Rotary cutter blades and sharpeners
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Rotary cutter blades and sharpeners
For the first time in a very long time (long break from sewing/quilting), I had to reorder blades for my 45mm rotary cutters. I got them from Amazon. When I got them, the only thing in English was OLFA - the rest was Chinese characters. Just FYI - you can get the same thing on Aliexpress for half the price. I ordered them and they arrived last week. No visible or working difference from what I got on Amazon.
Also, I had to throw away blades. I saw a sharpening tool on Amazon that costs about $40. Are any of you sharpening the blades and continuing to use them?
Also, I had to throw away blades. I saw a sharpening tool on Amazon that costs about $40. Are any of you sharpening the blades and continuing to use them?
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 06-18-2015 at 11:07 AM. Reason: remove non world wide friendly statement
#6
I bought an electric sharpener just for rotary blades, but it doesn't really work very well. In fact, the more I tried to sharpen the blade, the duller it became. I even changed the sharpening stones like it said in the directions. First used the coarse stone and then switched to the fine stone. No luck. I saw of Youtube a video where a guy said the blades are made of hardened steel, and there's really no way to sharpen them well at home. (NOW he tells me! lol)
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 2,679
The blades are for carpet cutters, and it's Harbor Freight that they buy them from. Some members have used them with success and some with no luck. I've tried them, but didn't like them. So I just wait until get a JoAnns coupon and stock up.
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Middlebury, IN
Posts: 1,484
I've found this as well...they might extend the life of the blade but it is not the same as a new one.
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