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Title: New blades. always
Post by: Ty Marcucci on July 16, 2016, 10:07:40 AM

This may be a no brainer to many of us, but many guys just getting into or back into the hobby tend to forget this. Just a hint, FWIW.   D>K

Title: Re: New blades. always
Post by: Will Hinton on July 16, 2016, 04:30:09 PM

I couldn't agree more, Chief, and if you think hard balsa is tough on blades, try using them on ebony, rosewood, and maple fretboards for inlay work!  Wow.  There's not really a feeling like that first cut with a new blade.  Ya wonder why you didn't change it sooner!

Title: Re: New blades. always
Post by: Motorman on July 17, 2016, 10:01:46 PM

I use 2 handles, one for most stuff and a new sharp one for special cuts. Then I put new blade on the one that's most dull and switch them so the most stuff knife stays pretty sharp too.

MM

Title: Re: New blades. always
Post by: GregArdill on July 28, 2016, 05:55:19 PM

Why is a new build more worthy of a new blade than at any other time?
I ALWAYS keep a stone nearby whenever I am cutting balsa.
Your edge can never be too sharp.

Title: Re: New blades. always
Post by: Air Ministry . on August 01, 2016, 05:07:25 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6NLcAAMd8c

Title: Re: New blades. always
Post by: Dennis Saydak on August 04, 2016, 03:08:04 PM

Phooey Ty, that's bad advice! You just haven't lived until you build a model solely with a dull pocket knife. They just don't go as deep when you cut yourself.  :## :## S?P

Title: Re: New blades. always
Post by: FLOYD CARTER on August 08, 2016, 10:34:44 AM

I would like to take your advice.  But they took away all my sharp tools and things.

Title: Re: New blades. always
Post by: Fredvon4 on August 08, 2016, 11:37:50 AM

Before I revisited my aero model building hobby my son and I did a lot of deer hunting and I absolutely hate a dull blade

He turned me on to a company called Havalon that took surgical blades to a new level for boning and skinning and even fish filleting using disposable surgical style blades...very large form factor

I bought a few of the normal surgical handles (big fat ones for my arthritic hands) in two blade sizes and several 100 count boxes of their different surgical blades

I doubt I have used an Xacto blade more than 5 times in the last 7 builds

I think the prices for a handle and box of blades is real reasonable and they are very very sharp ...curious that they don't dull too badly with balsa but Monocoat does a job to the edge...(I think mostly a build of adhesive is making them drag)

PS look past the hunting stuff and look at the variety of handles and small form factor blades