Favorite Box Cutters?

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: alien42
i consider a utility knife to be what anubis posted and this to be a box cutter. virtually the same thing, its kind of like a coupe vs a sedan.

Those are the kind I always use and they are great. THey are metal so if they start to get loose, you just bend the inner part and then it stiffens up the tension again.

 

[Nocturnal]

I use a Craftsman branded one. You can change out the blade when it gets dull.

 

[kindest]

i use spring loaded box cutter with a serrated blade. safety first.

 

[OrganizedChaos]

i use a folding utility knife, always been happy with it.

 

[Colt45]

I've used these since forever. classic

http://toolmonger.com/wp-conte.../11/post-olfaknife.jpg

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Anubis
ULine
http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=H-1370

best ive ever used

i've been wondering what a box cutter is for the last 6 years, one month, and 5 days.

Hah... I'm not sure what kind of weapons the hijackers had, but I call that a utility knife, not a box cutter. A box cutter is a very specialized type of knife intended specifically for cutting boxes. It uses a replaceable razor blade to cut, and when the blade is extended it sticks out just far enough to cut through the thickness of a cardboard box. It is perfectly suited for opening cardboard boxes without (generally) damaging the contents.

QFT...when you see all the damaged items in a store (I witnessed about $500 in sealer ruined by some idiot) you know they are not using box cutters.

Also a box cutter should be closed whenever it is set down.

Proper tool and proper use.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Anubis
utility knifes use a replaceable blade as well and you can adjust the blade placement so when fully extended it stick out no further then a "box cutter" blade does

If the tech/stocker does that. You have our first crew member here nearly losing limbs with a simple box cutter, now you want to give him something that can ruin hundreds of dollars and possibly $1000's+ of items in your business.

There is a reason a normal box cutter is non-adjustable.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Box Cutter

 

[nutxo]

I got one of these. Text Blade changes are super fast and it has a belt clip if ya need it.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I just usually use a bowie knife. No moving parts = less chance of an injury or accident.

 

[pontifex]

my favorite is one thats easily hidden, easily accessed, and cuts fles...er, boxes, yeah, boxes...really well

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
I use a flat head screwdriver because people borrow the box cutters and never return them

and safer


I got a free blade for my Uknife, and I just dropped the blade and went to pick it up, lightly trying not to get cut, I notice a bit later I am bleeding, it made a long cut on my tumb, the blade is so fine that I did not even feel it. Now I dont pick it up like that any more lol.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Anubis
utility knifes use a replaceable blade as well and you can adjust the blade placement so when fully extended it stick out no further then a "box cutter" blade does

If the tech/stocker does that. You have our first crew member here nearly losing limbs with a simple box cutter, now you want to give him something that can ruin hundreds of dollars and possibly $1000's+ of items in your business.

There is a reason a normal box cutter is non-adjustable.

hey not my fauly you hire morons

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Anubis
ULine
http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=H-1370

best ive ever used

i've been wondering what a box cutter is for the last 6 years, one month, and 5 days.

Hah... I'm not sure what kind of weapons the hijackers had, but I call that a utility knife, not a box cutter. A box cutter is a very specialized type of knife intended specifically for cutting boxes. It uses a replaceable razor blade to cut, and when the blade is extended it sticks out just far enough to cut through the thickness of a cardboard box. It is perfectly suited for opening cardboard boxes without (generally) damaging the contents.

utility knifes use a replaceable blade as well and you can adjust the blade placement so when fully extended it stick out no further then a "box cutter" blade does

Oh I know - I have plenty of utility knives. But while a utility knife CAN work like a box cutter, a box cutter can ONLY work like a box cutter. A box cutter is also a hell of a lot smaller than a utility knife. I always had a box cutter in my pocket when I worked at a 7-Eleven, but I wouldn't do the same with a utility knife.