Post by: CallsignBadger on February 10, 2019, 01:05:22 AM
I use them all the time, and what a great little tool they are! So show them off and talk about them :tu: :cheers:
Post by: Poncho65 on February 10, 2019, 01:14:36 AM
I am now looking at the BO ones :facepalm: :rofl:
Post by: CallsignBadger on February 10, 2019, 01:15:37 AM
Post by: CallsignBadger on February 10, 2019, 01:17:27 AM
Post by: Chako on February 10, 2019, 09:02:54 AM
(https://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/Chako_photo/Chako_photo004/IMG_3623small_zpsofsmrqdm.jpg) (https://s145.photobucket.com/user/Chako_photo/media/Chako_photo004/IMG_3623small_zpsofsmrqdm.jpg.html)
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/Chako_photo/Chako_photo004/IMG_3624small_zpsmzpccmno.jpg) (http://s145.photobucket.com/user/Chako_photo/media/Chako_photo004/IMG_3624small_zpsmzpccmno.jpg.html)
And a link to my latest utility knife thread...which dates back to 2017.
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,72562.0.html (https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,72562.0.html)
Post by: Sam Lim on February 10, 2019, 11:37:27 AM
I have an appreciation for them as well.
(https://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/Chako_photo/Chako_photo004/IMG_3623small_zpsofsmrqdm.jpg) (https://s145.photobucket.com/user/Chako_photo/media/Chako_photo004/IMG_3623small_zpsofsmrqdm.jpg.html)
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r207/Chako_photo/Chako_photo004/IMG_3624small_zpsmzpccmno.jpg) (http://s145.photobucket.com/user/Chako_photo/media/Chako_photo004/IMG_3624small_zpsmzpccmno.jpg.html)
And a link to my latest utility knife thread...which dates back to 2017.
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,72562.0.html (https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,72562.0.html)
Appreciation would be a wrong choice of word in this instance.. Obsession would be more fitting Chako. As with all the rest of your stuffs... But keep them coming! :cheers:
Post by: ThePeacent on February 10, 2019, 02:25:38 PM
I have an appreciation for them as well.
And a link to my latest utility knife thread...which dates back to 2017.
https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,72562.0.html (https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,72562.0.html)
Appreciation would be a wrong choice of word in this instance.. Obsession would be more fitting Chako. As with all the rest of your stuffs... But keep them coming! :cheers:
:iagree:
I love these knives and carry one most days, bought 5 of these a few years back, my favorite model so far:
(https://i.imgur.com/SHFYbDF.jpg)
they see most use at work, essential part of the kit
(https://i.imgur.com/GzvNgI3.jpg)
excellent to save your good knives when cutting fiberglass bands, when the hook blade is used 8)
(https://i.imgur.com/xkdz7RC.jpg)
I also made one myself for metal saw blades :salute:
(https://i.imgur.com/jE81ssf.jpg)
great for opening gravel or sand bags that would gunk up your pivots or scratch your knife blade
:angel:
(https://i.imgur.com/0nMuIhG.jpg)
Post by: CallsignBadger on February 10, 2019, 04:22:09 PM
And thanks for the link, Chako :tu:
Post by: getahl on February 10, 2019, 05:02:55 PM
EDC size, I also have two options - the EAB, which is awesome, but a little uncomfortable for extended use, and a couple Quarks, which are great for a quick cut, but REALLY uncomfortable for extended use. Still, I use them quite often.
Post by: smiller43147 on February 10, 2019, 06:06:45 PM
Post by: CallsignBadger on February 10, 2019, 06:15:22 PM
Post by: McStitchy on February 10, 2019, 09:20:01 PM
Here's a true box cutter (as opposed to the utility knives displayed here) that I used on a summer job 40 years ago in a super market.
Nice one smiller :tu:
... doesn't look like it got much use though :pok: :D
Post by: getahl on February 10, 2019, 10:10:12 PM
Here's a true box cutter (as opposed to the utility knives displayed here) that I used on a summer job 40 years ago in a super market.
Nice one smiller :tu:
... doesn't look like it got much use though :pok: :D
Maybe that's why he no longer has the job :D
Post by: VICMAN on February 10, 2019, 11:10:44 PM
(They said my Swiss Champ was a weapon, but they did not consider the utiIity knives to be weapons........there was no logic to their reasoning, so I wrote a letter to the owner of the company and the top 4 people in the company and got them to allow regular pocket knives again)
They did not actually check anyone for a knife, so I had my Swiss Champ in my pocket everyday, but I just did not use it at work. I would use a utility knife to cut things instead.
These are the main ones I used.
Click on pictures for best pictures
Post by: CallsignBadger on February 10, 2019, 11:30:04 PM
Good thing you got it changed
I also have the blue one on the bottom of the second pic. Mine is branded Sheffield :tu:
:like: :like:
Post by: jaya_man on February 11, 2019, 01:38:41 AM
Wait, what? There’s a BO EAB? Gotta have that too :facepalm:
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Post by: CallsignBadger on February 11, 2019, 01:40:52 AM
Post by: jaya_man on February 11, 2019, 03:40:25 AM
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Post by: CallsignBadger on February 11, 2019, 03:42:21 AM
Too bad you can't :P
Post by: jaya_man on February 11, 2019, 03:43:44 AM
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Post by: Poncho65 on February 11, 2019, 04:41:23 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Q9sqiPKh.jpg)
Post by: Dean51 on February 11, 2019, 04:55:54 PM
Here is the EAB I have had for the last few years at work :cheers:Show content(https://i.imgur.com/Q9sqiPKh.jpg)
I like my EAB I carry it any time I think It'll be useful.
Also makes a good loaner :tu: when someone asks if they can borrow my real knife.
Post by: CallsignBadger on February 11, 2019, 05:02:27 PM
I might pick one up soon, just curios if the handle is sufficient :tu:
Post by: Dean51 on February 11, 2019, 05:12:39 PM
Is the EAB atleast tolerable when doing heavy cutting or just lots of it?
I might pick one up soon, just curios if the handle is sufficient :tu:
I've cut double wall cardboard, blister packs and used it to trim a hole in dry wall.
If I had several boxes to do at a sitting or was hanging dry wall a bigger handle would really help.
Post by: Poncho65 on February 11, 2019, 05:42:50 PM
Post by: Aloha on February 11, 2019, 06:36:13 PM
Here's a true box cutter (as opposed to the utility knives displayed here) that I used on a summer job 40 years ago in a super market.
This is what I tend to think of when I hear "box cutter". :like:
Post by: CallsignBadger on February 11, 2019, 07:05:25 PM
Post by: Ray S on February 11, 2019, 08:38:11 PM
The only down side I see to replaceable blade utility knives is that most of them use blades that will only fit that particular knife.Many of the early ones used single edge razor blades of the standard type. There were also many types of single edge razor blades when safety razors started to replace straight razors but that is another story......
So without further ado I will post up a few of mine and try to give info about them.
#1 Armstrong Notched Blade Knife.Cast iron housing.Still looking for extra blades.
#2 Box cutter promotional item from Swift's Cleansers.Uses a single edge razor blade.
#3 Conrad box cutter uses a single edge razor blade.Has a ruler built in to the top edge.
#4 A modern Craftsman folding utility knife with wood handles and highly polished with removeable blade guard.
#3
Post by: Ray S on February 11, 2019, 08:47:04 PM
#1 A pair of Crescent utility knives.Top one slides in either direction and has two different blades.
#2 Not sure what this one is used for with the replaceable small blade.Marked Dan C. Laub Minneapolis Minnesota
#3 Garvey Fast-Cut uses specialized blades.
#4 A group of utility knives/cigar cutters.The RazCut Ripper uses a standard single edge blade.The Gillette models use their special Valet blade.The bottom one is a sliding blade.
Post by: Poncho65 on February 11, 2019, 08:50:13 PM
Post by: Ray S on February 11, 2019, 08:53:03 PM
#1 A left handed box cutter!
#2 & 3 A Hyde scraper/cutter open and closed.
#4 A modern Husky pocket/utility knife.
Post by: Ray S on February 11, 2019, 08:57:48 PM
#1 Kutto utility knife.
#2 Lewis utility knife with a spring loaded fold down guard.
#3 Old cast iron model stamped Made in USA. Looks like a Stanley.
#4 A group of small size utility knives.
Post by: Ray S on February 11, 2019, 09:03:07 PM
#1 An unusual one marked only Pat. Apl'd. Body is cast iron and holds the blade inside. To use;slide the case open and insert blade into slot;close cover locks blade in position.
Post by: Ray S on February 11, 2019, 09:08:09 PM
#1Quick-Blade folding knife.Notch on bottom of blade is for cutting tape.
#2 Red Devil Jak Nife Can be used as a knife or a scraper and folds up for safety.
#3 A couple of early cast iron Stanley knives(model 1299)
#4 A Uni-Tool multiblade knife.
Post by: Ray S on February 11, 2019, 09:16:18 PM
#1 A group of Gillette utility knives with extra blades.
#2 A group of small utility knives.
#3 A pair of Stanley 10-049 folding utility knives.The blade release is effected by sliding the plastic tab on the back to the rear.
#4 A Stanley 10-059 funny folder knife.
Post by: CallsignBadger on February 11, 2019, 09:27:41 PM
Post by: SteveC on February 11, 2019, 09:28:52 PM
Post by: CallsignBadger on February 11, 2019, 09:30:05 PM
Post by: ezdog on February 11, 2019, 10:12:40 PM
Back when I installed Tint and Security Film these were all we used.
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Post by: CallsignBadger on February 11, 2019, 10:15:21 PM
Post by: VICMAN on February 11, 2019, 10:35:39 PM
:facepalm: Thats lame >:(
Good thing you got it changed
I also have the blue one on the bottom of the second pic. Mine is branded Sheffield :tu:
:like: :like:
My blue one is also a Sheffield. :cheers:
Post by: Mike 56 on April 01, 2019, 11:56:13 PM
As with most types of edged tools,the lowly box cutter has also come into my accumulation in many designs.Some are designed for multiple uses such as scraping. It wasn't until many years after I started using a standard box cutter did I realize that in most of them you can take out the blade and turn it 90 degrees to use as a scraper.
The only down side I see to replaceable blade utility knives is that most of them use blades that will only fit that particular knife.Many of the early ones used single edge razor blades of the standard type. There were also many types of single edge razor blades when safety razors started to replace straight razors but that is another story......
So without further ado I will post up a few of mine and try to give info about them.
#1 Armstrong Notched Blade Knife.Cast iron housing.Still looking for extra blades.
#2 Box cutter promotional item from Swift's Cleansers.Uses a single edge razor blade.
#3 Conrad box cutter uses a single edge razor blade.Has a ruler built in to the top edge.
#4 A modern Craftsman folding utility knife with wood handles and highly polished with removeable blade guard.
#3
Ray, I was a flooring installer for 33 years. The Armstrong knife you have has been replaced by a plastic angled model. At one time they made an angled straight blade for it that ship has sailed. If I remember right the notched blades for the new knife fit yours. When pattern cutting sheet vinyl flooring you cut halfway through the flooring and undercut the backing with a notched knife like yours. Mostly used with inlayed hard goods but can be used with any vinyl flooring. Most wholesale flooring supplys should stock Armstrong blades.
Post by: Ray S on April 02, 2019, 12:36:42 AM
Ray, I was a flooring installer for 33 years. The Armstrong knife you have has been replaced by a plastic angled model. At one time they made an angled straight blade for it that ship has sailed. If I remember right the notched blades for the new knife fit yours. When pattern cutting sheet vinyl flooring you cut halfway through the flooring and undercut the backing with a notched knife like yours. Mostly used with inlayed hard goods but can be used with any vinyl flooring. Most wholesale flooring supplys should stock Armstrong blades.Mike:Thanks for the info on the Armstrong. I'll have to check to see if I can find any locally.
Post by: Gerhard Gerber on April 02, 2019, 11:33:08 AM
I use the old standard Stanley model, one fixed and one with the retractable blade. The latter is a pain, I always seem to disengage the lock during hard use.....
Something else.......if you have a polisher you can strop the blades back to sharper than new in a few seconds.
Post by: Mike 56 on April 02, 2019, 06:41:04 PM
Post by: AimlessWanderer on April 02, 2019, 07:09:20 PM
Cheapo plastic Stanley (model not known). Good for light work and quick blade changes.
Stanley 99E. Will easily outlive me. Good solid beast of a knife. Slow on blade changes though.
Forge steel auto-retract (pain in the arse to use for anything other than single cuts). No additional tools needed to open it, which is good. Solid enough to survive being thrown across the room, if you lose your rag over the auto-retract feature. Launch durability tested many times.
And then both the EAB and EAB Lite. Sadly the concave and convex blades need modding slightly to fit. Not a long job though, if you've got some kind of powered grinder.
Post by: Mike 56 on April 04, 2019, 07:30:48 AM
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Post by: ThePeacent on April 04, 2019, 06:24:00 PM
I bought a Gerber folding utility knife from Amazon just got it today feels real good in my hand. Walmart sell them with orange handles for under eight dollars when you can find them in stock.
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I saw one of those yesterday, there were other models too. Almost got one! :ahhh
(https://i.imgur.com/JRyw1w8.jpg)
I appreciate having a box cutter at hand, or any kind of cheap and easily replaceable blade on me, including utility knives and scalpels! :hatsoff:
(https://i.imgur.com/cAbBxY5.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/6ElHFiL.jpg)
Post by: wind-catcher on April 05, 2019, 10:18:31 PM
Can you compare the EAB and EAB lite in terms of ergos? I've seen tons of reviews. Now I know that I need one. But the thing is that I like the liiks of the plane jane EAB more. But at the same time EAB lite is an improved version and should be better. Just don't like that coffin shape :-\
Alex
Post by: AimlessWanderer on April 05, 2019, 10:44:54 PM
AimlessWanderer
Can you compare the EAB and EAB lite in terms of ergos? I've seen tons of reviews. Now I know that I need one. But the thing is that I like the liiks of the plane jane EAB more. But at the same time EAB lite is an improved version and should be better. Just don't like that coffin shape :-\
Alex
Welcome to MTO, Alex :cheers:
Tricky one to answer, as the ergonomics in my hands, will be different to yours, so take my reply with a large pinch of salt. :)
To be honest, if held as you might expect to with a normal grip (pics 1&2), neither are very comfortable in my hands, particularly on heavy cutting. I tend to use them for lighter tasks than I would with the big Stanley, and hold them by pinching the side (pics 3&4). Both knives feel near enough the same that way, ergonomically speaking, or neither feels particularly better/worse than the other. Fine for cutting through leather, but if you're cutting through carpet, get a Stanley ;)
Post by: Dean51 on April 06, 2019, 12:11:30 AM
They are handy for sure.
Post by: AimlessWanderer on April 06, 2019, 12:58:51 AM
I appreciate having a box cutter at hand, or any kind of cheap and easily replaceable blade on me, including utility knives and scalpels! :hatsoff:
Good call! :tu: I forgot those
Post by: wind-catcher on April 06, 2019, 08:26:03 AM
Thank you, Sir!
I will, probably, get both and make up my mind. I'm just tired of sharpening my working knife (Para2). Its not the knife that's bad. I just often have to use my knife for a non knife tasks. So its kinda a lil stupid abusing a good knife.