It’s New Blade time

A few days ago, after making FOUR cuts that I had to re-do, I realized that I needed to replace the blade in my rotary cutter…..

This should be a simple process, but I often get the order of the pieces confused or backwards or SOMETHING, so this time I decided to fix that particularly problem!!

I laid out a tissue and carefully dismantled the rotary cutter, placing each part on the tissue in the way that it came off…..

Next I took the blade off and stored it in the “OLD” blade holder….

Next, I did something that I have never done before. I took an alcohol swab and cleaned the screw plate….

YUK!! I am glad that didn’t get onto my fabric!!

I also did the same thing when I pulled out the new blade. It was covered with the grease that they store the blades in and, once again, I didn’t want that oil on my fabric…..

Finally, I put it back together…..

….and gave it a test…..

PERFECT!!!

And I never ONCE worried about whether I was putting it together right!!

I am sure that many of you already use this plan but it was new to me!!

And I will definitely do this every time I change the blade!!

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