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I LOVE my new Fiskars trimmer but the blades seem to dull so quickly, especially when cutting cardstock for big stamp camps. I always trim my paper from top to bottom, meaning I start with the blade at the top of my trimmer and pull towards me. It dawned on me that if you remove the orange plastic cutting blade and insert it the other way, you've got a fresh, sharp edge on the other side. This doubles the life of your cutting blade. I just dug 2 old blades out of the trash and once I found the newer side, they were sharp as ever. Hope this helps!
I LOVE my new Fiskars trimmer but the blades seem to dull so quickly, especially when cutting cardstock for big stamp camps
Also, when cutting Ultrasmooth, white or vanilla, you sometimes think the blades are dull because the edge feathers when you cut. Actually, the blade may not BE dull; it's because of the way Ultrasmooth card stock is made that causes the feathering when used in the Fiskars or similar style cutter--even with a brand new blade.
Try putting a piece of typing paper directly beneath the ultrasmooth, where the blade will cut, and voilá--no feathered edge!
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Julie, I will have to try that. I finally realized that the Ultrasmooth must have a different composition because it always feathers. Here's another thing I did after cutting up cardstock for 65 50th wedding anniversary invites. I had a stack about an 1" high of white cardstock pieces. They were definitely feathery even though I used a brand new blade. I stacked it together really tightly and tapped it on the table top to get one side of the stack all even....then I took my sanding block used for shrink plastic and gently sanded the edge of the paper stack. Then I repeated for each side....sure beat sanding each block separately.
I always cut in one direction and turn my blade around too. Also you can mark an x on the dull side with a sharpie so you know which side is dull if you take it out and then you also know at a glance if it should be turned around or tossed.
wonder why the us cardstock gets hairy like that? i thought it was my blade too. also i noticed that when you cut thicker cardstock or 2 sheets it feathers less than if the paper is thinner.
Well, I'll be darned! THAT'S why my edges always feathered. Oh, and Buttons, if you email or call Fiskars, they will send you a new ruler part for your cutter. My blade kept coming out, too, and they sent me a brand new ruler that so far is working just fine.
Fiskars blades dull too soon? Try this...
