Colonial Needle45mm Rotary Blade Sharpener, Multicolored (5790)

I have already re-sharpened a blade 3 different times to good-as-new condition!! I also re-sharpened a blade my friend had seriously dulled cutting tons of denim, and it's perfect again! The sharpener is definitely easy to use, and I just saw from other comments that there is a video, so that might be worth checking out. I make sure to put a little water on the sharpening surfaces, rotate the blade in the same direction on the sharpener, and apply slight pressure as I turn until I don't hear/feel any resistance, about 15 spins. Well worth the little bit of time and effort to save $ on blades, and ensures you have a fresh, sharp edge any time you want without running out to the store. My biggest problem is that I forget how to put my rotary cutter back together again!

I was doubtful that this cutter was worth the price. I decided to give it a try because my first pack of titanium blades cost way more than I expected. I went through my first blade in no time, it started skipping really early on, and skipping threads with a rotary cutter is a big pain, as I'm sure all will agree. So I tested my new sharpener, I did about 20 turns on the each side and did not try the blade for a few days. Wow! I'm really impressed with the performance of my sharpened blade. I can honestly say that the newly sharpened blade has cut more than twice as much as the original edge put on by Olfa, and it's still going strong. This is very surprising, it's working far better than I had hoped it would. At the price of replacing blades the cost was almost prohibitive, and I considered going back to using scissors. 1'm making masks to donate so replacing blades so often really increases the total cost. If you're skeptical about this, give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

It is a little expensive; but in the long run it can save me money

Works great to sharpen stainless steel blades. It won't sharpen titanium coated blades, however. But it is so easy to use and sharpens the less expensive stainless steel ones that you can forget about buying those4. It is easy to use and sharpens the blades fast. 2 stainless steel blades and this little wonder baby and you can cut and cut and cut!

Despite being recommended by Karen Brown of “Just Get It Done Quilts,” I found this tool to be inadequate for sharpening my rotary blades. It did not work well at all and I ended up returning it. I wish there was a device that could really bring older blades back to life. Save your money until one is developed.

This works ok. It's not that comfortable to use, and I may be using it wrong. The blades come out sharper than when they went in, but do not come out "like new sharp". Again, might be me. If I had to buy this again, I would look for something more robust (perhaps with a crank)

I expected it to be harder to use and to only do a so-so job of sharpening my blades. I was happily surprised at how quick and easy it was to use and how well it worked. I would only add to things that would make it better: A magnet that picks up the blade so you don't risk getting cut and a crank so that you can more easily turn the pieces to sharpen the blade.I might look for one that has those features, but if I don't find one, this will always do the job.

This did not sharpen my rotary blades.