i bought this item it dulled all of my blades what am i doing wrong?
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****A FIX!!**** As the guy that is responsible for maintaining all the equipment in a school district, I see many useful and many more useless tools come and go. Teachers are forever buying new gadgets promising to do miracles. Here is my take on this machine (bought through a school catalog, sorry Amazon). Most blades are still "sharp", they just don't have the fine edge to cut cleanly. Most people really don't understand metallurgy or how a fine blade edge is formed. Engineering and a degree will not help you work through getting a good edge. instead, simply use the fine stones, oil them and only run the machine (do NOT press hard) for a few seconds and turn the blade over. Test the edge on fabric and see if that was the ticket or not. Most of the bad reviews I have read on this machine say the blade is actually duller after they sharpen it. That tells me a whole bunch! The edge of any blade is actually a burr, once a burr is developed, it has to be removed, if not, it folds over and the blade is about worthless. You don't want a burr, you just want a better edge so sharpen the blade LESS not MORE. We have two of these machines, one in the Elementary art room and another in Secondary art, when we are doing hand quilting (12" x 12"), we go through a LOT of blades and these machines do an admirable job at putting the edge back on them. I have one teacher that is heavy handed, I have to break the burr off and lightly sharpen the blades, some of which are several years old (OLFA) and will still carry and edge.
1561014
All you can do is try it seems to work find for a month then blades get dull
882368
Check the blades, you may have put them on the wrong motors. Try changing the blades and putting them on the opposite motor and see what happens
1711803
I also bought saw from amazon but haven't had any problems with blade, putting in or taking out.Maybe a defect of some type. sorry I couldn't be of more help,ed palmer
1870576
Depends on what the GUNK is. You might try soaking in minereal spirits after the blade is thoroughly cooled. DONOT get the tool in mineral spirits. Again it depends on what the GUNK is.
625938
Try changing the brand blades you use'My razor came with Feather blades, and I would walk out of the bathroom looking like I had been in a knife fight.Bought an assortment pack of blades and found Astra blades worked for me.You will need to find the correct blade for you.Also make sure your blades are fitting in the razor straight, without one end sticking out further than the other.
1357250
Contact a local print shop and find out who sharpens their blades for their machines. They should be able to direct you to a reputable company/person who can do it for you.
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I had a lot of trouble at first and then it started working fine. The lever you push forward to release the blade wasn't going far enough forward. Work it and see if it loosens up and goes nearly all the way forward, where it is almost parallel with the blade. Then the blade will come out easily. Hope that works for you.
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It is possible that the blade is not all the way in. Mine had to be turned a little and carefully pushed in to the appropriate position. But once I got it on and tried to start it IT froze up on me. I could 't get it appear and ended up sending it back dirty. I DIDN't get another. I got a different brand. I hope you have a better experience than I did. Good luck.
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Charlie - I am having the exact same problem with my brand new Makita UC3530A. Unfortunately, I found that many others were encountering similar problems with the saw not channeling the oil to the chain only after I had already purchased mine. I called Makita corporate customer service about the problem, and they suggested that I take it to a Makita service center. I am planning to take it to the Makita service center in Houston next week. The Makita rep at corporate HQ said that I evidently have a defective unit. I don't think so. I think this is a basic design defect with this saw because so many others are having a similar problem. I will see what the Makita service center folks have to say, and if I am not satisfied that this is a fixable problem I am going to return it to Amazon and buy something else. I regret that I might have to do so because the saw cut beautifully until I unknowingly dulled the chain to such an extent that it no longer cuts at all. The reason the blade dulled so quickly, of course, was that it was getting no oil to the chain, but I didn't realize that until the damage was already done. I hope this is of some help even though it certainly isn't a solution.
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If going down a number doesn't work then maybe it is dull, and wasn't washer properly. I run a paper towel through mine (no water if possible cause that dulls blade) to clean blade. Mine cut easily the moment I got it, if yours didn't the fault is not yours, but whoever you purchased from.
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Get the right blades, and not just one. The second a blade gets the least bit dull, change it. You have to go slow and use light pressure. If the blade gets too warm, the plexi starts to liquefy at the lead edge and solidify at the trail edge.
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Wish I could help, but I too, purchased a blade that would not cut. Lucky for me, that I bought two of them, the other cut just fine. But the one that didn't work, it was like it didn't have an edge on it. Perhaps it didn't. I tried and tried to use it, then finally gave up and put the other blade in and it cut through with ease, like a knife cutting through soft butter. I suggest you return that blade for another.
2086867
I 're used mine just cleaned it up didn't affect the blades at all. The blood trail was amazing didn't even half to bend down to see it.
230609
Highly doubtful. You're probably better off buying new blades or a new blender.
2147211
I take mine to a professional knife sharpner at a quilt shop if they are very dull or nicked, I also use the edge sharpener I purchased from Amazon, my husband does it for me
62325
A used blade is best and who knows how exactly it works. It seems to sharpen the blade by removing layers of shaving cream and hair that has stayed on the blade after use.