Harbor Freight Blades
#62
I just tried my first pack of HF blades. One: they have a very oily finish on them. Yuck. Two - the first blade I tried wouldn't even cut a single layer of fabric cleanly. It would cut, leave a bit of fabric, cut again, leave fabric (hope you can visualize this). Even though I only paid $1.59 (had 20% coupon) for the blades, I will stick with the name brands - at least for now. Perhaps I will try them again. BTW - they fit my Fiskars, Olfa, Clover and generic 45 mm cutters with no problem and rolled in each one. They just didn't cut cleanly.
#64
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 440
I tried. Honestly. Thought I could save some money, listened to the QB about how some were happy with them.......
I ordered 10 packages online, more or less 20$, gave some to friends to enjoy....
There were two problems. They don't roll in either a Fiskar handle or an Olfa cutter. The blade does not turn.
I guess the second problem is somewhat obvious; they do not cut fabric.
I will be quite reluctant to try such suggestions from the board in the future.
Karol
I ordered 10 packages online, more or less 20$, gave some to friends to enjoy....
There were two problems. They don't roll in either a Fiskar handle or an Olfa cutter. The blade does not turn.
I guess the second problem is somewhat obvious; they do not cut fabric.
I will be quite reluctant to try such suggestions from the board in the future.
Karol
#65
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 440
I just tried my first pack of HF blades. One: they have a very oily finish on them. Yuck. Two - the first blade I tried wouldn't even cut a single layer of fabric cleanly. It would cut, leave a bit of fabric, cut again, leave fabric (hope you can visualize this). Even though I only paid $1.59 (had 20% coupon) for the blades, I will stick with the name brands - at least for now. Perhaps I will try them again. BTW - they fit my Fiskars, Olfa, Clover and generic 45 mm cutters with no problem and rolled in each one. They just didn't cut cleanly.
#68
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Jozefow, Poland
Posts: 4,474
I just tried my first pack of HF blades. One: they have a very oily finish on them. Yuck. Two - the first blade I tried wouldn't even cut a single layer of fabric cleanly. It would cut, leave a bit of fabric, cut again, leave fabric (hope you can visualize this). Even though I only paid $1.59 (had 20% coupon) for the blades, I will stick with the name brands - at least for now. Perhaps I will try them again. BTW - they fit my Fiskars, Olfa, Clover and generic 45 mm cutters with no problem and rolled in each one. They just didn't cut cleanly.
#70
One more thought. I return my used blades to LP Sharp along with a check and they send me brand new blades in exchange http://lpsharp.com/3.html. The prices are excellent ($3 or new Olfa for example) and the added benefit is that I am able to recycle the old blades instead of throwing them away.
I should add that they do not charge shipping when they send the new blades out. That just makes a really good deal even better. The best part for me is that they recycle the old blades. I just hate throwing them away!
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