I haven't been on here long enough but still will ask;

do you sharpen the rotor blades, like sissors or just replace them?

hey I am frugal, and 3-5 dollars can add up!

thanks for the reply
Mary Grether

I sharpen them but they don't work as well afterwards (Maybe I'm doing it wrong). I wind up replacing them with new blades

You can extend the life of your blade a bit by taking it off and flipping it over.

I have a little tool to sharpen mine: Tri-Sharp Dual Rotary Blade Sharpener. I will sharpen them 3 or 4 times before I replace them. I also happen to have a paper cutter that uses the same blade as my rotary cutter, so when I decide a blade is too dull for fabric, I put it aside for my rotary cutter.

At the top of my wish list is the truecut rotary sharpner by the grace company.

I replace them.

I replace after I flip them over :thumbup:

They say you can run them over aluminum foil to sharpen them, but I never had any luck with that :roll:

I stock up when they are 50% off at Joanns or use a coupon :lol: Some get them cheap off ebay

I replace mine. Usually I wait too long, then when I do replace I wonder why I waited so long. I buy mine on ebay. I've gotten some great deals that way, better than Joann's with a coupon.

Me too :lol: :lol:

Interesting on buying replacements on e-bay.

OK not sure if this has been mentioned on this board or not?

but at Harbor Freight they have carpet cutter blades that are 45mm.
they come two in a pack for $1.49!!!!!
and yes they fit all the cutters I have in the house!
you can even buy them online if you don't have a store close.
I bought all they had last weekend!

That's great to know, thanks so much for passing this information to us....Love the members on this board :}

We now have a Harbor Freight in our city. I will have to check that out. Thank you.

I just change mine. I haven't tried the sharpeners yet.