Long rotary cutter lifespan
#11
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
I have several different brand rotary cutters.....45, 60, and the small ones too......2/3 are oldies, but still work...others are " newer". I just grab whichever out of the coffee cup i keep the regular ones in.....i have two of those " heavy duty" ones too...great for multilayer cutting..those are on the pegboard.....
#12
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 15,639
I still have one of the straight Olfa cutters but I didn't like the way I have to hold it (and with tendonitis.....). Plus, I always needed to remember to close the blade. Then I invested into an ergonomic cutter that exposes the blade when I close the handle - it retracts when I let the handle go. Best cutter ever. May it never fail.
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Some where in way out West Texas
Posts: 3,041
Thanks Feline Fanatic I will definitely check mine. I also have 3 of the Olfa cutters all different sizes, and they were my original cutters. I have at least 5 Frisker rotary cutters and love the handle part on them, so I don't use my Olfa cutters that much. My son gave me a new Friskers with a Titanium blade for Christmas plus a blade removal kit, and which I haven't used yet and had never seen before., and a gift card from JoAnn's. I started using the new cutter and love it. When I opened the pkgs. and was thrilled it the gift, his comment to me was "Mom your hobby is expensive" lol. I put a pinking blade in one of my old Friskers so I don't have to change blades or look for that blade when I need to pink something.
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Posts: 7,695
I just recently had to replace my Fiskars ergonomic cutter that I bought 27 years ago when I got serious about quilting. First one cost me $10, new one was $13. Not bad inflation.
#17
Olfa customer service is wonderful. I called them about my olfa cutter that was not behaving. It was about 10 years old, looking for parts. Since they are guaranteed for life, they sent me a new one. I didn't even have to mail my old one in. Give it a try.
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