Comments on: Cheap-Ass Tools: $10 Hobby Knife Kit http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:35:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: fred http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-295273 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:56:06 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-295273 My Xacto kit is older and has some fine backsaw blades too- works fine. It was a birthday present in the early '60's My Xacto kit is older and has some fine backsaw blades too- works fine. It was a birthday present in the early ’60’s

]]> by: TL http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-294501 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:46:20 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-294501 I actually have a 20+ year old X-acto version of the kit above. Blades have been replaced over time, but the handles themselves work just like they did when I was a kid. Didn't realize how old it was until I started doing the math. Wish I worked as well as I did 20 years ago. I actually have a 20+ year old X-acto version of the kit above. Blades have been replaced over time, but the handles themselves work just like they did when I was a kid.

Didn’t realize how old it was until I started doing the math. Wish I worked as well as I did 20 years ago.

]]> by: eschoendorff http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-293734 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:33:51 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-293734 Beware of these cheap knives.... the blades will quickly rust. The quality just isn't that good - which can be very dangerous when working with these tools! Pay attention! Beware of these cheap knives…. the blades will quickly rust. The quality just isn’t that good - which can be very dangerous when working with these tools! Pay attention!

]]> by: forlerm98022 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-293450 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:26:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-293450 what i like is that it comes in a real box not some plastic junk that brakes the first time you drop it . few things worse to me than a bunch of razer sharp blades floating around.it got every thing my 80 dollar set has but mine came with 4 different balsa wood saw blades what i like is that it comes in a real box not some plastic junk that brakes the first time you drop it . few things worse to me than a bunch of razer sharp blades floating around.it got every thing my 80 dollar set has but mine came with 4 different balsa wood saw blades

]]> by: seaphoto http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-293012 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:57:43 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-293012 Avoid like the plague. While I am all in favor of cheap tools when they work, I have never seen cheap hobby knife sets perform as well as the genuine X-acto. Benjamin's comments are right on the money. I have had good luck with replacement blades from Tower Hobbies - they sell the standard knife blade for the No. 1 handle in bulk packs of 100 - thick, sharp and they hold up as well as the X-Acto. But for the most part, I stick with X-acto Avoid like the plague. While I am all in favor of cheap tools when they work, I have never seen cheap hobby knife sets perform as well as the genuine X-acto. Benjamin’s comments are right on the money.

I have had good luck with replacement blades from Tower Hobbies - they sell the standard knife blade for the No. 1 handle in bulk packs of 100 - thick, sharp and they hold up as well as the X-Acto. But for the most part, I stick with X-acto

]]> by: Benjamen Johnson http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-292991 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:04:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/04/28/cheap-ass-tools-10-hobby-knife-kit/#comment-292991 I'm not sure about the quality this kit, it might be just fine, but be careful buying cheap knock-off x-acto kits. I bought a cheap knock-off x-acto set and found it was pretty useless. The blades were about half as thick as x-acto blades and bent really easily. The chuck or mandril or whatever it's called that holds the knife blades were plastic. It easily snapped before the blade was actually tight. I ended up buying this set. http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/08/the-trusty-x-acto-basic-knife-set/ I’m not sure about the quality this kit, it might be just fine, but be careful buying cheap knock-off x-acto kits.

I bought a cheap knock-off x-acto set and found it was pretty useless. The blades were about half as thick as x-acto blades and bent really easily. The chuck or mandril or whatever it’s called that holds the knife blades were plastic. It easily snapped before the blade was actually tight.

I ended up buying this set.
http://toolmonger.com/2007/09/08/the-trusty-x-acto-basic-knife-set/

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