Rotary Cutter Safety
#12
Yikes!!! I am glad that your cut wasn't serious!!! I will check and make sure the screw on my rotary cutter in snug each time I use it from now on. I have been lucky (knocking on wood) and not been cut YET. I hope my luck holds out for a long time to come.
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: The Colony, TX
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I have tried to make it a habit of checking the screw (although you don't want it super tight) each day that I get my cutter out. I usually check to make sure the blade isn't wobbly which is the first sign that your screw may have gotten loose.
#14
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
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I never cut with a rotary cutter without a safety tool. Either a glove or the Quilters Slidelock. I use the Slidelock for all straight cuts even the two inch long ones. I had one bad cut and the trauma and pain not including the cost was enough for me to realize safety tools are a must. When I see someone cutting without a safety tool I get the same feeling in my stomach as when I see a motorcycle rider without a helmet.
#15
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Jeffersonville, In
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Glad you weren't seriously hurt. Another thing I don't do anymore is cut bare footed. I dropped a rotary cutter on my bare foot one day and cut my toe badly enough to keep me out of shoes for a couple of days.
#17
Wow Thanks for the heads-up. I just went and checked all my cutters and sure enough, the screw on my small 28mm was real loose. Glad your injury wasn't serious. So far I've been really careful/lucky - no injuries.
#19
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 13
thanks for posting this warning. i used to teach quilting, and always made sure that my students knew how dangerous a cutter can be. Just earlier this week I yelled at #2 son because he was fiddling with my cutter while talking to me.. yet, I'm a bit lax when it comes to cutter safety. This is a timely reminder to me..
#20
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: South East, PA
Posts: 345
I have never run into my hand *yet* (smacks dining room table) BUT... I did one day, lay it down while cutting "for just a moment" to readjust the fabric, and neatly slid the side of my hand against it... OUCH!!! thankfully, not much deeper than a paper cut, but still made me say "&^^%%%$"
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