Sharpening rotary cutter blades....
I read that you can sharpen rotary cutter blades by folding up a piece of aluminum foil and repeatedly cutting it with the dull blade...several said it worked for them....has anyone ever done this and did it work foe you?
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Sounds dangerous to me. I have the electric Tru-Cut rotary blade sharpener. It really works and will pay for itself in no time. Now I don't ever have to cut with a dull blade.
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Don't know if it works with blades, but it does with scissors.
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It works..I've used this several times. I am going to buy the Tru-Cut sharpener when I get paid for this quilt top I am piecing and I should finish it today if I could just get off this quilting board! LOL...
Originally Posted by Bonniesoo
(Post 5219561)
I read that you can sharpen rotary cutter blades by folding up a piece of aluminum foil and repeatedly cutting it with the dull blade...several said it worked for them....has anyone ever done this and did it work foe you?
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I have done this and it works, both for cutting blades and fabric scissors. It is quite safe to do and only takes a few minutes.
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Well cool....thanks everyone for your replies....I'm gonna give it a tr!!!
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Haven't tried that trick, but have that round turny thing where you sharpen blades by hand. Can't recall it's proper name.
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Originally Posted by LynnVT
(Post 5221589)
Haven't tried that trick, but have that round turny thing where you sharpen blades by hand. Can't recall it's proper name.
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I tried sharpening blades with aluminum foil, and it ended up making the blade more dull than it was originally. The cheap sharpeners don't work for me either. I may try one of the new electronic sharpeners when I can afford it.
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I tried it and all it did was make a big mess. The blade was still dull.
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