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hopetoquilt 04-20-2012 11:44 PM
Here is a thread I started regarding issues with a rotary blade: http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...ad-t76812.html

One quilter left a link to a PDF on how to reassemble the rotary blade. Another quilt included a link to a u-tube video on how to reassemble it. It was very illuminating. LOL. I had incorrectly reassembled the rotary cutter and it worked but not well. The difference was clear once I had correctly assembled it.

Just Me... 04-21-2012 03:55 AM
Originally Posted by PaperPrincess (Post 5157987)
Hmm, how old is your mat? If the mat is really old, it will stop 'self healing' and your cuts will be skipping. Try flipping it over and using the other side. You can also do a search on this board. Many people recommend using water to refresh the mat.
Of course, the new blade might be bad too....
Ditto....looks like the whole choir agrees on this one.....

bearisgray 04-21-2012 08:23 AM
I've also had brand new Olfa blades skip (not cut) just ONE thread - and it's at the "same interval" all the time - so I KNOW it was the blades!!!!!!!

Irritating!!!

Helen6869 04-21-2012 11:09 AM
Originally Posted by bearisgray (Post 5159305)
I've also had brand new Olfa blades skip (not cut) just ONE thread - and it's at the "same interval" all the time - so I KNOW it was the blades!!!!!!!

Irritating!!!
This is basically what it's doing. Seems to skip at the same interval. It had never been out of the package so I hadn't knicked it. Just won't cut all the way through all the way around. Can't figure it out. I have put the blade in 2 different ways so I know it's in correctly. Had DH check that too. So, just a bad blade I'm thinking. The last one I put in cut like a dream! But I dont' remember what kind it was!! oh, well, thanks for the advice. Interesting topic, huh?

kelsunshine 04-21-2012 11:54 PM
Originally Posted by Drue (Post 5157989)
Check out the smoothness of your cutting mat. You may have some grooves in it and if so, it's possible your blade might be skipping in those places. Yes! That does happen...If you have a mat smoother, give it a try and see if that doesn't help, or if you have another mat, try using you cutter on that mat to see if it still skips.
Where can you get a mat smoother? What do they cost? I have not heard of these.

bearisgray 04-22-2012 07:01 AM
Sometimes it IS the blade - for whatever reason, the manufacturer didn't get it sharpened properly while it was being processed.

Tink's Mom 04-22-2012 07:15 AM
It could just be the blade...I have had a couple bad blades in the past.


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