X-Acto Knife upgrade

RE: X-Acto Knife upgrade

genebren — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:21:54 GMT

I was out working in the shop on a frame for one of my wife's Mosaic today, when I though "I should also stain my E-Acto knife. So, I stained it with an Ebony stain (with a quick wipe off as I wanted so visible graining) and gave it a clear varnish finish. Here is the result.

Not too bad. I will give a try when I need to do a little cutting.

RE: X-Acto Knife upgrade

shabaz — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 23:09:33 GMT

Here I tend to buy these things (surgical scalpel blades), this is probably the most popular shape, a 'No. 11" blade.

They used to be super-low cost (a box of 100 for about £5) but now they are more than 3 times the price. The handles for these are one-piece metal, no collet.

This is the classic 1-piece 'No 3' handle, made of steel. This really does last multiple lifetimes, indestructible. Maybe it's available in the US too.

There's a larger No. 4 handle for different larger blades so you don't want to get that by mistake (unless you wanted larger blades).. but I think those are for deep + critical surgery!

This is the retractable handle option from the same manufacturer; it is blue-painted metal, but with plastic insert and might not last forever (I have not damaged mine yet though).:

RE: X-Acto Knife upgrade

dougw — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:19:23 GMT

Great solution. I have a similar knife that I like - hopefully it won't fail.

RE: X-Acto Knife upgrade

shabaz — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 23:47:30 GMT

That looks better than the plastic version!