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deedum 11-25-2011 05:14 AM

I am a fan of them! The price you can't beat, so if you get a bad one put it aside and use it for cutting Christmas wrap. I marked an rotary cutter just for old blades.

lfletcher 11-25-2011 05:20 AM

I have had great luck with them. There is such a big difference in price that they are certainly worth trying. I'm sorry some people were not happy with them, but I did not have any of the same problems that they were experiencing. They do fit my Olfa 45 mm. Good luck.

CRELLA 11-25-2011 05:35 AM

I ordered 22 of them had to get rid of them they would not cut
i think they are junk for cutting quilt pcs. May work for something else

lizzyq 11-25-2011 05:46 AM

Another satisfied cutter here. I use the Harbor Freight blades in my Olfa cutters and have not found them to be any different from the more expensive ones. I do change all blades frequently. (I too have a separate cutter for paper piecing and cutting wrapping paper.)

cheryl222 11-25-2011 06:17 AM


Originally Posted by pjustice63 (Post 4717530)
Sorry you all have had such bad luck with the blades. I absolutely love mine. They are sharper and last longer than Olfas.

Ditto - have only had one bad blade and the rest have been wonderful! I sew with several ladies and we all like them.

LindaR 11-25-2011 06:28 AM


Originally Posted by pjustice63 (Post 4717530)
Sorry you all have had such bad luck with the blades. I absolutely love mine. They are sharper and last longer than Olfas.

I agree, I have had one in mine for over 2 months and it is still going. I also have cut paper with it, (I know, a no no) but it was handy so I used it LOL I think they are stronger than regular blades because they don't knick when hitting a pin....you know how you get those little blank spots....not with these...

DebbieJJ 11-25-2011 06:35 AM

I love my HF blades! I've had one in for several months -- and it's still going strong!

Nanaof4 11-25-2011 06:46 AM

I've had only one bad blade out of at least 20 packages of them. They fit my Olfa 45 just fine and I save a lot of money besides.

Learner747 11-25-2011 06:58 AM

I ordered 10 of them and they are especially dull.

blueangel 11-25-2011 07:01 AM

I have had good luck with the HF blades. I have only had one dull one.


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