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Single edge razor blades (post #190906)

DanH on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 10:16
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Does anyone make good ones any more?  Any brands to look for (that one might find in a local HW store or big box)?


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I buy the Hyde brand (post #190906, reply #1 of 7)

by davidmeiland in reply to DanH [original] on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 21:06

blades in boxes of 100, and they are fine for the usual stuff like cleaning paint off of glass. If you want to spend some money you can buy the lab grade version: http://www.2spi.com/catalog/tools/smtol14.shtml

My main use for them is (post #190906, reply #2 of 7)

by DanH in reply to davidmeiland [original] on Sun, 07/04/2010 - 05:48

My main use for them is wallpapering.  The generic Ace ones from the local HW have too much "drag" on wet wallpaper.


This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in.  --Theodore Roosevelt

Use Olfa snap knives, they (post #190906, reply #3 of 7)

by MarkH in reply to DanH [original] on Sun, 07/04/2010 - 07:38

Use Olfa snap knives, they rock.  I like the ss version SVR-1, or SVR-2.

Second vote for the heavy (post #190906, reply #4 of 7)

by Jeff_Clarke in reply to MarkH [original] on Sun, 07/04/2010 - 08:42

Second vote for the heavy duty Olfa knife - I use one every day.

http://www.olfa.com/UtilityKnivesDetail.aspx?C=8&Id=8

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I'll tell my wife (who's the (post #190906, reply #5 of 7)

by DanH in reply to Jeff_Clarke [original] on Sun, 07/04/2010 - 11:32

I'll tell my wife (who's the chief wallpaper hanger in the house).  She's also a sewer/quilter, so quite familiar with Olfa.


This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in.  --Theodore Roosevelt

Got these.....   ...but (post #190906, reply #6 of 7)

by Scott in reply to DanH [original] on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 08:23

Got these.....

 

...but can't remember where. Probably at a big box.  They're OK. Particularly good for scraping junk off of flat surfaces which is tough with an Olfa.

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Even more better for (post #190906, reply #7 of 7)

by MarkH in reply to Scott [original] on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 09:18

Even more better for scraping, no side notches, and thicker than regular blades.

http://www.technologylk.com/crl-heavy-du...