Hello, Mama Kass has just posted in the Machines & Hardware forum of AmayaUsers Discussion Boards under the title of Thread Breaks( Not sure if this is proper term). This thread is located at http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?5642-Thread-Breaks(-Not-sure-if-this-is-proper-term) Here is the message that has just been posted: *************** Diane, before trying to replace your blades there are other things you need to check out and, since the Big Red and XTS knife systems are different, what type of machine do you have? Here are some posts on this subject to get you started: http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?5649-Trimmer http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?1306-no-trimming-on-new-XTS http://www.amayausers.com/discussion/showthread.php?755-connecting-link-help *************** =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================