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    Old 11-20-2011, 08:36 AM
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    I always buy my blades from LP Sharp. Customer service is great and I don't need to leave home and no waiting in lines
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    Old 11-20-2011, 08:50 AM
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    Wow. That is quite a savings.
    There is a Harbor Freight store in our area so I will give them a try also.
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    Old 11-20-2011, 04:23 PM
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    Ha Ha Michelle --- I did the same thing. lol
    To my way of thinking though, -- It should have cut TWice as good.
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    Originally Posted by Michellesews
    Go to Harbor Freight and buy the carpet blades, they are just as good. Just don't make the mistake I made and accidentally have two stuck together (there is oil on them), they don't work as well that way....
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    Old 11-20-2011, 04:45 PM
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    your quilt on the left is amazing, love love love it
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    Old 11-21-2011, 01:25 PM
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    Do those Fiskers or LP blades work on the Olfa cutter?
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    Old 11-21-2011, 07:04 PM
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    From my own experience I can say that Fiskars fits an Olfa cutter. As far as LP blades, I have never used them, but I have read that others say they work for the Olfa cutter as well.
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    Old 11-22-2011, 05:53 AM
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    I've never heard of lp blades. Where do you get them?
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    Old 11-23-2011, 07:41 AM
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    No, they're not all the same - different blades are made from different alloys, are sharpened differently, etc. High priced metals and precision sharpening costs money.

    We cut 7 days a week in our online shop. We use only 60mm Martelli blades, because they last a long time, usually 6-8 months each.

    I tried HF blades once -- the first one wasn't sharp enough out of the package, the second one lasted about a day and a half and wasn't that good during that time. The rest got pitched in the trash.

    HF blades retail for about 50 cents each -- Martelli blades retail for about 5 dollars each, so Martelli blades cost 10 times as much.

    However, I can get 180 to 200 times as much life out of them, not to mention not spending my time changing blades. And, they cut better from the get-go.

    Which is the better bargain? It's simple math.
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    Old 12-03-2011, 06:17 AM
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    Harbor Freight has a very good return policy. You can find it on their web site.
    Personally, I wonder if one manufacturer makes blades and sells them to all the rotary cutter companies.
    I would not doubt it. There are other sources of generic blades almost as cheap as H.F. $1.50 each is not a bad deal, but the postage is high for small orders.

    I have been using H.F. blades in 3 brands of rotary cutters ever since they were first mentioned here. What a wonderful service that QB member did to hundreds, maybe thousands of us. I love them
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    Old 12-03-2011, 10:17 AM
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    Have to jump in here and add that since I have been using Harbor Freight blades in my Olfa 45mm cutter I have not noticed any difference from when Olfa blades were affordable. Hearing about HF blades on this board has been the most cost-effective thing I have learned on here. I order them online at 20 packages at a time. Have yet to go through my first order, and that was over a year ago! I just wished HF sold 60mm blades. That is my favorite cutter.

    Result: more money to spend on fabric! LOL
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