How long do your rotary cutters last?
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I am a new quilter, and am having a terrible time learning to use the rotary cutter. From the comments I am reading, I think I may be cutting against the ruler, this is a no-no - correct? Also, I just bought a "set" from walmart, fiskars I think. Should I invest in a better one, and which is your preference? I appreciate any and all help/comments. thanks
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You know what the quilting wisdom is: if you cut with your rotary cutter and it leaves those pesky threads attached.....it's time for a new blade.....whether the blade is relatively new or not! My group of friends laugh because a few years ago we all went in and bought a large quantity of blades and split the order up....I think, I paid for 25....but we're all so frugal, that we're cutting and complaining about the uncut threads instead of just changing the stupid dull blade!
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I double-fold my fabric most of the time which means I cut 4 layers at a time and of course, the blade will go dull after a while. I started getting really careful around the ruler. I start about 1/2" up from the end of the ruler, align the blade to the ruler, pull back to cut to the end of the ruler and then roll forward to cut the rest. I found that doing this method kept the blade from getting chipped from the ruler.
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