I Never Knew This About Snap Knives

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The humble snap knife is incredibly useful, and even has some pretty cool hidden features that you might not know about!
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00:00 - Intro
01:37 - Blade Replacement and Safety Lock Mechanism
02:30 - Built-In Blade Snapping Tools
02:57 - Storing Extra Blades
03:50 - Notch Feature and Wire Stripping
05:24 - Blade Disposal Solutions
07:02 - The Invention of Snap Knives
08:21 - Using Snap Knives for Various Tasks
09:37 - Conclusion

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@rsage_ Ай бұрын

Quick tip: if you don't have a secure way to dispose of the knife break-off, I usually get a piece of tape or something like that to tape around the broken piece when I throw it away. Wrapping a small piece in electrical tape or anything like that will reduce the risk of accidentally cutting something/someone later on.

@pawemarkowski2768 Ай бұрын

Thats what I do too, usually with a piece of masking tape

@randallreed9048 Ай бұрын

Excellent safety tip, especially if kids are around.

@darikdatta Ай бұрын

Even a piece of paper works well, just fold it around a few times. I also don't like the idea of an exposed sharp blade kicking around in my garbage bag.

@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat Ай бұрын

0.0．０

@curt2742 Ай бұрын

I usually drop them in an empty bottle before throwing them away. I use tape otherwise.

@PiriyaSambandaraksa Ай бұрын

One of the most useful techniques I picked up along the way was to hold the knife like a pencil. I teach this to all of my students as it dramatically reduces the chance of slips and slides. When you hold it like that you can't apply too much pressure, so when the blade slips, there won't be too much force behind it as opposed to holding it like in the video. You can also get a cleaner cut by not applying too much pressure, just gently slide the blade a few times and the cut will come out nice and squared. Of course it doesn't work with every application, but for art and architecture, this one little tips has saved so many fingers.

@notavailable637 Ай бұрын

if you hold it like a pencil wouldnt more of your hand be in the direction of the sharp part of the knife? while holding it only at like the top is safer cause if you slip you just drop the knife and not cut yourself?

@Rvc546 16 күн бұрын

@@notavailable637 Yes and no... That grip is not good for heavy duty works but only for art and craft... Where you need more control over power.

@user-zt5xz5fz4q Күн бұрын

Amen.

@rinzler9775 19 күн бұрын

Side note: cats claws work similar to these. When a cat scratches a post, its actually snapping off old claw pieces to reveal new sharp ones.

@user-uw5jq7ft6v Ай бұрын

I’ve heard these were invented/ inspired by Japanese cobblers after WW2. Resources were real tight so pieces of glass were used to cut leather and when the glass got dull, they would snap off a portion of the shard to get a fresh sharp edge.

@LRN2DIY Ай бұрын

The origin story shared by OLFA talks about something similar. They don't share the exact details but you're exactly right - it came from re-breaking glass to keep a sharp edge, and the concept of segmented chocolate bars.

@MottyGlix Ай бұрын

So *that's* why this kind of knife is called a "Japanese knife" in the country I've moved to! Thank you for clearing up a question for me.

@dperreno Ай бұрын

NT Cutter is a Japanese brand that is excellent. It's party trick is that when you get to the end of the blade, just push it all the way out, and when you slide the thumb pusher all the way back it will automatically catch the next blade!

@FirstLast-ih6ec Ай бұрын

NT Cutter from Japan is actually the company that invented this kind of knives and introduced it to the market in 1959. Great products indeed.

@runi2453 Ай бұрын

Wow!

@failswithtails Ай бұрын

I bought two NT Cutters because I saw Adam Savage using them. I love the weightiness of the handle.

@dperreno Ай бұрын

@@failswithtails I'm pretty sure that's where I saw them as well!

@YUGOk45 27 күн бұрын

Way u break blades makes me crindge.

@justyuyun1557 28 күн бұрын

80% people in my country didn't know that snapblade can be snapped if the tip is nolonger sharp . They will change the entire blade , or even buying a new whole one not just buying the replacement blade .

@dandcc9192 15 күн бұрын

What country? So I can avoid going there

@justyuyun1557 15 күн бұрын

@@dandcc9192 absolutely , it been called "konoha" these day . be careful , the people are savage, especially on the net ..

@marauderdz 12 күн бұрын

@@dandcc9192 To be fair, if you've only ever bought these from dollar stores, there are almost never instructions that mention snapping off the blade ends.

@filiphutowski3296 10 күн бұрын

America?

@JamesYale1977 Ай бұрын

Most people don't realize that there's blades in the handle.

@barongerhardt Ай бұрын

As a youth, I worked in warehouses and loved the disposable snap knives. Problems from dirty cardboard, gunky adhesives, and staples would be snapped away. The ones I had could be locked in the fully retracted position. All while being cheap enough to give away. It was part of my EDC for years too. On the occasion of going to security, no need to return the nicer knife to the car or hope it gets past. Just slip into a trashcan.

@gabbyn978 Ай бұрын

I have no idea why KZfaq placed that in my recommendation list; but your video taught me a lot about snap knives. Thanks for the course.

@kirk1968 Ай бұрын

Same here, I didn't know about the removable blade snapper on the end of those disposable snap knives. Very handy!

@CarbonTech19 Ай бұрын

Used these for decades as a structural aircraft tech and always had the ALWAYS useful, small(9mm) version in my belt holster(along with a 6" scale, scribe, pen and 0.4mm permanent marker). The company supplied both sizes of cutters and an unending supply of blades. Also indispensable in the composite repair shops, where that fresh, sharp 25mm blade came in extremely handy when cutting multiple fibreglass or carbon fibre prepreg layup pieces on the self-healing mats in the cleanroom. Since retired, a 25mm blade lasts FOREVER, mostly opening various Amazon packages, lol.

@USMC6976 Ай бұрын

Who knew a video on a snap knife could be so interesting. I learned some new things about them.

@ToreDL87 Ай бұрын

I use the original (Olfa) every day, a tad more expensive but honestly couldn't go without. Cuts and strips wires, cuts ropes, strip plastic/cardboard packaging etc, have even sliced up sandwiches at lunchtime, clean excess glue, sharpen pencils etc etc. Has a blunt plate at the rear that works for opening paint cans/unscrew flathead screws/bolts/general undo things that the sharp end doesnt do. And it's high quality, neigh on indestructible. You can get by a whole day never noticing you have one, but you'll instantly recognize when you forgot to bring one.

@Rick_Cavallaro Ай бұрын

I came here knowing there was nothing for me to learn about snap-knives. Now I know a lot more about snap knives.

@MrKotBonifacy Ай бұрын

I came here hoping to learn something new about snap-off blades (!) and knives. Now I know watching this channel is pure waste of time...

@TheDarkSkorpion Ай бұрын

@@MrKotBonifacy So you did learn something! lol But yeah, I know what you mean. Nothing that isn't common sense here. And the title of the video - what did he not know about snap blades? Cause this is all first day stuff

@MrKotBonifacy Ай бұрын

@@TheDarkSkorpion Precisamente, amigo.

@coriscotupi Ай бұрын

I still have an all-metal snap-knife made by Olfa, the original snap-blade manufacturer, that I've been using since the early 70s. My initial use of those devices was not exactly safe, as not knowing any better I'd often stroke the blade toward me instead of away from me. On one of those occasions I managed to cut a slice through my thigh, leaving a large pool of blood on the floor in a matter of seconds. My mom rushed me to the ER, as I kept pressure on the wound. Lessons learned were to never cut toward myself while using force, and never expose more blade segments than necessary for the job. Since then I've had utmost respect for those (as well as all other cutting) tools, with zero accidents since, over the last 5 decades. An I still have, and use regularly, that very same Olfa cutter.

@bobjones8372 Ай бұрын

My lesson was a Buck knife into the thigh cutting hotdog sticks, fixed the almost 2" slice with duct tape though, have a nice scar to remind me.😂

@coriscotupi Ай бұрын

@@bobjones8372 Ouch. 🙂

@user-zt5xz5fz4q Күн бұрын

Amen.

@imstupid880 12 күн бұрын

Fun fact: in the anime Attack on Titan, the reason they used snap swords was so they could just advance the front section to cut the titans with, and whenever it got dull they could stop in the street and just snap off the tip with their hands, so they can advance it to the next sharp segment, letting them save vital metal.

@Starchild670 Ай бұрын

If it doesn't say OLFA, don't bother.

@BrettWilliamson Ай бұрын

100% agree. I don't do carpentry or any form of building, I work in the print trade. It's OLFA all the way. Quality.

@tacticalcenter8658 Ай бұрын

Can you explain why? I dont care much about brands. I prefer to stand by how it was made. The heat treat, the edge retention from the protocols they used. The quality of the handles etc. Can you quantify it?

@MarkTrades__ Ай бұрын

+1 olfas are the best value. Their full stainless steel model and the models that come with the black coated blades are my favorite. They sell a cheap plastic case you can snap pieces off with and they get automatically collected in the plastic case. When it's full you throw it away

@MarkTrades__ Ай бұрын

@@tacticalcenter8658made in Japan. Quality & robust designs. Fully stainless one available is great for industrial applications with solvents/oil. The speed & smoothess of their mechanism that moves the blade is just totally dialed in & is perfect amount of force. Never comes out in your pocket, but effortless to use.

@Nitrodasnipa Ай бұрын

@@tacticalcenter8658 OLFA knives and blades are made in Japan, and made damn well. I've got a couple that I've used for 3 or 4 years, total metal body, all the paint has been worn off and they're pretty much worn to a polished metal finish. Their replacement blades also come with a little container for the broken off sections which is really nice.

@nickalfonso8616 Ай бұрын

Ive got a smaller Fiskar one and when you run out of blade segments you push it all the way out and it loads a new blade stored behind it. It also came with like 7-8 blades ready to replace when needed and it was like 8.99. Definitely a good buy

@Towkeeyoh Ай бұрын

There are also the much larger variations, almost the size of katanas. It’s said that those were used to slice the nape of a giant’s neck which then causes them to evaporate. Be careful with the steam, it’s a little toasty! What’s great is that replacement blades are always available on your hip, which is really handy. For maximum efficiency, always pair it with a multidirectional transportation hip unit. Much easier for much upward diagonal manoeuvring.

@YokieStillExists 20 күн бұрын

Gustavo Fring Approves

@The_Dutchman Ай бұрын

I absolutly love the roofers 'work boots' with the huge hole and wearing no socks! 😂

@LRN2DIY Ай бұрын

I thought that was hilarious too. Our editor put that clip in and I didn't catch the hole in the shoe the first time.

@joshpowers2610 Ай бұрын

Was gonna say the same thing!

@GAROmx Ай бұрын

It’s an ergonomic feature so your feet can breathe better 😅

@cermisan Ай бұрын

Nice safetyboots

@deucedeuce1572 Ай бұрын

@@cermisan "safety" ... "boots"... lol.

@WindCatcherRC Ай бұрын

I'm not even joking when I say I strop my snap and box cutters. I know they are cheap. But there is just something about not needing to replace them daily. I pack hundreds of boxes every week.

@criticalevent Ай бұрын

I run my utility knife blade through a pull through sharpener until it's a hook shaped nub before I'll flip it to the good side :)

@somon90 Ай бұрын

Same, just feels wasteful to snap them off, I use a honing rod before each shift at work and they last until I lose them

@hampuslagergren4693 Ай бұрын

Kinda do the same. Use a Ikea knifesharpener every or every other day to keep it razor sharp. Keeps the effort down when you cut box after box

@placebomandingo2095 Ай бұрын

I use the olfa HD and the blades are stupid expensive but rarely break, so I tune mine up with a little diamond pocket hone. You can also break the yellow plastic off of the HD model and it's very sleek.

@redwarf8118 Ай бұрын

i think you ARE joking

@krisbacks Ай бұрын

Thanks for the vid, informative for sure. I’m a bit over protective so I appreciated mentioning that big scar. As just a homeowner and crafter that often uses these I want to mention two things for safety. 1. Never leave the blade exposed when not using them. Very easy to close it and reopen. 2. Without having a storage unit I will wrap an inch of tape over the broken off blade and it’s good for the garbage. Overkill? Maybe but I’m old and afraid of the big bad world.

@CarbonTech19 Ай бұрын

An empty beer can works well for projects that generate a lot of blade snaps(put a bend in the can and turf it into the recycling bin or garbage when done), but like you, I'm overly concerned about that tiny sharpish edge cutting through the garbage bag and then severing a limb or my head in a freak accident, lol, so out comes the tape.

@richarddunstone6093 Ай бұрын

The bin men /garbage collectors will appreciate that.

@decepi Ай бұрын

Ounce of prevention pays out big the one time you need it too.

@howesfull8 Ай бұрын

They're your eyes, do what you like. But I always have Rx glasses on and always "break away" from myself so if there are any steel bits flying they aren't going towards my eyes.

@LRN2DIY Ай бұрын

Great point - I should have shown broken the blade the other direction.

@mrboics Ай бұрын

Yep! I mentioned this too! I've had a close call with flying blade shrapnel!

@atlasz911 Ай бұрын

If I have no safety glasses than I usually put the knife low and close my eyes/turn my head away for the moment of snapping. It's scary to imagine one of those shards landing in my eye.

@raytry69 Ай бұрын

Wounds are the best teachers, scars are the best reminders.

@aleksandarlazarov9182 11 күн бұрын

I never knew there was a build-in snapping mechanism! I always had to find pliers to do that! Thank you for the enlightenment!!!

@mlukegrady Ай бұрын

Knipex makes a really nice version of this with an extendable spine to stabilize the blade when you extend it out. Also an easy tool free way to snap off blades is to put the blade down on a hard surface at an angle, place your thumb over it and push down, so the blade doesn’t go flying.

@BS-ys8zn Ай бұрын

that's how I snap mine.

@CarbonTech19 Ай бұрын

This is The Way, lol.

@Jeff-rk8hq Ай бұрын

AVE just released a very high quality snap blade utility knife that is very nice, it’s not cheap but nothing high quality is generally

@fmphotooffice5513 Ай бұрын

I used one regularly years ago. There is a Japanese brand that sells heat-treated blades. I was cutting 8 foot gator board all day at the time. Made a big difference.

@Dull_Switch 17 күн бұрын

Genuinley fascinating. Thank you!

@WillPorterMusic Ай бұрын

All Fiskers products are great. I didn’t know they offered a pro snap blade. Very cool

@petertolgyesi6125 Ай бұрын

Their kitchen knives are not great. The handle of most of mine are melted or deformed and disgusting. It is made of some inappropriate plastic. Even fingerprints from hot or greasy fingers are impressed permanently in the plastic.

@biff9926 Ай бұрын

I have their snap blade knife. It's disappointing. The slide gets stuck frequently and I need two hands to move it. It also doesn't lock the blade securely and it will often pull right out of the handle when I'm cutting something particularly tough. Wouldn't buy another one.

@curt2742 Ай бұрын

Their machetes are junk.

@AlBorland3877 Ай бұрын

@@curt2742 At least the newer ones. There was an old version with much better steel quality.

@ProcessedDigitally 15 күн бұрын

This is the video we never knew we needed!

@burntmarshwigglestudio597 5 күн бұрын

I'm a professional sculptor and I use fully extended snap blades all the time. It takes some dexterity to know how to use them that way without snapping the blades by accident. I wish they made some without the snap lines. But, I'm glad they exist

@connorwhite570 27 күн бұрын

It was so useful tnx ❤

@WhenKittensATK1125 Ай бұрын

Thanks learned quite a bit.

@keithosterkamp6207 Ай бұрын

My first rotary knife was an OLFA. Excellent tools. I buy one of two of these at HF and keep them on all my work surfaces and in all tool bags. I even found these snap segments are a great replacement cutter in my wife’s embroidery machine. After so much thread the OEM blade gets dull. I opened it up to find one of these segments placed in a holding slot oriented to cut the thread when activated.

@stevekerr1386 Ай бұрын

Another great post! Thanks for all your work.

@LRN2DIY Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching.

@Tsuchimursu Ай бұрын

Perfect for a kitchen installer, you can cut silicone and glue between countertops, frames and wall tiles and open the boxes for appliances etc I always have in my pocket a HD mechanical pencil, a snap knife and a tape measure, those get you so far

@pascalsalerno Ай бұрын

Good run-down 👍 i also like Olfa a lot but I recently got the Knipex Cutix and I'm lovin it

@danpatch4751 Ай бұрын

Interesting, information i didn't know. Helpful.

@LRN2DIY Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@JohnUllrey Ай бұрын

Good info, I think I threw away one that probably had a spare blade still inside. I got into building R/C airplanes with Styrofoam few years ago and learned that, at lest for hobby use, you can tune up the razors edge with a standard kitchen knife steel rod to get some more life out of the blade.

@robertheinkel6225 Ай бұрын

YOu can also buy replacement blades

@kairu_b Ай бұрын

Thank you, sir

@rawpraisehorn Ай бұрын

Good presentation.

@Gertbfrobe407 Ай бұрын

Honestly, my favorite is those $1.00 "box cutters." 📦 🔪 They are small cheap, and the form factor is perfect for your pocket or wallet.

@JimmyD718 Ай бұрын

Great video 😊

@AnthorOne Ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@krjones91 Ай бұрын

Dude. I did the EXACT same thing with a box cutter as a kid! I thought I was the only one! Yours looked a little less severe than mine though. I actually sliced clean through the tendon on the back of my thumb. Also, I never realized that OLFA was the originator of snap blades! No wonder I've found those to be the most reliable!

@Moska55 Ай бұрын

I have almost the exact same scar from the video, also from cutting cardboard when i was young. I guess an accident like that in your youth is the perfect opportunity to learn.

@hafunui Ай бұрын

I have a heavy-duty uline snap blade knife and it has an auto-loading feature. Really handy. Also, if you find yourself using a snap blade fully extended all the time, olfa makes solid non-scored blades that fit 9mm and 18mm handles.

@maxmotors9497 Ай бұрын

I have the same fastback. I upgraded after keeping an aluminum body basic fastback for the last number of years. I still have it but I really like the 1505 because of the bit driver. I’m a handyman and it is forever in use at my day job.

@Cartocopia Ай бұрын

You can also get Olfa snap-off hook blades to use in these with 4 segments...best thing ever for cutting shingles! I reccomend a good dial lock handle though, so the blade can't pull eightout when used...

@marylhere Ай бұрын

You can also cut a slit in between the studs and drop your used blade into the wall. What I found when we renovated our bathroom…hundreds of razor blades in the wall. 1955 medicine cabinets were the best.

@bv226 Ай бұрын

Hah. Brings to mind a funny story. I was once remodeling an old house. We removed the medicine cabinet and demo’d the plaster. In the wall cavity we found a whole bunch of coins. Apparently the owner was using it as a bank, saving for retirement.

@blairhoughton7918 Ай бұрын

Tetanus farm.

@christianjensen3182 Ай бұрын

The nickname for these in our house is "the blood letter".

@davidhakes3884 Ай бұрын

Howdy, last week I educated myself on these and found they are pretty cool tools, I had no idea the snap blades were that old, a year older than me. I sharpen mine as they need it.

@ranger178 Ай бұрын

i really like the olfa with self-locking ratchet they work really well, and they make black blades that are extra shop excellent for cutting foam rubber smoothly.

@SaintFredrocks 3 күн бұрын

I used to wallpaper, and those smaller knives are great. I started out with single edge razor blades in a holder. That was 47 years ago though.

@nicks3608 Ай бұрын

The boxy OLFA one is my favorite.

@mattman3495 Ай бұрын

My go to for removing old caulk on tubs and such.

@Adamant4160 Ай бұрын

You missed insulating. That was where I was introduced to these type of knives. The long blade is great for it

@joeybagodonuts6683 Ай бұрын

I had no idea there was a blade snapper feature built in! I checked and sure enough, mine had it too. Thank you.

@Gary-zq3pz Ай бұрын

You could also talk about all the different ways to use a k-bar. It's my favorite work knife.

@schuylerpryne5 Ай бұрын

Olfa and nt cutter are the best, both japanese. Also 3 degree 9mm knifes are the way to go for detail work. The narrow tip is so handy

@BS-ys8zn Ай бұрын

I have several snap blades and my favorite is the OLFA SVR art/graphic knife. Small (9 mm) with a stainless steel body. Unlike the polymer bodied knives this one doesn't dissolve and get gummy when exposed to solvents.

@michaelschafferAT Ай бұрын

In Austria, this is almost the only way knives with interchangeable blades are known. But here they are usually called Stanley knives because they were the largest suppliers and probably the first on the market. If you want to express it without a brand, then these are called carpet knives. Many use a comparable mid-priced version. But most people use the cheap version because in a large pack they usually cost less than replacement blades.

@appleOgreen Ай бұрын

5:49 tapping that metal with the fresh blade edge, that was painful to watch

@Mothara Ай бұрын

Cant belive you didnt feature the OG - Olfa cutter

@mrdg Ай бұрын

Olfa Silver rules them all

@KarelKubela Ай бұрын

The black olfa blades are the best. Very sharp.

@freesk8 Ай бұрын

Thanks! :)

@Fonsie85 Ай бұрын

I have a Knipex knife. It has a stabilizer that retracts with the blade so you can have the full lenth out and use it without it bending and potentially breaking. it´s great!

@kekipark77 Ай бұрын

my go to brand is tajima, especially their blade refills. but that fiskar pro looks pretty sick

@Mikepet Ай бұрын

I have the "Knipex CutiX 90 10 165 BK" Carpet Knife. It has everything. Very safe "blade Lever" that locks itself and is always ready to retract or push out the Blade, a Blade compartment, really nice grip on the Hands, quite light despite it being on the "medium" size and the best feature, It has a really sturdy kind of Rail thing for the blade so you can extend the blade all the way and the rail holds the blade safely so you can use the whole lenght of the blade without having to worry that it might snap. Really awesome Knife and i have it everywhere i go with me.

@Echoe5 6 күн бұрын

The back of the cutter can also be used to cut acrylic sheets.

@imark7777777 Ай бұрын

NHK has a show were they look at Japanese inventions. One of them was on the creation of the snap bleeds. Very interesting the inventor talks about the discovery and improving it. Definitely worth watching if you can find it I have it recorded somewhere in my archives that I have to go through.

@JosefKrzywon Ай бұрын

I checked it... and I just found out that my cutters which I use for years have a blade storage.. thank you

@ronblack7870 Ай бұрын

there are serrated blades available on amazon. i find they work way better for doing stuff like cutting through hoses or ropes. they come 10 in a pack and are sharper

@bkind2182 9 күн бұрын

I like the Teflon OLFA blades for removing old silicone. To me they seem to slip through the old chaulking a bit easier...

@davidhanna6876 Ай бұрын

Do you know any company that produces a left-handed version of a snap-off knife? This is one tool that really needs it.

@Sb129 Ай бұрын

The snap off razor is the perfect box cutter.

@toxic_icecream Ай бұрын

Had an accident similar to yours while being a kid. Been paying close attention to safety dealing with sharp objects ever since

@orionovski 22 күн бұрын

Incrível, não aprendi nada que já não soubesse sobre estiletes.

@shopart1488 Ай бұрын

Great for wall paper hanging.

@WJCTechyman Ай бұрын

I have the Fiskars Pro utility folding knife, it's similar to your Milwaukee Fastback in functionality but probably doesn't have some of the features. I have another folding utility knife under Canadian Tire's Mastercraft brand that has the ability to store five extra blades in a small covered compartment inside the handle. It's pretty rough around the edges as it's years and years old but it still works for the most part.

@sillysmy Ай бұрын

These are great for cutting into giant napes.

@johnnymnemonic69 Ай бұрын

Lol yes!

@llucioo Ай бұрын

my city differentiated garbage disposal rules are that plastic and metals go together, so i usually 3D-print a little sealed box with just a slit for the blade to go in and when it's full i throw the whole box in the bin. this is encouraged by the city's law as well, to protect the garbage men so they have less risk to cut themselves when collecting trashbags.

@Invention75 Ай бұрын

information that helps friends 🎉❤

@eliadbu Ай бұрын

Knipex CutiX, it has the best feature imo which is stabilization bar - it makes cutting with long exposed blade more durable and stable, plus you can more comfortably use your thumb on the back. Also the magnesium housing is more durable.

@GalgoczkiAdam Ай бұрын

The notches are very useful for the manufacturing process. They act as a collider while the machine pushes forward the raw material under the stamp to make even parts.

@electrotsmishar Ай бұрын

That notch can be used for etching acrylic sheet as well

@YannMetalhead Ай бұрын

Good video!

@tructruc00 Ай бұрын

I really like my stanley snap knife with the automatic blade magazine, you just pull the blade from the front and you have a fresh blade

@jmcguire56 Ай бұрын

I've got the Knipex knife and I love it.

@dustman96 Ай бұрын

The dewalt version of the snap knife is awesome. Doesn't have any useless "features".

@eduarddvorecky3731 Ай бұрын

I got small steel one at work i use all the time. Great thing about them is that you don't need to be carefull about what you're cutting. Not from safety point, but from blade point. Does't matter if you cut cardboard and drag blade over the concrete because you just snap tip and it's fresh and sharp, plus it's cheap. I got can i drop blade sections into, and when it's 2/3 full, i hammer it closed and drop into scrap steel to make sure it won't cut. Only downside is that blade is flimsy if extended far out, so you need to be more gentle.

@FerretPirate Ай бұрын

Love your shirt.

@yaedo6035 Ай бұрын

2:48 It's safer to snap outwards to avoid the blade projecting towards you. Some breakers have wider or shallower slots that can't hold the blade properly.

@Wolvenworks Ай бұрын

Cutters are more common in Indonesia; in fact, having a pocket knife here is considered highly unusual, along with the downside of having it seized when passing thru a metal detector (which all malls, hotels, and most office towers have by default). Cutters are ok considering you don’t normally carry one around either.

@freman007 15 күн бұрын

Tajima also make blades for these that don't have segments. They're just a continuous blade.

@GYTCommnts Ай бұрын

Great video! I thought for a bit you were going to give some tips on how to reuse/recycle/dispose the little snapped parts, but great insights nevertheless.

@randallreed9048 Ай бұрын

I first started using these in 1972 for layout and design. The first brand I ever used was made by DICO, like the small blue one in the video. There have been scores of manufacturers since then. New? Where have you been?