I once found a 1/4 ounce bottle of Testor black paint going for over $800. Everytime I went to take another look, the price would go up a little until it was over a $1k.
He likes tools. I like cake, if' I'm eating a well made cake, what ever flavor it is my favorite cake I totally understand where he's coming from. Also this is a pretty cool snap knife, I could cut cake with it.
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I instantly recognized that knife as a NT Cutter knife. They make amazing stuff, and most of it is real cheap. My favourite of their knives is the L-500. The grip is great and I love that you lock it with a knob and not in specific increments like so many others. I actually have a li'l story about one of these things. My dad had a L-500 when he was studying to become an architect some 30 odd years ago. For all those years, he kept and used it thoroughly (which has to be a testament to the build quality of these things) until one fateful night, a couple of years ago. He accidentally burned one side of it bad when he forgot it on top of our stove. It hadn't become unusable, but had a black, ugly side, and a faint, but constant smell of burned plastic. He was of course very sad about that. Flash forward to when I started studying art and tech. In the art supply shop at my uni, I found the exact same knife, as in unchanged for who knows how many years. I had to have it, so I immediately bought two: one for me, 'cause of the knife I had borrowed from my dad all my life, and one for him to replace the old burned one. He got immensely happy to get a brand new version of his favourite knife. Quick side note, the sound the locking knob makes is amazing and if you get one, you'll have a hard time not fiddling with it a whole bunch. Tl;dr: L-500 is a real good knife from NT Cutter. Dad had that knife, but accidentally burned it, so I bought him a a new one and one for myself.
As a graphic designer I've been using the Olfa snap blade knife for over a decade now working with vinyl graphics. NT cutter is just as good as Olfa and the edges are very sharp.
Same company makes an 18 mm version as well. www.amazon.com/NT-Aluminum-Multi-Blade-Cartridge-L-2000RP/dp/B002NUIJN0/ref=sr_1_32?dchild=1&qid=1589899101&sr=8-32&srs=20549944011
I was a carpenter's apprentice a few years back. My teacher bought me one of those nice Milwaukee multi-blades with the internal, flip out, compartment to hold ~5 extra blades. I love it, it saves my life, I find I'll end up needing it or wishing I had it on me at least once a day.
This video is 3 years old.... I just went ahead and bought this exact snap knife as well as the Heavy duty one. Adam... your videos are so informative yet fun to watch. Love the content, and Happy Holidays. :)
Ugh, that conjured a distressing mental image. Like, why would you need to reload a knife? Obviously, because you've snapped all the bits off inside of various stab wounds.
My father has been using these kinds of knives since I was a kid (cutting foam core and making signage), so by herritage I'm using them quite often. Didn't know this design existed, but managed to pick one up when browsing for unrelated things at the hardware store. Thank you for helping me expand my tool collection (I'm running out of space)!
My experience with that design is that the blade pulls out when pulling hard in tough material. But perhaps yours is better than the ubiquitous hardware store models. I'm a huge Olfa fan. They're indestructible and child proof. Becky Stern has a good video on why she loves them too. Great vid!
I was basically going to write the exact comment word for word without the Becky Stern part. I work in a. Print shop where our finishing department literally cuts with these knives all day every day and there are bins of these kinds of designs out of circulation because they prematurely release the blades or just generally don’t hold up to constant all day use. We have maybe 15 to 20 Olfas spread out across different work stations all over because they are the best. The blade truly will lock into place, and the handle feels solid.
I got a Olfa for straight blades to use on synthetic felt paper for roofing so I could switch from my fiskar hook blade for tar paper , and the olfa got jammed full of granulars and bent at the top metal enough that I have to bang it in a certain position to get the blade to set in place before I use it every time. Let alone needing to use my other blade to clean it every couple days. It depends the usage I guess but I found fiskar makes a really slick simple design where it’s just a double sided blade at the top with a sheath that swings by the push of a side button. Impossible to jam and it holds blades inside. Can put both straight and/or hook inside if you lose your other one
The reload feature is handy, but I never felt that my OLFA knife ( they invented the snap knife) was lacking because it didn't do that. Probably this is because I mostly use it for small jobs. For bigger jobs I'm more likely to use the MakerKnife.
Love to see a video of Adam going to Akihabara in Tokyo and looking through all of the tools in their electronics markets. Lots of gold like this in there.
first reactions was; "But the weightless feeling of the plastic ones is what I like",,,ok, "But they all have a part built into them to break off the blade",,,,,, Then the staple gun style loading of blades now ,, "That's Genius ! " TY for sharing with the class.
me too, i got it with a makita drill box. but its garbage, if something you are cutting grabs hard on the blade, the whole blade slides out. i had this experience with about 10 different ones. sorry for bad english and the thing for snapping blades is on the bigger ones at the heel( this side where you open up to get to the magazine)
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I have a similar knife with a bigger blade at work, but it's made of higher quality plastic with rubber to stabelise the grip. It's really nice to "reload" the knife like that, it saves some time and if you want a sharper blade because the one you used is a bit dull, you can change it in a few seconds.
I absolutely love snap knives, because they are extremely sharp, and if it becomes dull just break of a single snap link and your back to the races. I use this most notably when building designs out of 1/8 inch cardboard, and man that blade cuts it like butter.
Amazon is out of stock on that exact knife but I purchased 2 others from the same manufacturer and must say that they are very nice. Thanks Adam for helping me spend my tool money!
This makes me happy, because it's the same basic design as Schick Injector single-blade razor, which is what I use for shaving. I think you can still buy handles for them new, but the one I have is from the 1950s, and refill injectors are still readily available.
I have one of those and at the end is a dial screw that you can tighten to hold onto the blade to prevent it from moving or slipping out. I find that handy. I like my auto load box cutter too.
I have used some NT-cutters long time, I really like the AD2P version, really smooth operation compared to olfa's chunky clicks, it's also very slim and light. Also discovered the 30 degrees blade with nt-cutter, they are now my favorite.
I’ve always hated these snap knives. Might try this one. Thanks for the positivity! However, they’re SOLD OUT at Amazon, most likely a direct result of this video.
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Saw that sitting on the table in the previous video and recognized the shape. NT cutter makes some of the best ones out there. I personally have the A1-P but I'll add this one to my "to-get" list
Cheap, simple, durable, and with an action that never slips, breaks, or fails. Edding M18, the M1 Garand of box cutters. I've had mine since they first produced them decade and so ago, and it has never failed me. Yes, it's made out of plastic, but it's not the cheapo kind. Bonus, it's aesthetically pleasing to look at. Definitely lines up with the edges of the table.
A Stanley FatMax is a snap knife I use often, it has multiple blades as well, can swap the blades the same as this one, the snap off tool is built in and can be popped out, and the blade can be locked in position. Has a fair weight to it, and a textured grip.
"Gun magazine for snap knife blades" Well, I'm sold ! That's awesome. I'm actually in need of one for some projects around the house, so, thanks for the link!
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For most of these product recommendations I just go "huh, interesting" and then every once and a while I come across a video like this which solves a specific set of problems I thought bothered only me in the whole, wide world. I love the internet.
I've never been a fan of snap knives. I always preferred the bigger, bulkier, and more durable utility knives. After watching this video, now I want this. Damnit Adam!
Have one myself, made by Stanley here in The Netherlands. Although an interesting concept at first (trust me, I was just as enthusiastic as Adam :P ), wait until you have to cut something sticky or rough. Once the blade gets caught by the material you're cutting, the whole blade yanks forward and in the worst case gets pulled out because there is no locking system on the (for lack of accurate term) slider button. Maybe it's just me and my horrible cutting technique, but it happened more than once ;) If the slider would lock, I'd buy it yesterday! @Adam maybe something to think about for your line of awesome tools?
I have the DeWalt branded snap knives and you can't pull the blade out by the blade itself. It has a very solid positive lock. I know nothing about the one Adam is showing, but if it locks like the DeWalt it will not have the problem you speak of. I have used the Stanley snap knives and have experienced the problem you speak of and you are 100% correct about that one.
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Have a great snap-knife from Stanley that works the same way. It also has a locking function to keep the blade from coming out if you cut through something sticky. Two things I particularly like...it’s got a meaty yellow plastic handle and broader blades, so you can use it for heavy duty, box cutter-type tasks but it’s still agile enough to do xacto blade work in a pinch... a great multitasker tool.
That's cool. I've got a couple of neat knives along the same lines that I've had for years: . First one is, in effect, a double-sided snap-knife: you put snap-knife blades in one side, and either a wood or metal-cutting keyhole saw blade in the other. Both retract, so it's a really handly thing to just drop in the bottom of a crowded tool box. It's easy to break the saw blades, but that's true of any saw blade that's only supported at one end. . The other one is a magazine knife for Stanley-pattern blades. It holds the blades in a rotary magazine in the back of the handle (which is sculpted to a nice fat hand grip shape) and you extend and retract them with a locking slide on the top. When the blade is dull, you retract it, rotate the knob at the back end, and index a new one. When they've all been used at one point, you take the cartridge out, flip it over, and all the other points are available. When both the points on all the blades have been blunted, you take the whole cartridge out and swap it for a new one. I bought a big pack of cartridges when I bought the knife 20 years ago, and I havn't got to the end of them yet.
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I have one or two already -- they also make great letter openers if you extend the blade out 5 or 6 segments and slice carefully at an angle well away from your fingers. Opens packages and tough plastic shipping envelopes that normally require healthy teeth and a stick of dynamite (and a match.) It is as close to a miracle tool as you can get - Now if you could only buy one and a pack of refills. Thanks Adam, thanks a lot!
In this case try the 30 degree Blades for the snapknive. For me the value of the cutter is even higher because you can now work even finer with the tip.
NT cutter (the brand of this knife) is a hidden gem and my go-to. Their handles and blades are made in Japan but not much more cost than Chinese stuff. This knife is their most expensive model, but they also offer an ABS version of this that’s only around $7 and built to last.
I've known these as Stanley knives for forever, although the original ones had a two-ended blade you would flip around when it got dull. I have both a small as well as a larger Stanley Snap Knife here, both featuring the reloadable cartridge, as well as blade locking. The larger one also features a thumbscrew to lock the blade even more tightly. An integrated snap-guide also locks into the back of both tools.
Even though I like the idea of a blade magazine, i'll take a knife with a good locking slider anyday over such a novelty. So far, the Olfa 180 and SVR-2 have never let me down.
Adam use NT A-1000RP in the video. And it has auto lock mechanism just like many Japanese cutter. I shouldn't say many, because NT and Olfa is two of the most dominating cutter makers in Japan.
Ive once cutted myself in my thigh with one of these knifes. Never knew that blood can split so fast out of a human, and i almost got paralyzed according to the doctor. Since then i respect these knifes
Thank you for this. I’ve been using one of those typical utility knives, and the whole thing just fell apart on me (in a way that’s difficult to repair) right when I needed it to trim up some pvc material in a tight, awkward spot.
I think Milwaukee makes a utility blade version like this where its like a normal retractable utility knife and a release button to pull the blade out of the holder, however on the back side there is a door which you can open and stack like 3-5 replacement blades. So instead of inserting a new blade from the front, you do the same motion like this one, take the old blade out and pull it all the way back to auto load a new blade and pull forward to slide it out. When you reload blades in the back just flip them around so the fresh unused side of the blade will face out like you would with a normal utility knife. Very cool.
That type of knife has been made by many other brands but one downside of the trapezoid utility knife is that the blade is too short so other than opening the box and cutting through less than 2 inch material trapezoid utility knife is not very useful.
@@Yudi.Hilmawan Depends on the application, sometimes you just want a small sharp sturdy blade. I mostly use it for opening shipments and breaking down boxes at work. Rarely never need a long blade for deep cuts.
@@000haker For heavy duty cutting tasks a 18mm blade is as sturdy as a trapezoid blade if you only use 1 segment of the blade and if you use a snap-off knife with a wheel lock then you can lock it tightly so there is no movement in the blade it make the knife feel like a fixed knife and it also allow you to shorten the blade to just a few millimeters so you can cut through boxes or packages without damaging the items inside. There are also 25mm blades which are even sturdier than trapezoid blades and if you only use one segment at a time then one 18mm snap-off blade is equivalent to 4 trapezoid blades, stainless steel snap-off blades are also easier to find which allows us to clean the blade with water without worrying about rust when there is a lot of glue after cutting boxes with tape on it or when using it to cut food. The 9mm blades you see in this video are designed for precision cutting such as for wallpaper, vinyl wrap, paper crafts, leather crafts and of course it's very capable of cutting cardboard boxes. The only reason to use a trapezoid utility knife is if you work or live in a place where only short blades are allowed other than that I don't see any other reason.
Thanks Adam, I just followed your links for this snap knife and of course it's totally out of stock and Amazon has no idea when or if it will be back in stock. Dream, shattered
I feel like when I watch an episode of Adams tool show I instantly getting to eBay or amazon to find the tool for myself. (If I don’t own it already) if I already have it, I just reach out for it and handle it while watching the episode :D Thanks Adam for this awesome show!
i use an 18mm snap knife with aluminum internals thats cast into a plastic housing with rubber grips have a set of ceramic blades in it atm as i work in wet conditions quite often and not having to worry about rust is great
I have a 25mm version of one of these by Craftright. It's probably not the best example of one of these 'cassette' knives, but as Adam said, they have a nice heft to them, and the quality if pretty good. It also has a little section on the back of the knife that slips off and you can use to snap off the end section of the blade with.
I have so many snap-knife blades. They're great for cutting thick foam and I use them as cheap disposable exacto knives (to save my exacto blades for the good stuff.)
For anyone worried about cutting themselves while removing a blade portion, here's how to easily solve it: Move the blade outward so only the single portion you want to remove is standing out of the handle (including the line at which it will break away). Using pliers with your hand not facing the blade edge, grasp the blade from to front (never sharpened edge) and bend it downward towards a receptacle to recieve it until it snaps away from the rest of the blade sections. If it doesn't break away on the 1 downward press make certain your blade is out of the handle enough to clear the material of the handle and try bending it downward with pliers again. If this somehow doesn't break it loose then (with safety glasses on just in case, since you can't replace your eyeballs!) bend it upward once, then downward. If it still fails to remove then you will unfortunately need to remove 2 blade sections by extending the second one out and then bending it downward in the manner I stated. Done! So long as you do not move your hand in the direction of the blade edge and you hold the pliers tight enough to prevent your hand(s) from slipping, you are generally safe from potential harm. Hope this helps anyone with such a worry or fear. I paused the video 46 seconds in so I could write this as a girl sitting beside me stated such a fear. Respectfully, David Edited due to Android autocorrect changing "from" to "front".
Darn it... paused again now 2:20 in as he displayed a tool for as much which was included with that particular knife for the same purpose. But the downward (or in his case to display it to the camera, Backwards) bend is the way to go.
I have a old utility knife that works the same way. It was made by Husky and is the best design I've seen. I think it hold 3 or 5 blades. I should have bought more of them when I had the chance. They've long since been discontinued.
I have a large blade snap knife with blade changer, and I do like it. It's great for jobs where you need a long blade to cut through thicker material. Unfortunately it was a promo knife from a company and I can't find a manufacturer stamp on it.
Interesting design, haven’t seen that type before. I really like the Olfa Brand, I just buy 10 at a time and leave them everywhere. When I can’t find one easily I just buy 10 more, same thing with box cutters.
It's a cool design. I had quite a few of them. But I work daily with boxes, and that kind of knife with simple metal rails and plastic cursor tends to break or warp. Stanley fatmax provide a range of cutters (mostly those with a trapezoid blade) with a magazine in the handle (no automatic reload, still handy) If you need big guns try Olfa, that yellow plastic in the handle is resilient to most anything you can find in a shop, and they have *all* (from the art snap knife with 30° blades to the heavy duty one) a stainless steel rail with metal spring ratcheting (for the bigger ones) cursor or locking wheel. A mention goes also to the Olfa kiridashi, it's a think chunk of steel with a brass screw lock that you can use as a crafting knife, still razor sharp as a snap off cutter, and can fit in your shirt pocket
The version with an 18mm blade is the L-2000RP. Much cheaper (like most Japanese tools) if bought from Amazon Japan. Love NT Cutters, have a bunch of different ones.
OMG, I just found my old knife a few weeks ago, Bought it 25 years ago @ Sheridan Collage. Stanley model 10-480 (I think they still make these) and it has a side lock!
That looks like a pretty nice tool, but I want an integrated blade snapper on my snap knives! You'll never have to run and find your replacement blades but you'll always be looking for some tool to snap the ends off with this one. I love my Olfa Silver. It is just the stamped steel part, with no extra casing. Very compact, beautiful, comes with a pen clip, and actually fits in a pen pocket. Hard to beat.
Hands down the best and sharpest breakaway utility knife I have ever had and used is the Tajima's utility knives LC-650 Extra Heavy Duty ROCK HARD Dial Lock. I have a Benchmade knife I have no problem shaving with to show how sharp it is. This knife, no way, I can slice a piece of paper in half with two fingers holding the corner until we get bored of doing it. Made in Japan by 1000 year old Samurai warriors, okay the last part I made up but you get my point.
I would like to suggest that you paint them in a highly visible color, so it will be easier to find should you lose it. I used to misplace many a silver box cutter, until I was given a yellow one.
As I started to work as a electronics engineer. I got my first snap knive. And it was also from the same Japanese manufacturer NT-Cutter. I never found better snap knifes than from that company, even not being the multi-blade version.
Adam i'll give you the re-load is pretty slick but for an EDC snap knife it is missing two items: the blade snapper needs to be integral to the knife (PITA locating a separate snapper all the time) and it needs a simple sliding safety lock (many of the cheaper knives have them). Your mileage may vary!!
At least that NT A-1000RP comes with separate blade snapper. While many 18mm knifes didn't have it in the body and also didn't give separate snapper. However the best solution is external blade snapper that also act as storage to collect all the blades for easy disposal. As much as we need safety lock, knife pocket is the better solution.
Those kind of utility knives are actually the standard in Germany. Often you even get the snap off plastic thingy as the end cap so you don't have to carry an extra piece you could loose
I believe the "bigger Japaneese" knife that you lost might have been the Olfa PL-1. I personally LOVE their smaller blade, all stainless steel slim knives, they snugly fit behind my ear or in a pen pocket, called Olfa SVR-2. Every DIY:er needs one of those. They are available on Amazon ofc.
I've had a couple of theese, they're great for a while but then something stops working, you have to push it a spesific way to get it to work etc, after a few years I landed on the OLFA 5011US OL. The screw lock design never fails (had one of mine for over 10yrs) the extended "shroud" around the blade means less unwanted blade breaking and the "carpet tucker" at the other end I've used for pretty much everything but tucking carpets. Screwdriver, prying tool, etc. I miss it on every knife that doesn't have it.. Granted, it has a plastic body and I have actually broken two of them in 15yrs working construction, one using it as a hammer and the other as a crowbar, and the two broken could be put together to make one fully working knife... For cheap small cutters to have and loose everywhere I just buy cheap plastic ones in bulk, but in my work pants pocket there's always a OLFA
I've resisted using snap-off blades for leatherwork. I've used box cutters with single disposable blades with little fanfare. I'm now willing to give snap-off blades a try. Are they designed to for using one extended blade section at a time, or can two or three extended sections be used?
Am always bad at snapping these knife. Had to go hunt for a good one and found something similar to this and man I am loving it. Also managed to slice myself with it few times because I forgot it houses super sharp blade.
That sinking feeling when you're sneaking around Adams shop at night... and you hear the tell-tale sound of a snap-knife re-racking behind you
Aaaand its gone!
Adam single-handedly depletes Amazon stock on quality snap knives.
Every.Single.Time.
can't find a similar one on aliexpress or ebay either, only bigger versions.
There is a plastic version that holds up to 5 blades. Extra blades might make up for the lighter weight.
theres a bunch of very similar ones on the uk store
The one I bought is certainly heftier but still available on Amazon with no change in price. It does that cool self loading thing, too.
Adam - "It's not too expensive."
Amazon dynamic pricing - "Just you wait."
I once found a 1/4 ounce bottle of Testor black paint going for over $800. Everytime I went to take another look, the price would go up a little until it was over a $1k.
@@ranwolf76 zI had that happen with a $14 poncho. over the coarse of a few weeks it hit over $30k. I think I have screen shots somewhere
Currently none on Amazon. Lol
Odd, one of them sky-rocketed in price...before this video, and came down a bit since.
one time, not even fucking joking, i saw super man 64 for 978 bucks
at one point, every existing tool in the world will be the favorite tools of adam xD
Please no!
They will then be “Currently unavailable.”
Huh, that’s good news for me
He likes tools. I like cake, if' I'm eating a well made cake, what ever flavor it is my favorite cake I totally understand where he's coming from. Also this is a pretty cool snap knife, I could cut cake with it.
in the same way its just a matter of time before someone gives every tool the love it needs to become actually not garbage
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I instantly recognized that knife as a NT Cutter knife. They make amazing stuff, and most of it is real cheap. My favourite of their knives is the L-500. The grip is great and I love that you lock it with a knob and not in specific increments like so many others.
I actually have a li'l story about one of these things. My dad had a L-500 when he was studying to become an architect some 30 odd years ago. For all those years, he kept and used it thoroughly (which has to be a testament to the build quality of these things) until one fateful night, a couple of years ago. He accidentally burned one side of it bad when he forgot it on top of our stove. It hadn't become unusable, but had a black, ugly side, and a faint, but constant smell of burned plastic. He was of course very sad about that.
Flash forward to when I started studying art and tech. In the art supply shop at my uni, I found the exact same knife, as in unchanged for who knows how many years. I had to have it, so I immediately bought two: one for me, 'cause of the knife I had borrowed from my dad all my life, and one for him to replace the old burned one. He got immensely happy to get a brand new version of his favourite knife.
Quick side note, the sound the locking knob makes is amazing and if you get one, you'll have a hard time not fiddling with it a whole bunch.
Tl;dr: L-500 is a real good knife from NT Cutter. Dad had that knife, but accidentally burned it, so I bought him a a new one and one for myself.
I get nervous now every time I see Adam handling something sharp.
Right? I'm glad his middle finger is looking like 90% healed.
I know how you feel. But to be fair, it is Adam, not Link.
Now we all know what it feels like to be Adam's mother
I mean as ive always heard, them things are the most dangerous tool in the shop more so then any table saw or bandsaw
@@boperadotto8703 I was going to make the same comment but replace, "Mother" with, "Wife"
As a graphic designer I've been using the Olfa snap blade knife for over a decade now working with vinyl graphics. NT cutter is just as good as Olfa and the edges are very sharp.
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@@NaughtyShepherd Olfa brand is also a good choice.
Just clicked the link and there is no indicator of when they will restock. Sadness.
Same company makes an 18 mm version as well. www.amazon.com/NT-Aluminum-Multi-Blade-Cartridge-L-2000RP/dp/B002NUIJN0/ref=sr_1_32?dchild=1&qid=1589899101&sr=8-32&srs=20549944011
That is a great version.
I was a carpenter's apprentice a few years back. My teacher bought me one of those nice Milwaukee multi-blades with the internal, flip out, compartment to hold ~5 extra blades. I love it, it saves my life, I find I'll end up needing it or wishing I had it on me at least once a day.
This video is 3 years old.... I just went ahead and bought this exact snap knife as well as the Heavy duty one. Adam... your videos are so informative yet fun to watch. Love the content, and Happy Holidays. :)
When you can even shout "COVER ME, RELOADING" with a knife :P
Sounds like something you could hear from a slice of life anime.
Ugh, that conjured a distressing mental image. Like, why would you need to reload a knife? Obviously, because you've snapped all the bits off inside of various stab wounds.
@@ReverendTed I could be wrong but doesn't the anime Attack on Tittian "reload" their blades?
@@kairon156 I haven't seen AoT, but I checked into it and you are correct! Seems like they replace blades on the fly as they're dulled or damaged!
@@ReverendTed Or you're such a bad-ass fruit ninja, that you have no downtime to be grabbing a new blade xD
This is the best advice from a Tested video I’ve ever received: “Stay safe. Don’t touch yourself.” So wise
DancingSpacePotato “At least not in public.”
"dont stick your hand in the lathe" was also a great one.
Pretty sure he said "cut", not "touch", but I guess neither also works
@@akraus53 He did, yeah. I thought Potato was making a reference to the usual Corona advice.
@@awmperry sorry if this is close-minded but even if there was no corona you shouldn't touch yourself in public... ;)
Iv got mine Stanley probably 15years ago with multiple blades and it is still 100% working
That's the first kind of tool i already had at home. Feeling so sophisticated!
My father has been using these kinds of knives since I was a kid (cutting foam core and making signage), so by herritage I'm using them quite often. Didn't know this design existed, but managed to pick one up when browsing for unrelated things at the hardware store. Thank you for helping me expand my tool collection (I'm running out of space)!
Look at that, finally have a tool that Adam has very cool. I got mine from Japanese bookstore about 115-16 years ago.
My experience with that design is that the blade pulls out when pulling hard in tough material. But perhaps yours is better than the ubiquitous hardware store models. I'm a huge Olfa fan. They're indestructible and child proof. Becky Stern has a good video on why she loves them too. Great vid!
I was basically going to write the exact comment word for word without the Becky Stern part. I work in a. Print shop where our finishing department literally cuts with these knives all day every day and there are bins of these kinds of designs out of circulation because they prematurely release the blades or just generally don’t hold up to constant all day use. We have maybe 15 to 20 Olfas spread out across different work stations all over because they are the best. The blade truly will lock into place, and the handle feels solid.
I got a Olfa for straight blades to use on synthetic felt paper for roofing so I could switch from my fiskar hook blade for tar paper , and the olfa got jammed full of granulars and bent at the top metal enough that I have to bang it in a certain position to get the blade to set in place before I use it every time. Let alone needing to use my other blade to clean it every couple days. It depends the usage I guess but I found fiskar makes a really slick simple design where it’s just a double sided blade at the top with a sheath that swings by the push of a side button. Impossible to jam and it holds blades inside. Can put both straight and/or hook inside if you lose your other one
The reload feature is handy, but I never felt that my OLFA knife ( they invented the snap knife) was lacking because it didn't do that. Probably this is because I mostly use it for small jobs. For bigger jobs I'm more likely to use the MakerKnife.
Love to see a video of Adam going to Akihabara in Tokyo and looking through all of the tools in their electronics markets. Lots of gold like this in there.
KAI cutter is a must buy. That thing is bloody hard to find.
At work we all use a knife by OLFA and it's one of our "always carry" tools. It's super convenient and hardly takes up any space.
the "snappy guy" and blade built-in "clips" sold it for me lol. I'm buying one today-thanks Adam.
first reactions was; "But the weightless feeling of the plastic ones is what I like",,,ok, "But they all have a part built into them to break off the blade",,,,,, Then the staple gun style loading of blades now ,, "That's Genius ! " TY for sharing with the class.
I have a larger version of that for years where the magazine actually holds about 10 blades.
Sounds tactical AF lol
me too, i got it with a makita drill box. but its garbage, if something you are cutting grabs hard on the blade, the whole blade slides out. i had this experience with about 10 different ones. sorry for bad english
and the thing for snapping blades is on the bigger ones at the heel( this side where you open up to get to the magazine)
Same here. Mine came from Aldi in the UK.
Dirt cheap and works really well.
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co worker had one that was HUGE more like a sabre than snabblade
I have a similar knife with a bigger blade at work, but it's made of higher quality plastic with rubber to stabelise the grip.
It's really nice to "reload" the knife like that, it saves some time and if you want a sharper blade because the one you used is a bit dull, you can change it in a few seconds.
Stanley 19 or 25 mm knife is also reloading like that
Yeah, I just have to assume the one-time-use ones are more the norm in the US and thats why this is a big deal for Adam..
I absolutely love snap knives, because they are extremely sharp, and if it becomes dull just break of a single snap link and your back to the races. I use this most notably when building designs out of 1/8 inch cardboard, and man that blade cuts it like butter.
Amazon is out of stock on that exact knife but I purchased 2 others from the same manufacturer and must say that they are very nice. Thanks Adam for helping me spend my tool money!
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"Don't mean to get too technical on you" lol
An absolute go-to for me since I discovered these. So great for carving foam!
My dad had one like that years ago, they're great to use.
As a kid I used to empty and refill the blades for fun. Great memories.
This makes me happy, because it's the same basic design as Schick Injector single-blade razor, which is what I use for shaving. I think you can still buy handles for them new, but the one I have is from the 1950s, and refill injectors are still readily available.
Look at the tough built utility knife that’s magazine fed- so satisfying
I have one of those and at the end is a dial screw that you can tighten to hold onto the blade to prevent it from moving or slipping out. I find that handy. I like my auto load box cutter too.
I have used some NT-cutters long time, I really like the AD2P version, really smooth operation compared to olfa's chunky clicks, it's also very slim and light. Also discovered the 30 degrees blade with nt-cutter, they are now my favorite.
+1 for the model AD-2P NT Cutter
Just ordered my NT-Cutter AD2P. Can’t wait for it to arrive.
I’ve always hated these snap knives. Might try this one. Thanks for the positivity! However, they’re SOLD OUT at Amazon, most likely a direct result of this video.
That's what happens to every product he links
I wonder what the seller is thinking xD
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eBay has them.
Have to be very light handed the blade will snap when u don't want it to
Saw that sitting on the table in the previous video and recognized the shape. NT cutter makes some of the best ones out there. I personally have the A1-P but I'll add this one to my "to-get" list
NT, Olfa, and if you want to go to exotic territory. Search for KAI S-001, although it can only be fitted with their own blades.
Cheap, simple, durable, and with an action that never slips, breaks, or fails. Edding M18, the M1 Garand of box cutters. I've had mine since they first produced them decade and so ago, and it has never failed me. Yes, it's made out of plastic, but it's not the cheapo kind. Bonus, it's aesthetically pleasing to look at. Definitely lines up with the edges of the table.
A Stanley FatMax is a snap knife I use often, it has multiple blades as well, can swap the blades the same as this one, the snap off tool is built in and can be popped out, and the blade can be locked in position. Has a fair weight to it, and a textured grip.
"Gun magazine for snap knife blades" Well, I'm sold ! That's awesome. I'm actually in need of one for some projects around the house, so, thanks for the link!
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I use these knifes for cutting foam and the blades resharpen very nicely. I like the fact you can have a long razor sharp blade.
For most of these product recommendations I just go "huh, interesting" and then every once and a while I come across a video like this which solves a specific set of problems I thought bothered only me in the whole, wide world. I love the internet.
I've never been a fan of snap knives. I always preferred the bigger, bulkier, and more durable utility knives. After watching this video, now I want this. Damnit Adam!
Have one myself, made by Stanley here in The Netherlands. Although an interesting concept at first (trust me, I was just as enthusiastic as Adam :P ), wait until you have to cut something sticky or rough. Once the blade gets caught by the material you're cutting, the whole blade yanks forward and in the worst case gets pulled out because there is no locking system on the (for lack of accurate term) slider button.
Maybe it's just me and my horrible cutting technique, but it happened more than once ;) If the slider would lock, I'd buy it yesterday! @Adam maybe something to think about for your line of awesome tools?
I have the DeWalt branded snap knives and you can't pull the blade out by the blade itself. It has a very solid positive lock. I know nothing about the one Adam is showing, but if it locks like the DeWalt it will not have the problem you speak of. I have used the Stanley snap knives and have experienced the problem you speak of and you are 100% correct about that one.
My Stanley has a thumbscrew on the back side that locks the blade. I can't remember ever needing to use it.
Sounds like you need a regular box cutter
Haha, ik vond het al niet zo heel bijzonder. Dacht dat dit een redelijk standaard feature was in die dingen...
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Have a great snap-knife from Stanley that works the same way. It also has a locking function to keep the blade from coming out if you cut through something sticky. Two things I particularly like...it’s got a meaty yellow plastic handle and broader blades, so you can use it for heavy duty, box cutter-type tasks but it’s still agile enough to do xacto blade work in a pinch... a great multitasker tool.
That's cool. I've got a couple of neat knives along the same lines that I've had for years:
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First one is, in effect, a double-sided snap-knife: you put snap-knife blades in one side, and either a wood or metal-cutting keyhole saw blade in the other. Both retract, so it's a really handly thing to just drop in the bottom of a crowded tool box. It's easy to break the saw blades, but that's true of any saw blade that's only supported at one end.
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The other one is a magazine knife for Stanley-pattern blades. It holds the blades in a rotary magazine in the back of the handle (which is sculpted to a nice fat hand grip shape) and you extend and retract them with a locking slide on the top. When the blade is dull, you retract it, rotate the knob at the back end, and index a new one. When they've all been used at one point, you take the cartridge out, flip it over, and all the other points are available. When both the points on all the blades have been blunted, you take the whole cartridge out and swap it for a new one. I bought a big pack of cartridges when I bought the knife 20 years ago, and I havn't got to the end of them yet.
With his mom sorting legos in the background I'm waiting to here him yell "MOOOOM! I'm trying to do my show!"
I have had this for about 4 years. Both big and small blade knive.
The retraction sound is the best part.
Olfa L-2 are my snapblade of choice.
Hi Adam, this is one of my favourite tools as well ! Being a PSV technician a good knife is essential!
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I have one or two already -- they also make great letter openers if you extend the blade out 5 or 6 segments and slice carefully at an angle well away from your fingers. Opens packages and tough plastic shipping envelopes that normally require healthy teeth and a stick of dynamite (and a match.) It is as close to a miracle tool as you can get - Now if you could only buy one and a pack of refills. Thanks Adam, thanks a lot!
In this case try the 30 degree Blades for the snapknive. For me the value of the cutter is even higher because you can now work even finer with the tip.
Adam recommend..... BOOM sold out 😂
I love NT Cutters! Been using them for over a decade now..
NT cutter (the brand of this knife) is a hidden gem and my go-to. Their handles and blades are made in Japan but not much more cost than Chinese stuff. This knife is their most expensive model, but they also offer an ABS version of this that’s only around $7 and built to last.
These are so ridiculously useful.
NT and Olfa are the best.
Not only did I not know snap knives were a thing, but this one is incredible! Damn you Adam, you have all the coolest tools.
I've known these as Stanley knives for forever, although the original ones had a two-ended blade you would flip around when it got dull. I have both a small as well as a larger Stanley Snap Knife here, both featuring the reloadable cartridge, as well as blade locking. The larger one also features a thumbscrew to lock the blade even more tightly. An integrated snap-guide also locks into the back of both tools.
Even though I like the idea of a blade magazine, i'll take a knife with a good locking slider anyday over such a novelty. So far, the Olfa 180 and SVR-2 have never let me down.
Exactly. The locking mechanism in these is basically non-existent.
According to the maker the blade is locking. If you like the SVR-2, check out the NT Cutter A-1P, it has much finer adjustment notches than the Olfa
Adam use NT A-1000RP in the video. And it has auto lock mechanism just like many Japanese cutter. I shouldn't say many, because NT and Olfa is two of the most dominating cutter makers in Japan.
Ive once cutted myself in my thigh with one of these knifes.
Never knew that blood can split so fast out of a human, and i almost got paralyzed according to the doctor.
Since then i respect these knifes
Thank you for this. I’ve been using one of those typical utility knives, and the whole thing just fell apart on me (in a way that’s difficult to repair) right when I needed it to trim up some pvc material in a tight, awkward spot.
I think Milwaukee makes a utility blade version like this where its like a normal retractable utility knife and a release button to pull the blade out of the holder, however on the back side there is a door which you can open and stack like 3-5 replacement blades. So instead of inserting a new blade from the front, you do the same motion like this one, take the old blade out and pull it all the way back to auto load a new blade and pull forward to slide it out. When you reload blades in the back just flip them around so the fresh unused side of the blade will face out like you would with a normal utility knife. Very cool.
That type of knife has been made by many other brands but one downside of the trapezoid utility knife is that the blade is too short so other than opening the box and cutting through less than 2 inch material trapezoid utility knife is not very useful.
@@Yudi.Hilmawan Depends on the application, sometimes you just want a small sharp sturdy blade. I mostly use it for opening shipments and breaking down boxes at work. Rarely never need a long blade for deep cuts.
@@000haker For heavy duty cutting tasks a 18mm blade is as sturdy as a trapezoid blade if you only use 1 segment of the blade and if you use a snap-off knife with a wheel lock then you can lock it tightly so there is no movement in the blade it make the knife feel like a fixed knife and it also allow you to shorten the blade to just a few millimeters so you can cut through boxes or packages without damaging the items inside.
There are also 25mm blades which are even sturdier than trapezoid blades and if you only use one segment at a time then one 18mm snap-off blade is equivalent to 4 trapezoid blades, stainless steel snap-off blades are also easier to find which allows us to clean the blade with water without worrying about rust when there is a lot of glue after cutting boxes with tape on it or when using it to cut food.
The 9mm blades you see in this video are designed for precision cutting such as for wallpaper, vinyl wrap, paper crafts, leather crafts and of course it's very capable of cutting cardboard boxes.
The only reason to use a trapezoid utility knife is if you work or live in a place where only short blades are allowed other than that I don't see any other reason.
Got a Stanley Fatmax for about 10 years now, paid like 10 Euros back then, still in perfect condition and it´s used every single day in my job...
Thanks Adam, I just followed your links for this snap knife and of course it's totally out of stock and Amazon has no idea when or if it will be back in stock.
Dream, shattered
I feel like when I watch an episode of Adams tool show I instantly getting to eBay or amazon to find the tool for myself. (If I don’t own it already) if I already have it, I just reach out for it and handle it while watching the episode :D Thanks Adam for this awesome show!
i use an 18mm snap knife with aluminum internals thats cast into a plastic housing with rubber grips have a set of ceramic blades in it atm as i work in wet conditions quite often and not having to worry about rust is great
I have a 25mm version of one of these by Craftright. It's probably not the best example of one of these 'cassette' knives, but as Adam said, they have a nice heft to them, and the quality if pretty good. It also has a little section on the back of the knife that slips off and you can use to snap off the end section of the blade with.
my favorite utility knife is the Olfa SVR2. I’ve run through 10 of those in the past year easy, they’re bombproof and feel like a dream
wait run through 10 of the blades or the bodies themselves??
Wait... you destroy 10 SVR-2 last year?
I have so many snap-knife blades. They're great for cutting thick foam and I use them as cheap disposable exacto knives (to save my exacto blades for the good stuff.)
For anyone worried about cutting themselves while removing a blade portion, here's how to easily solve it: Move the blade outward so only the single portion you want to remove is standing out of the handle (including the line at which it will break away). Using pliers with your hand not facing the blade edge, grasp the blade from to front (never sharpened edge) and bend it downward towards a receptacle to recieve it until it snaps away from the rest of the blade sections. If it doesn't break away on the 1 downward press make certain your blade is out of the handle enough to clear the material of the handle and try bending it downward with pliers again. If this somehow doesn't break it loose then (with safety glasses on just in case, since you can't replace your eyeballs!) bend it upward once, then downward. If it still fails to remove then you will unfortunately need to remove 2 blade sections by extending the second one out and then bending it downward in the manner I stated. Done! So long as you do not move your hand in the direction of the blade edge and you hold the pliers tight enough to prevent your hand(s) from slipping, you are generally safe from potential harm.
Hope this helps anyone with such a worry or fear.
I paused the video 46 seconds in so I could write this as a girl sitting beside me stated such a fear.
Respectfully,
David
Edited due to Android autocorrect changing "from" to "front".
Darn it... paused again now 2:20 in as he displayed a tool for as much which was included with that particular knife for the same purpose. But the downward (or in his case to display it to the camera, Backwards) bend is the way to go.
Bought this today. Thanks for the head's up!
They also make an excellent metal scrib if you use the none sharp edge. It stays sharp scrib line for a long time.
With the little plastic ones. They also have a blade snapper built in. It’s in the “cap” part.
I have a old utility knife that works the same way. It was made by Husky and is the best design I've seen. I think it hold 3 or 5 blades. I should have bought more of them when I had the chance. They've long since been discontinued.
Thank you for this video. I bought one and they are the best.
That's a brilliant invention!
Been an Olfa fan for a few years now because the Japanese construction is just hard to beat. But I may have to look into this one.
Olfa already make auto load snap off years ago just search Olfa PA-2 (9mm) and PL-1 (18mm)
I have a large blade snap knife with blade changer, and I do like it. It's great for jobs where you need a long blade to cut through thicker material. Unfortunately it was a promo knife from a company and I can't find a manufacturer stamp on it.
Interesting design, haven’t seen that type before. I really like the Olfa Brand, I just buy 10 at a time and leave them everywhere. When I can’t find one easily I just buy 10 more, same thing with box cutters.
It's a cool design. I had quite a few of them. But I work daily with boxes, and that kind of knife with simple metal rails and plastic cursor tends to break or warp. Stanley fatmax provide a range of cutters (mostly those with a trapezoid blade) with a magazine in the handle (no automatic reload, still handy)
If you need big guns try Olfa, that yellow plastic in the handle is resilient to most anything you can find in a shop, and they have *all* (from the art snap knife with 30° blades to the heavy duty one) a stainless steel rail with metal spring ratcheting (for the bigger ones) cursor or locking wheel.
A mention goes also to the Olfa kiridashi, it's a think chunk of steel with a brass screw lock that you can use as a crafting knife, still razor sharp as a snap off cutter, and can fit in your shirt pocket
Adam already holding big gun, that's NT cutter which is the only one arch nemesis of Olfa in cutter industry.
The version with an 18mm blade is the L-2000RP. Much cheaper (like most Japanese tools) if bought from Amazon Japan. Love NT Cutters, have a bunch of different ones.
OMG, I just found my old knife a few weeks ago, Bought it 25 years ago @ Sheridan Collage. Stanley model 10-480 (I think they still make these) and it has a side lock!
Olfa makes the best utility knives in the world IMHO.
That looks like a pretty nice tool, but I want an integrated blade snapper on my snap knives! You'll never have to run and find your replacement blades but you'll always be looking for some tool to snap the ends off with this one. I love my Olfa Silver. It is just the stamped steel part, with no extra casing. Very compact, beautiful, comes with a pen clip, and actually fits in a pen pocket. Hard to beat.
Hands down the best and sharpest breakaway utility knife I have ever had and used is the Tajima's utility knives LC-650 Extra Heavy Duty ROCK HARD Dial Lock. I have a Benchmade knife I have no problem shaving with to show how sharp it is. This knife, no way, I can slice a piece of paper in half with two fingers holding the corner until we get bored of doing it. Made in Japan by 1000 year old Samurai warriors, okay the last part I made up but you get my point.
It is worth the $20 price and cost $15-$20 blade 10 pack. Seriously look into them.
Mine is from Stanley Fatmax and has a build in braker thingy so you don't loose that all the time.
I would like to suggest that you paint them in a highly visible color, so it will be easier to find should you lose it. I used to misplace many a silver box cutter, until I was given a yellow one.
As I started to work as a electronics engineer. I got my first snap knive. And it was also from the same Japanese manufacturer NT-Cutter. I never found better snap knifes than from that company, even not being the multi-blade version.
They’re good little knives. I use them a lot and sometimes use other box cutters
Adam i'll give you the re-load is pretty slick but for an EDC snap knife it is missing two items: the blade snapper needs to be integral to the knife (PITA locating a separate snapper all the time) and it needs a simple sliding safety lock (many of the cheaper knives have them). Your mileage may vary!!
At least that NT A-1000RP comes with separate blade snapper. While many 18mm knifes didn't have it in the body and also didn't give separate snapper. However the best solution is external blade snapper that also act as storage to collect all the blades for easy disposal.
As much as we need safety lock, knife pocket is the better solution.
I have a Metabo snap knife from a drill bit set that does the same it’s really handy
Those kind of utility knives are actually the standard in Germany. Often you even get the snap off plastic thingy as the end cap so you don't have to carry an extra piece you could loose
I believe the "bigger Japaneese" knife that you lost might have been the Olfa PL-1. I personally LOVE their smaller blade, all stainless steel slim knives, they snugly fit behind my ear or in a pen pocket, called Olfa SVR-2. Every DIY:er needs one of those. They are available on Amazon ofc.
I've had a couple of theese, they're great for a while but then something stops working, you have to push it a spesific way to get it to work etc, after a few years I landed on the OLFA 5011US OL.
The screw lock design never fails (had one of mine for over 10yrs) the extended "shroud" around the blade means less unwanted blade breaking and the "carpet tucker" at the other end I've used for pretty much everything but tucking carpets. Screwdriver, prying tool, etc. I miss it on every knife that doesn't have it..
Granted, it has a plastic body and I have actually broken two of them in 15yrs working construction, one using it as a hammer and the other as a crowbar, and the two broken could be put together to make one fully working knife...
For cheap small cutters to have and loose everywhere I just buy cheap plastic ones in bulk, but in my work pants pocket there's always a OLFA
I've resisted using snap-off blades for leatherwork. I've used box cutters with single disposable blades with little fanfare.
I'm now willing to give snap-off blades a try. Are they designed to for using one extended blade section at a time, or can two or three extended sections be used?
Most snap knives I've used have the safe snap off tool built into the base. My work one is red with a black end cap, it's in the black cap.
Am always bad at snapping these knife. Had to go hunt for a good one and found something similar to this and man I am loving it. Also managed to slice myself with it few times because I forgot it houses super sharp blade.
Genius. How many can you put in the magazine?
Nice, a quick question how do you dispose of the blades safely?