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❤so needed to see this. I gave up on my rotary cutter. To buy the cutter, then buying an extra blade and never seeing it work except at the store on their stainless steel table top, I put it in my sewing box and gratefully appreciated my fabric scissors! I am old school I guess but gave it a try anyway. But thank you for the demonstration. ❤
My husband learned how to sharpen knives with the wet stone and he told me it is quite a unique skill! So your hubby has a fabulous skill! Be sure to tell him how awesome he is knowing how to use the wet stone! Thanks for your video. I like the sharpener too!
I wish I’d seen this video before I went out and bought new blades. I’m new to quilting and I can’t get over the cost of just one! I ended up buying a five pack for around $50 Australian dollars. But I’m gonna invest in one of this you showed us right now so I’ll always have it. Plus I thoroughly enjoyed watching you. I can also have the attention span of a gnat, so you kept it funny and no unnecessary info that drags on about each item. So I’ve subscribed, coz you are cool girl!
Thanks, I bought the omnigrid via your link. I hope you are getting affiliate compensation. I have been resharpening my rotary cutter blades by hand using 1200 grit polishing paper. This will be so much quicker and easier. Thanks for the tip.
I got an omni grid sharpener at a yard sale of a friend (it was her Mom's), but I haven't tried it yet ... now I'm excited that it did so well in your trials! Thanks!
I have found rotary cutter blades at Harbor Freight Tools. 2 blades for $1.79. They are in their rug cutting section. What a bargain! But I am going to look into a blade sharpener for all my other blades.
Yeah the #Trucut sharpener didn’t work for me either and actually made my blades duller. Unfortunately for me I waited several months before I used it so never returned it.
Great review , but I didn’t like the omnigrid sharpener. It didn’t sharpen my dull blade at all and I thought that it could easily yourself if you’re not careful. I plan to order the Trucut sharpener as it’s getting good ratings on several sites. However, one thing that I learned in all my blade sharpening research and trial was that the cutting mat should be cleaned regularly especially after heavy use.
Does it matter what shape central hole you have in the blade? Does the 2nd sharpener require those little cutout shapes in the central hole, meaning a circular hole wouldn’t fit?
Sharpening with the whetstone I think makes the most sense because your moving the cutter blade with the grain of the stone, similar to sharpening cutlery on a whetstone. The circular grinder seems off because your moving the blade of the cutter perpendicular to grain of the metal, like a floor waxer.
Thanks a bunch! I have always had a whetstone ... learned how to sharpen kitchen knives from my father when I was just a kid ... but I never tried to sharpen my rotary cutter blades with it. Duh! There is definitely an art to using a whetstone effectively. I would rather go the easy route I think so I might just purchase the 3rd one.
@@lunasmum6869 hiya 👋 gotta ask ya 😉 Luna's Mum 🥰 did ya get to find a decent place for ALL fings rotary blade(s)?? PS i have a wet stone but i'm finkin mayb just buy the blades ! ?? What are ur foughts & fanx for any info in advance. Cheers x
Super helpful video, thanks for doing the research for us! One thing though, at the 3:30 mark, the in/out of the camera isn’t good for the eyes or brain of your viewer. As a RN, this can cause a trigger for epileptics or, for me an instant headache and dizziness. Things like bright flashing lights (think fast strobe lights or a flickering light bulb that needs to be replaced) aren’t good for the brain and they’re hard to process. Again, love your videos, but might not want to use that particular effect for your viewers.
I bought the true cut sharpener I have no idea what I'm doing wrong it seemed to dull the blade instead of sharpening it, any suggestions what I'm doing wrong
I didn't use my rotary cutter for 1.5 years and it got dull even if I just bought and used it once. It didn't cut at all but just created a crease on the fabric. Really amazing because the cutter is of Clover 🍀, quite a good one so ²⁶⁶²4x⁵⁷
I use both a 45mm and a 60mm rotary cutter. If I buy the little handheld version, I will have to buy 2 (one for each size). I am guessing that the linear sharpener will work for any size blade. 2 handheld and 1 linear amount to about the same in price. So which would you recommend for me?
I haven’t. I looked at some of them, but I needed to keep price in a reasonable rage..while still being able to get a couple of examples. Maybe another time??
We recommend some other sources sometimes, but because we have Sewist friends all over the world, we like to recommend something that allows many locations to find it. You are always welcome to search for the item at any local store you enjoy supporting. Our product links are only there if you would like the ease of using them. Thanks for watching.
I gave up after 3:30 seconds of this video without getting to the point of actually finding a way to sharpen Rotary Blades. This was more of a video on what doesn't work rather then what does. Onto a video that does provide how to sharpen a rotary blade.
@@azaleasmom1 hi Ny i was lucky after scouring the internet i found an online shop in the neighboring country that sells it got it delivered today already and works like a charm. Now i gotta find the time to sharpen about 2 years of blades, i never tossed them because i had no idea how to dispose of them, didn’t want the garbage collectors or the people processing the garbage to get hurt so i just kept them. Guess who isn’t buying blades for the next foreseeable future 😁😂