Brand- or no-name replacement blades?
12-17-2013, 01:54 AM
#21
Power Poster
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Northern California mountains
Posts: 12,538
I buy at a fraction the price through www.jhittle.com . They don't last quite as long as the name brand, but are much cheaper and help me to change blades more regularly without qualms.
12-17-2013, 03:33 AM
#22
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
Posts: 3,532
I buy Olfa multi packs (2 or 5) when they are on sale @ Joanns. Or Martelli's when they have them throught their redline direct sale. To get that, you need to go to their website (www.martellinotions.com/) and sign up for redline (go to bottom right of home page). They have monthly redline sales on specific items by month. One month will be cutters, another rulers, etc. Each year in late Noveber/early December, they have a 50% off everything sale By signing up, you will get notifications of the monthly redline sale.
12-17-2013, 04:12 AM
#23
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Sweden
Posts: 309
Be careful! I bought DAFA blades from eBay UK and despite stating that they would fit my Fiskars cutter - they didn't. They made my cutter seem as if it had a flat tyre..............
My Fiskars cutter's hole is a perfect circle, whereas Olfa and other blade centres are fluted. Perhaps your is different. The seller did, however, refund my money. Happy quilting.
My Fiskars cutter's hole is a perfect circle, whereas Olfa and other blade centres are fluted. Perhaps your is different. The seller did, however, refund my money. Happy quilting.
Thanks to everyone who has replied for sharing your experiences!
12-17-2013, 09:29 AM
#24
Power Poster
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
We use Martelli (me) blades and Clover (she) blades for our shop cutting. The Martelli blades outlast the Clover blades by 5 or 6 to one. Olfa blades haven't done as well as Clover. And the Martelli blades get more use. I'll never use anything else again, they're well worth the premium price.
Never tried the titanium blades though.
Never tried the titanium blades though.
12-17-2013, 10:02 AM
#25
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Nevada
Posts: 1,103
I use the Olfa blades, but always look for a good deal, stock up on sales, that sort of thing. I'm one of those Harbor Freight drop out's, mainly because I had to put so much pressure on the cutting blade to get through the fabric that it was chewing up my cutting board. I also have some titanium blades (a birthday present from Hubby), and I have to say I adore them. Light pressure cuts through anything, IMHO. I also second the Martinelli brand. I used one during a "group quilt" and it was light, well balanced and cut beautifully. I haven't been able to afford to buy one for myself, but I will when I can.
I can tell you that the Martelli blades do not fit in my Olfa cutter, because I tried. But if I switched to Martelli I'd get the cutter as well because it feels so nice in my hand and makes cutting easier.
I can tell you that the Martelli blades do not fit in my Olfa cutter, because I tried. But if I switched to Martelli I'd get the cutter as well because it feels so nice in my hand and makes cutting easier.
Last edited by MacThayer; 12-17-2013 at 10:06 AM.
12-18-2013, 05:10 AM
#30
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Winchester, VA
Posts: 1,552
Do you think it is worth the extra money to go for brand name replacement blades to your rotary cutter? Should I even spring for the titanium blades? Will they run the extra miles to make up for their extra cost?
Keep in mind that I live in Sweden so everything is super expensive. Any deal I can make is off eBay, more or less.
Keep in mind that I live in Sweden so everything is super expensive. Any deal I can make is off eBay, more or less.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
craftybear
Main
13
08-08-2011 11:15 AM
