Comments on: UltraShear From Superknife http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/11/ultrashear-from-superknife/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:29:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Teacher http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/11/ultrashear-from-superknife/#comment-278646 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:53:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/11/ultrashear-from-superknife/#comment-278646 I've got the Craftsman version and like it a lot. It makes square cuts in rubber tubing which is more then I can say for a knife. I’ve got the Craftsman version and like it a lot. It makes square cuts in rubber tubing which is more then I can say for a knife.

]]> by: ToolFreak http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/11/ultrashear-from-superknife/#comment-277691 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:02:51 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/11/ultrashear-from-superknife/#comment-277691 This might be fine for cutting some rope, but I don't think I'd be cutting plants or branches with it, it looks kind of flimsy and like Dan says, the blade isn't that well secured. For the price, I like the Craftsman Accu-Cut more. $15 when it goes on sale, and a lifetime warranty This might be fine for cutting some rope, but I don’t think I’d be cutting plants or branches with it, it looks kind of flimsy and like Dan says, the blade isn’t that well secured. For the price, I like the Craftsman Accu-Cut more. $15 when it goes on sale, and a lifetime warranty

]]> by: Dan http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/11/ultrashear-from-superknife/#comment-277657 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:09:33 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/11/ultrashear-from-superknife/#comment-277657 I've got one of these -- they work fine, up to a point. The problem is that the bit of metal that holds the blade in place isn't all that strong. (the bit with the screws in it on the right in the image above). This means that if you put any sort of twisting load on the blade, this bit of metal can get bent, and then come loose, and the blade winds up out of position gouging holes in the anvil in the other part of the shears. (also, watch out -- www . superknife . com is an older(?) web site for these guys, and last time I looked it has a bunch of sneaky virus-dumping code embedded in the front page because of a security hole in their shopping cart app.) I’ve got one of these — they work fine, up to a point. The problem is that the bit of metal that holds the blade in place isn’t all that strong. (the bit with the screws in it on the right in the image above).

This means that if you put any sort of twisting load on the blade, this bit of metal can get bent, and then come loose, and the blade winds up out of position gouging holes in the anvil in the other part of the shears.

(also, watch out — www . superknife . com is an older(?) web site for these guys, and last time I looked it has a bunch of sneaky virus-dumping code embedded in the front page because of a security hole in their shopping cart app.)

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