On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:51:58 -0800, Linda >
wrote:

> Good morning. I'm not certain that this is the appropriate place for
> this post so if someone has a better option, please let me know.
>
> The cutting blade on our Foodsaver Professional II is so dull that it
> no longer cuts the bags. I asked Foodsaver for a part number for this
> particular blade, but they advised that this part is no longer
> available.

Is it possible to take the blade out and sharpen it? Sounds like all
you need is a whet stone from the dollar store. Or maybe you have
someone in the area that sharpens knives by hand and you can have that
person do it. They charge by the inch here, so it shouldn't cost you
much.

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