Get carpet cutter replacement blades from Harbor Freight. They are a package of 2 blades for between $1.49-$1.99. WELL WORTH the price. They are item #97642 and you can get them online if you dont have a Harbor Freight near you. ALOT of quilters are using these now instead of buying them from Joann's or Walmart or LQS.

At least I have good company. I try to save every penny I can so I can spend it on fabric and not something boring like a blade.

I bought one of the sharpeners and I don't think it was worth my money. I have it in a drawer, if someone would like to have it to try it, its yours for the shipping!!!

I tend to be frugal in the extreme...but a new blade can make things much quicker and easier.

Did you know you can take them out and turn them over? I do that with mine and they cut like new on the other angle...I try to keep using mine too as long as I can..I bought 5 of the 5 packs of them off eBay and now I can't find them!! I got a great deal on them, paid $25 and the guy shipped them free!! They were fiscars too not an off brand. I wish he would have had more packages, I would have gotten more of them. I think my quilt gremlins are up to no good again!! They love to hide stuff from me constantly..
crafty_linda_b sittin' & quiltin' on the sunny CAL-ORE border

Lol no...I do the saaaaame thing

Yes, or at least they do when you have your son do it. lol I tried using the sharpener I got from Hancock Fabrics and apparently my arthritic hands just don't press hard enough to sharpen the blade. Hancock's had them soooo cheap I couldn't resist. I did have to purchase the Dual Rotary Blade Sharpener at regular price, but I had a coupon to make it 40% cheaper, and the replacement sharperner disks were back in the clearance bins for only 50 cents each (I got the last 4 they had, lol) I'm very pleased with the result - I haven't bought blades in a very long while, and only had to sharpen them a couple of times. I use them pretty frequently, too. Good product, just don't give up if they don't sharpen well enough at first - try again (maybe with a different pair of hands).

Same here! :?:

I bought the Grace sharpener and use it before I start cutting. It really keeps my blade sharp. Remember to sharpen a sharp blade and it will last a very long time.

I do the same thing. Need to check out Harbor Frieght - there is one just a few miles from me.