is the sharpest of any brand that I have used. I have the same blade in use for months at a time. I am not at all exaggerating. Too me it was a super bargain. Martie in CA
FWIW I tried at least 3 different packages of blades and just happened to be using a new mat. I also tried on my older mat that isn't nicked up. The same exact thing for all the blades I tried and all mats. Do you disagree? Because it really did happen. |
I don't have HF in my area in CA and never heard of it here, but i have been buying the Olfa blades on ebay for really cheap in quantities because i love these blades best, and they last long with me. Many times i get them for less than $2 a blade and for olfa that's not bad at all.
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You should have tried the other blade. I've been using the same Harbor Freight blade for a few months. The expensive blades never last that long for me.
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Originally Posted by wezecape
hi all did you know that our cutting mats dry out thats why you should on a regular time wash them with a soft cloth i have been doing that and it makes a big difference andcleaning them with a scrubby cleans them even though they are called self healing mats they need tender care, i do mine every couple weeks as i use three Omnimats , i do both sides always . hope this helps you all hugs ((((()))) weze
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FWIW, the teacher that taught my basic quilting class said that the white almost see thru mats like I use for classes dulls rotary blades something awful, BUT it won't warp in a hot car..so it's a trade off if you like to leave your mat in your car and don't mind changing blades a little more frequently.
For the house, I not too long ago bought a large Alvin mat and I do love it, just don't have anywhere to leave it out all the time. Before HF, I too bought Olfa blades on Ebay and I was able to win enough 45 and 60 blades that I haven't had to buy any blades for year, but I don't cut quilt after quilt either... |
It might just be a bad blade. I'm using a HF blade - my first - and it cuts great - fabric & my finger! I'd try another blade before you rule them out forever.
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Cutting mats make a world of difference; I found that out this past week. I couldn't understand why all of my rotoray cutters were skipping. Then it dawned on me that what I was cutting on was the matt that I got to cover my cutting table and probably wasn't self healing. I got down my smaller mat (which has been around awhile too) and now all of them cut great. That was an easy fix.
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I just thought I would post this as I am doing a lot of cutting at present and as it is for a Charity quilt with donated fabrics it is with not very good poly/cotton fabric which I find harder to cut than with good quality cotton.
I clean my blade regularly, turning the blade in the process. I take the cutter apart and put all the pieces on a white tissue, easier to see them and they don't run away :roll: I then get another clean tissue and put on a spot or two of sewing oil and clean the cutter, where the blade sits, and both sides of the blade, leaving a residue on it, as much as you get when you open a new one. I then put the pieces all together remembering to put the spring in the right way, an easy way to remember is that it curls up, as a sandwich does to the sun :mrgreen: That with keeping the mat clean really does prolong the life of the blade, IMO |
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