Rotary blades from Harbor Freight
07-05-2011, 07:55 AM
#21
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I must have gotten a bad batch too. I recently purchased 10 packages and I've opened up 4 of them. Not one blade cut fabric worth a darn. I've tried everything--cleaning, rotating, making sure the blade is not screwed in so tightly, adjusting and I just can't get any of them to cut fabric. I guess I'll just use them to cut paper.
Mary
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07-05-2011, 07:58 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by sue38
I agree with you. I bought 5 paks after everyone was raving about them. They would not cut my material at all and I tried several different pieces of fabric. Should have known it was too good to be true.
07-05-2011, 08:55 AM
#26
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Originally Posted by lscho4jm
Out of 10 packages I have had one bad blade thus far. From what I'm reading I guess Quality Control is not their strong suit. :|
07-05-2011, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
Mine work fine. Those blades on fit the cutters with the round hole. Not the Ofla ones with the weird center.
As with anything one will get "duds" once in a while, I have had the same issues with the expensive ones. For all we know they could be from the same manufacturer. Different packaging, same product.
My husband sees this in his power tools....
Dewalt is Black and Decker with a yellow casing.
Porter Cable, Rigid, Black and Decker, Dewalt, Craftsman, Hitachi are manufactured in Asia at the same factory just different colored housings.
The company is know known as Stanley/Black and Decker.
As with anything one will get "duds" once in a while, I have had the same issues with the expensive ones. For all we know they could be from the same manufacturer. Different packaging, same product.
My husband sees this in his power tools....
Dewalt is Black and Decker with a yellow casing.
Porter Cable, Rigid, Black and Decker, Dewalt, Craftsman, Hitachi are manufactured in Asia at the same factory just different colored housings.
The company is know known as Stanley/Black and Decker.
07-05-2011, 01:50 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by featherweight
Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
Mine work fine. Those blades on fit the cutters with the round hole. Not the Ofla ones with the weird center.
As with anything one will get "duds" once in a while, I have had the same issues with the expensive ones. For all we know they could be from the same manufacturer. Different packaging, same product.
My husband sees this in his power tools....
Dewalt is Black and Decker with a yellow casing.
Porter Cable, Rigid, Black and Decker, Dewalt, Craftsman, Hitachi are manufactured in Asia at the same factory just different colored housings.
The company is know known as Stanley/Black and Decker.
As with anything one will get "duds" once in a while, I have had the same issues with the expensive ones. For all we know they could be from the same manufacturer. Different packaging, same product.
My husband sees this in his power tools....
Dewalt is Black and Decker with a yellow casing.
Porter Cable, Rigid, Black and Decker, Dewalt, Craftsman, Hitachi are manufactured in Asia at the same factory just different colored housings.
The company is know known as Stanley/Black and Decker.
07-05-2011, 09:02 PM
#30
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Location: Arizona
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Originally Posted by coloradosky
I have noticed that when inserting the blade into the cutter I do not screw it down as tight as I did with the original name brand. I put a dot with a black marker on the side of the blade and lightly run the blade across a piece of scrap material while adjusting the tightness of the screw until the dot appears to be moving smoothly. If the blade is too tight it will not cut. Believe the blades are a bit thicker.
If I can get it to work, I double thank you. :-)
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