rotary cutter blades?

Have somebody watch while you cut, to tell you if you're at a perfect perpendicular angle. Slight slant to the side, which you might not notice yourself, will dull the blade faster. Also check now and then to make sure the screw is tight so the blade doesn't wobble. Roberta in D

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You think you will use them to cut paper some day! (I actually keep a cutter in a different color to use with old blades on paper, cardboard, template plastic...) Roberta in D

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almost instantly, whereas the Olfa blades seem to last forever.... so I agree I noticed the same thing...maybe the manufacturing is just getting sloppy? Or so say myDS who is very much anti out of US manufacturing....

Mauvice in central Wi....

Well, I never knew that. Thanks Roberta. I also think I forget to check for 'wobble'. So much to think about. I'm in the middle of loads of cutting at the moment. You know how we are always getting great tips on here - well, I've finally come across a situation where I can use one I've had stored in the old memory bank! I've had some strange sized squares and triangles to cut (odd pattern design based on a square's diagonal for length so only diagonals of everything are easy lengths!). I had made the paper templates and was using them under my rulers - tricky because of the static under the ruler. Then I remembered - stick a strip of masking tape along the line for lining up for cutting! Works like a dream, and speeds up my production no end. So, thank you to whomever it was who mentioned that - probably years ago! . In message , Roberta Zollner writes

Gotcha! That makes sense. I may think about replacing mine one of these days. Many a quilt was made with the help of my old green cutting mat.

They work great on vinyl wallpaper. I used my cutter to cut all the wallpaper in this house.

I taught a class where a student had just installed a new blade in her rotary cutter from the package of blades that she bought before class. She was unable to get a good cut no matter how she tried . Then I tried to cut with it too, same results....Upon examination I found that she had actually put TWO blades in her cutter - they came stuck together from the package. Yes, Pat, I believe it is a layer of protective oil that acts like glue, and I use a similar method to get them apart. Mickie

A similar idea is to use an old coffee can with lid as a "sharps" container. We have a diabetic cat and thus lots of insulin needles to dispose of safely - I find I use up a can of coffee just about in time to replace the one that is full of used needles :). And then the can is available for any other sharps that I need to get rid of.

Allison in Montreal

A new way at the *** mark below: )

I just replaced mine yesterday as the old one had a nick in it. To get the blades apart, I put them on an OLD potholder (very fat lumpy one), then I folded over the end of the potholder to hold one end of the stack of blades and very gently pushed on the top. The top blade slid right off onto the post of the cutter. Then I opened the potholder and put the blade container over the blades, turned the potholder over, and the blades fell right back on the container post. Works a treat every time and so far, I've not cut myself. The potholder absorbs the extra oil from the bottom blade so I don't have to worry about it sliding off the potholder.

***Wonder if a small magnet would lift just the top blade? Just tried it. Magnet lifted ALL the blades...put my finger over the hole in center and very gently slid the top blade off onto the post of the cutter. Put the post of the container on the blades and lifted them back into the container..used a fridge magnet.

HTH Butterfly (Oh what we do for others)

I think the fast consumption of rotary cutter blades is why I prefer the

60mm cutter--the BIG one. The blades last a whole lot longer than the smaller ones.

I do buy blades in packages--not one at a time. They are cheaper that way. I've used the brand names and the generics and can tell no difference.

Happy cutting,

Lenore

Well, if it holds a lot of memories for you, they are suitable for framing. :)

JA

"Something" out in the forest got all our cats. None would stay indoors. I will not cry over another missing cat so have not replaced them. At one time I had 4 beautiful loving cats. A neighbor told me the fox and coyote here kill them. We had to put our 3 dogs to sleep in the past 2 years. All reached advanced ages and when their quality of life was gone we had them mercifully put to sleep. I still miss them. Sometimes I still tear up..... :*(

I checked my old green mat again, very carefully, and can't see any difference in the material it's made from. When this side gets worn I'll just flip it over and use the other side.