lynnie

I put a new blade in the right way. turned the mat over, skips when it's cutting. does anyone have any advice for me? It's cruddy out and raining and i want to cut out a new quilt, and it's being stubborn. I have to make 3-4 passes and even then use the scissors. any advice is welcomed. thanks in advance

bearisgray

Try a different blade.

Sometimes even a new Olfa blade is "bad"

EasyPeezy

Have you tried loosening the screw a little? Sometimes it doesn't work if it's too tight.
Otherwise it sounds like you might have a dud. Happens to me sometimes when I use
those Harbor Freight blades. I think I'll stick with the original blades from now on.

lynnie

it's kinda skipping, if that makes any sense. the old blade did the same thing. is it time to buy a new cutter?

katier825

do you have 2 blades stuck together?

ckcowl

Sometimes 2 blades stuck together will do that. Also , you stated you flipped your mat over?? I have a mat that I never get good cuts if it is ( wrong side up) have you tried flipping it back over? Why did you flip it? If it has become rough a light ( sanding) will fix it right up. I use fine ( 100 grit) sand paper - or one of those green scrubbies work pretty good.

lynnie

i cked, one blade, I flipped the mat because it wasn't cutting on the lt green side, so i flipped to the yellow side, hoping for a better cut. My dh suggested getting a new one, this one is about 32 yrs old. the cutter not the blade. He says he thinks i got my money's worth out of it. it's like underwear, you hate spending on money things people can't see, like a cutter, but you need it. I may just break down and buy a new cutter. while i'm at it, buy some new blades. an expense i can't afford right now, but i want to get this quilt going so i can figure out the scallops. Oh well....

Onebyone

Believe it or not this happens to me every now and then and I discovered it is the fabric not the blade. Some fabric will just not cut through in some spots.

emcay

Probably not the same problem I had several years ago but my new blade was skipping and since the store I bought it at was an hour away I couldn't return it quickly. I was so aggravated I called the Fiskars customer service to complain. They cheerfully sent me a new blade. Not he speediest solution but what did I expect? Anyway, the second blade did the same thing! It was THEN I realized my cutter was a 65 mm and the blades were 60mm! Talk about feeling stupid! So what else could I do but buy a 60 mm cutter? I'm not sure they still make the cutter anymore, it was a 45/65 combination but I can't complain about their service😉

cjsews

Do you need a new mat? They get grooves after so many cuttings and will cause the skipping