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    Old 02-20-2014, 02:52 PM
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    I've been using HF for several years. Even if I get 1 quilt cut out it's still cheaper to me to just change them out. My cutter changes easy so I don't think it's a big hassle to change them.

    Maybe it's been so long since I used a "name" brand that I honestly don't know if they are good or not but I order mine in the mail and love having them laying around.
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    Old 02-20-2014, 04:03 PM
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    They had a hard time finding them at the store I went to also until I told him they use them for cutting rugs and they were in a different section of the store.
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    Old 02-20-2014, 04:59 PM
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    I use them all the time with no problems. I hope I continue to get good ones!
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    Old 02-20-2014, 06:26 PM
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    I've bought them and had good luck with them.
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    Old 02-20-2014, 07:31 PM
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    Has anyone bought the blades at Home Depot, Lowes, or other hardware store? How is their price and do they work any better than HF?
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    Old 02-20-2014, 08:14 PM
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    I use HF blades all the time. For the price one can't complain. After I am done with it For quilting, I use them for other things, like cutting Gift wrap or Christmas paper. I have a rotary cutter label just for that. Still a lot of life left in them for this type of thing.
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    Old 02-20-2014, 08:56 PM
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    Worst blades that I've ever tried. I tried everyone in the 3 blade pack and didn't have success. Then at a quilter's gift exchange I received some in my package. Well let's just say there is a reason someone was giving them away. They didn't work either.
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    ive found this completely interesting! i have used them with no trouble BUT they seem to not last as long. but then again neither do the olfa's. it's good to read they tear up boards, tho. i wonder how those sharpeners work and if they are worth it in the end?
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    Old 02-20-2014, 09:24 PM
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    I have been using the same one for the past 6 months and I do a lot of cutting! So, I can't complain. I've got my money's worth!
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    Old 02-21-2014, 04:06 AM
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    Thank you so much!! I'd been looking on the wall of blades - not thinking they would be considered carpet cutters in the store. Going to my nearby store this weekend to see if they have it. I see a lot of good and bad postings here about the blades, so I just have to try them out for myself. I also have a blade sharpener - maybe I can make them last a little longer if I give them a bit of freshening up.
    Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
    http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...=carpet+cutter

    Here is the link. I've been 99% happy with them. They don't seem to bother my mats and just recently I got a dud, but I've been using them since we first discovered them.
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