Roller Cutter

[bruce johnson]

Larry,

I buy them in the 5 blade pack. Shop around and you can find them cheaper at places like Michaels or department stores. They are more costly buying them singly. I never sharpen them. Use them until they don't cut clean and toss them. Mine go a long time. I usually chip one before they dull up. On a tight crner I have snapped off a section sometimes. I think cutting surface plays a part here. I cut on partical board for no other reason than I get it free. I probably go through a blade a month, and use mine a lot. I am not sure how safe I would be resharpening a round blade. I would forsee the bleeding gash in my palm. That makes the disposable description of the blade even cheaper. I don't like cutting on the self healing mats they sell for them. More drag and seems to dull faster.

[Warren]

Guys, these were the only ones I had ever seen accept at the fabric store. Duh, I guess I'm just to dumb to think to look anywhere else. As for cutting thick leather, I had no problem cutting the 1/4" skirting that I got from Go2Tex. I was expecting it to work on the thinner leathers, but not the thick stuff. I was very impressed. I try not to shop at Wally World, but I will have to look around at other places and see what I can come up with. I'm not throwing away any of my other knives either. I believe you can't have too many tools.

Warren

[LarryB]

Thanks.. I live near a Michaels so I'll check out the prices there.

[ElNino]

Larry,

I buy them in the 5 blade pack. Shop around and you can find them cheaper at places like Michaels or department stores. They are more costly buying them singly. I never sharpen them. Use them until they don't cut clean and toss them. Mine go a long time. I usually chip one before they dull up. On a tight crner I have snapped off a section sometimes. I think cutting surface plays a part here. I cut on partical board for no other reason than I get it free. I probably go through a blade a month, and use mine a lot. I am not sure how safe I would be resharpening a round blade. I would forsee the bleeding gash in my palm. That makes the disposable description of the blade even cheaper. I don't like cutting on the self healing mats they sell for them. More drag and seems to dull faster.

While surfing I came accross this sharpener from Olfa....

http://www.rotarycuttershop.co.uk/acatalog...ning_Tools.html

[esantoro]

While surfing I came accross this sharpener from Olfa....

http://www.rotarycuttershop.co.uk/acatalog...ning_Tools.html

I have that. It works but could have been designed better. If you could find one for about six bucks pick one up. More than that I'd say no. I'll try to play around a bit more with mine to give it a fair shake, but I do know that nothing compares to the first four hours of cutting with a new blade.

Hands down, if you can find these blades cheap somewhere, you're better off than buying this sharpener even for six bucks.

ed

[LarryB]

larry

they're downsizing the fabric departments at all of 'em. it's there, just much smaller. sometimes they put the rolling cutters in the office or craft sections.

Thanks, I'll have to still check out the dept then. That way I can get my blades for them.

[TracyMoss]

speaking of rotary cutters. I have an electric rotary cutter that I use for chaps. It only takes me about Five minutes or less to fringe a pair of chaps. I alos use it to cut the chaps out of the side. I couldn't live without it now

[barra]

http://jaeberly.com/id38.html

I have an electric cutter similar to the RES4" one depicted in the attachment. Mine has an in built sharperner not unlike the generators we had for our bike lights as kids, flip the generator over and a wheel ran up against our bike tires to generate the headlight. Flip the sharpener over and a little sharpener wheel runs up against the cutting blade. Mine will go through skirting weight leather like hot butter.

I have also used ones similar to the first cutter on the link altho the ones I used were battery operated. I'd endorse either of these types of cutters particularly for those of us Aging with arthritis in the hands/elbows setting in.

Barra

[TracyMoss]

I bought mine for like $50 on e-bay. Looks just like that one and it comes with an extra blade

[william]

I never thought about an electric cutter. Im going to have to find one of those units that will cut my production time in half at least. No pun intended.