SWANN-MORTON HOBBY KNIVES & SCALPELS FOR SCALE MODELS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- For a long time we used standard X-Acto type hobby knives but we found they tended to require constant blade changes - something that costs a lot of money in the long run.
Then we discovered Swann-Morton tools & scalpels. These precision tools come from a medical background but are essential for scale model makers.
Made in Sheffield, England, Swann-Morton is a brand synonymous with quality & you can get the range from www.historexage....
In this five-minute video we look at their surgical-style scalpel handles & blades. We've found them indispensable in our hobby & what's more, non-sterile blades are very cheap to buy in bulk.
As well as these handles & blades, Swann-Morton also caters for more traditional modellers via their A.C.M range of dedicated hobby tools with a more familiar locking collar.
Take a look & make up your own mind!
Highly recommended!
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I tried some cutters from modelling companies but i wasnt satisfied from their quality. I bought a scalpel and a hobby knife from Swann-Morton and i never looked back again. Top quality products ,totally recommended.
I love them I use the 15c bade for most of my cleaning work.
that's quite helpful
should get one if i dare to put some money in tools
the standard kitchen knife is really lacking tough
Always used scalpels, excellent for fettling too. Cheap too. I steer clear of any ''Hobby'' branded stuff, just a pure rip off. I just buy standard surgical ones... they're all you need...Plus using dental materials are excellent fillers - such as flowable composite or standard composite, acrylic denture repair powder, amalgam for metal moulding, alginate and 2 part dental putty for impressions for forms for molding... as well as dental instruments.
+Helterskelter4 Are you a dentist?
The surgical SM blades are much sharper than the generic hobby blades. The blades are also a bit thinner.
Great looking equipment. Thanks
They also do the Swann-Morton Cygnetic Handle and Blades easier to change blades plus the blades are stainless steel so they don't snap like the normal blades.
But there is only four types of blades.
I use scalpels for my modelling. Way better than craft knives especially for removing flash from fine parts.
Are these ACM handles actually made by Swann Morton themselves? I asked because I have exactly the same handles in both the light and heavy sizes which are made and stamped by Excel in the US? The only difference I see hear is that instead of seeing the Excel - made in the USA stamp, I see Swann Morton, Sheffield.
We don't know the answer but everything on the packet & the knives themselves implies they make them. Maybe under licence?...
one downvote... wtf internet. Great video thank you.
Thank you for this clip ! I hope I can get some need some assistance from you. I into leather craft, and heard scalpel knives are very useful, how ever the seller gave me a scalpel handle no 3 along with a number 24 blade, and I just cannot seem to slide it thru. I think the seller either gave me the wrong handle or the wrong blade. I would like your advice as to what number blade would be suitable for cutting 2 mil leather? Would it be the number 10 blade you in this video or would a number 24 blade be more suitable for my purpose with I assume a number 4 scalpel holder? What is your suggestion on both handle and blade for leather craft? Much appreciate a response and thank you in advance 🙏🏼
Can't speak specifically for leatherwork but we use 10a, 11 & 14 for a variety of cutting tasks in a variety of materials hard and soft, all are good. Suggest you use a pair of pliers to grip the blade and reverse it onto no.3 handle with caution, making sure the end of the blade's angle matches the angle on the leading edge of the handle.
This was a nice, relaxing video. The tools look very nice but I don't think it would be cost effective to order them from over here in the US.
+Dan Morgan They seem to be fairly readily available on Amazon.
Rob Bennett I don't like Amazon but that isn't a bad idea.
+Dan Morgan Hi Dan, the full range of Swann-Morton products are available in the USA, online at www.cincinnatisurgical.com
swannmortonlimited Thanks for the info. I was shocked at how much the blades cost. Then I realized they were sold in boxes of 100. So many would last me for, literally, years. Thanks again.
+Dan Morgan I use Swan Morton as well (surgical blades, namely the no 10) but keep in mind, if the plastic is a bit tough to get through, the blades break easily and go everywhere.
How to apply the blade onto the handle.. I couldn’t do it
Where did you find the caps/sheaths for the blades? Thanks!
The plastic boxes? Those are for the x-acto style blades. If that’s what you mean?
@@scalewarmachines Yep, I just wondered if you could buy them anywhere as most blades I see online don’t seem to come with them?
nice review
for the curved blade,can we scribe lightly and create panel lines?
The one that is curved like a hook inwards? Sort of - though it's not quite controllable enough. Try to buy a dedicated scribing tool or scribing blade - you'll have a bit more control for complex shapes. If it's just straight lines, you may be OK with that curved blade.
Do surgical blades i.e. 10A fit to K1 Excel knife? It would be perfect....
Good question, don't think so sadly.
@@scalewarmachines I should known the answer during next week when my order with medical equipment comes. 😉
Good
Those Thin standard Scalpel handles are too hard to handle in my opinion I Much prefer the Bard Parker #5 and #6 Scalpel
handles with Nice Ergonomic Plastic Grips . Just my preference : ))
Thanks u
Also excellent for scoring bread 😂
What are you playing at with that dreadful and unnecessary music!! I had to stop it at a minute in!!