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LeonardY
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Interesting.
Feels like they are playing on the idea of a gun. Seem a little gimmicky.
I have a bunch of utility knives but they are all the same model of Stanley with the blade that loads from the front by pushing down on slide button. It is simple and cheap.
Feels like they are playing on the idea of a gun. Seem a little gimmicky.
I have a bunch of utility knives but they are all the same model of Stanley with the blade that loads from the front by pushing down on slide button. It is simple and cheap.
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KnurledNut
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Last Best Tool did a YT video on it.
It seems well engineered, but a little too bulky and complicated for me.
I could also see myself accidentally bumping the mag eject lever.
Maybe they designed a lockout when the blade is extended?
It seems well engineered, but a little too bulky and complicated for me.
I could also see myself accidentally bumping the mag eject lever.
Maybe they designed a lockout when the blade is extended?
Interesting but sure looks like they're playing to the "gunslinger" fantasy with the holster and magazines. Surprised the guy didn't blow the smoke away and twirl it back into the holster. 
Shocked that it's only $18 @ Lowes.
Shocked that it's only $18 @ Lowes.
They had a display of these by the back entance at my local Lowes. I ended buying one. That was a couple of days ago & I still haven't opened it yet.
Normally I stay away from gimmicky stuff but sometimes I'm a sucker for them. Yes it is big & bulky but my plan is to keep it at home for use in the garage. At least this one doesn't need to use proprietary blades like their other scraper one. I won't buy a utility knife that requires proprietary blades offered by only one company.
I have another utility knife with the auto load feature, I've been wanting another one so I decided to give this one a try.
Definitely not a replacement for my beloved OLFAs.
Normally I stay away from gimmicky stuff but sometimes I'm a sucker for them. Yes it is big & bulky but my plan is to keep it at home for use in the garage. At least this one doesn't need to use proprietary blades like their other scraper one. I won't buy a utility knife that requires proprietary blades offered by only one company.
I have another utility knife with the auto load feature, I've been wanting another one so I decided to give this one a try.
Definitely not a replacement for my beloved OLFAs.
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I like the the other utility knife that has the scraper feature. I consider them useful fidget spinners. 
That's the one I'm talking about, it was fun to play with when I saw them in store. But it uses proprietary blades so that was a deal breaker for me.I like the the other utility knife that has the scraper feature. I consider them useful fidget spinners.
That day when I bought this new one I walked by the knife section. They didn't have any of the scraper ones anymore. The proprietary blades were yellow tagged, 30 for $10.
New one wasn't stocked there, only on the display stand by the pro checkout
Ok so I finally opened mine today & used it a bit. Overall I actually like it, more than I thought I would.
I don't have big hands & this thing is fat, but it feels nice in my hand. Feels like you have a nice sturdy grip on it. It's got rubber overmold so it's not slippery. Being a thick knife it feels good while wearing a glove too (like an actual glove, not disposables). That surprised me cause while just looking at it last night I thought I wouldn't like the size.
The magazine eject lever doesn't have any sort of lock & it's easy to activate, magazine is spring loaded & flys out so if you don't have many blades loaded gotta watch out for that. But in the two grip positions I was holding it in, I never came close to ejecting the magazine by accident. My fingers never came across that area. I don't have any worry about ejecting by accident. And with the blade out the magazine can't eject, blade has to be retracted for the eject lever to work.
It's definitely not a pocket friendly knife like for all day carry. No pocket clip or lanyard hole but that don't matter to me. Would be great for a tool belt but I don't wear one of those. Mine will just live on the workbench at home.
Downside is if you loose a magazine or broke it the knife would be useless. Requires the magazine to hold a blade, blade retracts back into the magzine. Magazines have 3 indicators & the knife comes with only 2 so I feel like they may sell extra magazines in the future. Blade action feels & sounds plasticky but the knife doesn't feels cheap to me. If I lost it I think I'd probably buy another one.
Not related but yet another utility knife that my Stanley blades don't fit. I swear this last pack must be defective. Of all the utility knives I own, only one knife works fine with the Stanley blades I currently have. They're a tad bit too long & too tall. I have to hit em on the belt sander to fit my knives. Ain't got time for that & I shouldn't need to. I'm never buying Stanley blades again. For regular carbon steel blades, after trying various brands, I like the Husky ones, not expensive, easy to find, made in USA, & best of all they work in all my knives as is how blades should be. That's what I have loaded in this one.
I don't have big hands & this thing is fat, but it feels nice in my hand. Feels like you have a nice sturdy grip on it. It's got rubber overmold so it's not slippery. Being a thick knife it feels good while wearing a glove too (like an actual glove, not disposables). That surprised me cause while just looking at it last night I thought I wouldn't like the size.
The magazine eject lever doesn't have any sort of lock & it's easy to activate, magazine is spring loaded & flys out so if you don't have many blades loaded gotta watch out for that. But in the two grip positions I was holding it in, I never came close to ejecting the magazine by accident. My fingers never came across that area. I don't have any worry about ejecting by accident. And with the blade out the magazine can't eject, blade has to be retracted for the eject lever to work.
It's definitely not a pocket friendly knife like for all day carry. No pocket clip or lanyard hole but that don't matter to me. Would be great for a tool belt but I don't wear one of those. Mine will just live on the workbench at home.
Downside is if you loose a magazine or broke it the knife would be useless. Requires the magazine to hold a blade, blade retracts back into the magzine. Magazines have 3 indicators & the knife comes with only 2 so I feel like they may sell extra magazines in the future. Blade action feels & sounds plasticky but the knife doesn't feels cheap to me. If I lost it I think I'd probably buy another one.
Not related but yet another utility knife that my Stanley blades don't fit. I swear this last pack must be defective. Of all the utility knives I own, only one knife works fine with the Stanley blades I currently have. They're a tad bit too long & too tall. I have to hit em on the belt sander to fit my knives. Ain't got time for that & I shouldn't need to. I'm never buying Stanley blades again. For regular carbon steel blades, after trying various brands, I like the Husky ones, not expensive, easy to find, made in USA, & best of all they work in all my knives as is how blades should be. That's what I have loaded in this one.
KnurledNut
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Thanks for confirming. I score drywall and other materials using the pro technique of holding a tape hook to the blade. Thus my curiosity.
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KnurledNut
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I know I said the slide action feels plasticky but the body is metal, so is the eject lever & slider button. The top & bottom is all rubber overmold. The yellow parts are plastic of course & the magazine is completely plastic except for the springy bits & hinge rod. Edit2: Looking at it closer looks like the rubber is overmolded onto plastic which is what the yellow parts are. Essentially covers, each one held on with 3 torx screws.
Played with it a bit more & now I have the urge to buy another one even though it's by far the biggest utility knife I have ever used. Hey thick girls need lovin' too.
Edit: I just found out the back end of the magazine can hold 10 extra blades. I thought it was only 5 for the active end & 5 for storage.
Played with it a bit more & now I have the urge to buy another one even though it's by far the biggest utility knife I have ever used. Hey thick girls need lovin' too.
Edit: I just found out the back end of the magazine can hold 10 extra blades. I thought it was only 5 for the active end & 5 for storage.
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I forget, do you have the new Knipex knife? Because a fellow like you needs a magnesium-handled utility knife.
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But is it a 'tactical utility knife'?? :S Looks like a case of a company trying to over-complicate a very simple tool, and ending up with something that's probably not nearly as durable and easy-to-use as a 'plain' old Stanley.
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I forget, do you have the new Knipex knife? Because a fellow like you needs a magnesium-handled utility knife.
Knipex 90 10 165 BK CutiX Universal Knife
World's best tools for professionals: the latest coolest Tools from NWS and Knipex, largest inventory of quality tradesman tools by Knipex, screwdriving tools by NWS, Knipex, WERA and FELO. Full line of the latest greatest WERA Zyklop and Joker wrenches, Knipex pliers, NWS tools, and Gedore. Our...
Actually, I own this… And while I don’t carry it, I use it in the shop all the time. It’s fantastic… and made like a brick **** house. I have no idea how much they cost as mine was sent to me, but it’s damn good.
I also love vintage Stanley utility knives… They aren’t as stable or as confidence inspiring as the Knipex, but they look a **** ton cooler.
vavet
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I could see this as useful if I had a job that required multiple blade types throughout the day and for some reason having multiple knives was undesirable.
that’s not my situation.
I think it’s a cool idea, but it’s not for me.
that’s not my situation.
I think it’s a cool idea, but it’s not for me.
$29.96 at Chad's Toolbox. Great zot! Down to $24.38 at Amazon right now, at least for me! (Previously $38.99.) Thanks for the endorsement, now I will order one. (My favorite shop knife is a $10 Mora sheath knife at each end of the shop. Minimal fuss.)
Yes, the Knipex looks like... a modern snap-blade utility knife. Maybe Wera will make something that looks weird and has three better features and two dubious ones... I did grow up with that sliding-blade Stanley, still have it, yeah, floppity, but a classic industrial design!
IndyGarage
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I may try that tough built with a hook blade for cutting treads off tires. That's the hardest duty i have for a utility knife and one with a bigger handle would be much better.
Anybody have an opinion on who makes the best hook blades?
Anybody have an opinion on who makes the best hook blades?
Tough Built ? Huh, I would atleast like to check it out. I have one of their tool belts that I really like. Even though I had to make a warranty claim, they honored it and honored their screw up on the warranty claim.
I'd have no issue trying any of their products.
I'd have no issue trying any of their products.
eejack
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I use an autoloading razor knife ( Olympia Turboknife X Autoload ) for my general tasks. Doesn't have a magazine and only holds a couple of blades but it is very small and made of metal. Been using it for a few years. The only issue is occasionally a blade will get caught in the reserve and it takes a minute to free it up - I accredit that to the dirty work environment.
I tried to check one out at the local Lowe's last night. However in their typical fashion, contrary to their website, not in stock.
Also wanted to pick up another Tough Built product, a 360° pocket level, Aisle 61/endcap. None there and not in the level section but per website 5 in stock. Too bad Lowe's doesn't keep someone in their tool section or have another employee to fill in. I would have come home with at least 1, if not two Tough Built products.
Also wanted to pick up another Tough Built product, a 360° pocket level, Aisle 61/endcap. None there and not in the level section but per website 5 in stock. Too bad Lowe's doesn't keep someone in their tool section or have another employee to fill in. I would have come home with at least 1, if not two Tough Built products.
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I got the Quark Tool utility blade holder for my keychain. I got a ceramic utility blade so there wouldn't be rusting from pocket sweat and used a DMT extra extra fine bench stone to get the blade usefully sharp. Then, I forgot to transfer the blade to my checked baggage and the TSA added it to their collection. Eventually I'll sharpen another, but I haven't yet.
Primeline tools make an induction hardened titanium nitride coated hook blade.
The Better Tools 20304 blade has a larger hook that might find utility for use with tires.
Primeline tools make an induction hardened titanium nitride coated hook blade.
The Better Tools 20304 blade has a larger hook that might find utility for use with tires.
Eric29
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The blades that come with this have a slot in the middle of them. If you try to use regular blades, they will not automatically load.
Or maybe I’m doing something totally wrong. But I can’t get them to load automatically
OK, I figured this out. The blades stick together. The slot helps the tool grab them to automatically load them. So sometimes the blades without the slot will load but most of the time they will not.
So I guess I have to buy special blades.
I do like the knife.
Or maybe I’m doing something totally wrong. But I can’t get them to load automatically
OK, I figured this out. The blades stick together. The slot helps the tool grab them to automatically load them. So sometimes the blades without the slot will load but most of the time they will not.
So I guess I have to buy special blades.
I do like the knife.
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Don't need to use their special blades.
The blades w/ the slot serves no purpose in this knife, they are for the scraper knife. TB probably includes them cause that's what they have.
I have 2 of these Reloads, I'm using standard blades with no slot in both of them & they work just fine. It could be just your blades or possible your knife is finicky. Are the blades oily? I wipe the oil off my blades before putting them in. Some brand blades like to put heavy oil on them when packaged & could cause the sticking.
I have a pack of Stanley utility blades that I consider defective. I have a bunch of utility knives & the Stanley blades I have don't fit most of them. The blades are too long, I have to hit both ends in the belt sander. They fit in the Reload but I can only fit 3 of them in the magazine instead of 5 unless I grind them down as I have been doing. Maybe it's just the pack I got but I'll never buy Stanley blades ever again.
I'm using the older Husky USA blades in mine & both don't have any issues reloading. These are my favorite general purpose blades so far & they fit every utility knife I have. But my local HD doesn't sell anymore. The ones they have now have the same p/n, different packaging, & made in Mexico. I haven't tried them though.
My Reloads also work fine with no name generic blades that came free with some of my knives. So I say wipe the oil off if oily or try different blades.
The blades w/ the slot serves no purpose in this knife, they are for the scraper knife. TB probably includes them cause that's what they have.
I have 2 of these Reloads, I'm using standard blades with no slot in both of them & they work just fine. It could be just your blades or possible your knife is finicky. Are the blades oily? I wipe the oil off my blades before putting them in. Some brand blades like to put heavy oil on them when packaged & could cause the sticking.
I have a pack of Stanley utility blades that I consider defective. I have a bunch of utility knives & the Stanley blades I have don't fit most of them. The blades are too long, I have to hit both ends in the belt sander. They fit in the Reload but I can only fit 3 of them in the magazine instead of 5 unless I grind them down as I have been doing. Maybe it's just the pack I got but I'll never buy Stanley blades ever again.
I'm using the older Husky USA blades in mine & both don't have any issues reloading. These are my favorite general purpose blades so far & they fit every utility knife I have. But my local HD doesn't sell anymore. The ones they have now have the same p/n, different packaging, & made in Mexico. I haven't tried them though.
My Reloads also work fine with no name generic blades that came free with some of my knives. So I say wipe the oil off if oily or try different blades.
Eric29
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Thanks. I’ll make sure the blades are clean and not oily.