No rotary blades
#51
Originally Posted by judy_68
I think you can buy them on-line from Harbor Freight.
#56
I've had sporadic luck with my HF blades. The first one fine but lasted less than one quilt's worth of cutting. The second was junk right from the get-go. It kept feeling like I was rolling it over a bump, like a fold in the fabric. So I tried it without any fabric and it still felt like it was rolling over a bump plus it skipped in a lot of places. The third is in my cutter now. I've used it for about 16 blocks' worth of squaring up and it's starting to skip. I have to run it over the fabric 3 or 4 times before it gets it all the way cut. So I don't think I'll bother buying them there anymore. I'll wait for a coupon or a sale at J's.
btw I did not use any kind of blade or scissors to open the pkg so I know the blade wasn't nicked, at least not by me.
btw I did not use any kind of blade or scissors to open the pkg so I know the blade wasn't nicked, at least not by me.
#57
I got really lucky...about a year ago I bought 45 packages of rotary blades on eBay...a mix of 28mm, 45mm and 60mm blades, all packs of 5, for $25.00. Since I use all three blades I figured it was a good deal, especially since most of the packages were 45mm. Since then, I've paid attention to the prices of blades and know I got a super deal on my Olfa blades!
#60
Thanks for the heads up! My DH and I went to Harbor Freight yesterday - they had about 10 packs of the blades hanging up and I bought 5 - haven't tried them yet. I also found the micro vacuum attachment pack so I can really clean out my machines! (learned about it from another thread on this most excllent board!) DH thought it was funny I wanted to go to HF, he got a kick out of it. ;)
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