I have the Martelli cutter and love it!!! I have shoulder and elbow issues and this one is the best for me for cutting. I all the time cut 6 - 8 layers of fabric with no problem and no pain. I used to use cheaper blades in my cutter but find that the Martelli blades last longer than Olfa blades. I make a lot of quilts, about 50 a year and can go months, or at least 20 quilts before I have to replace blades. 5 years??? Maybe if you only make 2 quilts a year. At a quilt show a couple friends and I split a large pkg of blades. You can also find a 5 pack of blades on JoAnn's.com I buy them when they are on sale for 1/2 off
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Last edited by Jim's Gem; 05-10-2014 at 10:06 PM.