rotary cutter
 

The blades on my rotary cutters do not turn. What is the problem? I have removed them and put them back on again but they still don't turn.

Have you tightened the screw too tight?

What brand do you have?

There is usually a diagram on-line of the replacement blade and how to stack it. Did you put the screw cap on backwards?

Same thing happened to me and maybe you need to loosen the screw a little. This helped me

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The blades on my rotary cutters do not turn

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All of the blades on all the cutters won't turn?

Could be the funny washer is turned backward. Depends on what brand and style of cutters you are using.

yep, that curved washer is bad sometimes. check that. i've had my rotary many years and still get it backwards at times, even though i lay it out as I remove things.

I accidentally loaded two blades on at the same time. They are so thin, and they stick together. Could that be your problem?

This happened to me recently, I swore I put them back together correct when I changed the blades. I finally googled how to change a blade in Olfa rotary cutters. I watched a video and I did have it all wrong, backwards and two blades were stuck together.

I have had 2 blades on before. It was chewing the fabric up.They are so hard to see they are so thin.

I just put in a new blade from a batch I bought a while ago. The oil on the blade had hardened on the blade and I was afraid it would not turn well. I managed to get it all rubbed off and then put a tiny drop of oil on both sides of the blade before I inserted it. Working fine.

I was having this problem with a freebie cutter from Accuquilt--the Olfa blades have a notch in them and it would jam in the freebie cutter and not turn. When I replaced with a different blade that did not have those notches it solved the problem--about drove me crazy figuring it out though as have several rotary cutters and never had a blade design issue.

When putting your rotary cutter back together remember that. It should look like a cowboy hat with the brim turned up. That’s how I always remember which way is which.

There are videos on you tube that show you exactly how to put your cutter back together. If I knew your brand, I'd find one for you

Just once, really, I actually placed two blades in the cutter without realizing it. The two blades were stuck together with the oil that they are packaged with. When I found this out, I couldn't even slide the two apart, they were stuck so tight. I had to use a needle at the hole to force the two blades apart enough to get a tiny air bubble in between them.

josieh, were you able to fix this? Just asking, as I've had a similar problem recently (once again!) and came across this topic.

This, and also once I've also put the nut back on with the wrong side. Both sides are threaded, but only one side of the nut makes it fit properly.

Had this two-blades situation too, be super careful when checking to stay safe as it's so easy to cut your finger (been there, got some stitches). The oil on the blades usually makes it hard to separate them, so I used a pin to separate them.

If you are using the grey and orange Fiskars cutter, check to see if the plastic ring around the bolt is cracked. Mine cracked from either old age or use.

Contact the company. They may offer a replacement for you.