On 12/16/2012 2:00 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> I did find a "hack" for replacing the blade, but I really don't want
>> to work with single-edge razor blades (and the attendant cut fingers
>> and hands).
>>
>> Does anyone have an old Foodsaver Professional II that still has a
>> working cutting blade that they'd be willing to sell to us?
>>
>> My husband does a lot of fishing and hunting (and our friends share
>> their fish and meat with us in exchange for veggies from our abundant
>> garden).
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Mrs. Smith
>> Central Point, Oregon
> Enter Foodsaver Professional II parts in you search engine.
> Janet US
Won't a large pair of scissors work? I've hardly ever used anything else
with my small Foodsaver tho' I did get a gadget with a little ceramic
cutting wheel. (Even if the cutter is magnetized to stick to a
refrigerator, it always seems to disappear.)

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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