ausf
Master at Arms
I love 'em, they stay sharp way longer than any X-acto I used, even the premium ones, so I don't mind the added cost, but I've come across them snapping on me while carving.
I assume it's the steel used, harder is usually more brittle.
I've had a half dozen or so snap with the clink of an M1 clip ejecting, more often than not with the blade bouncing off my forehead.
I'm thinking it's only a matter of time before one goes point first into my eyeball, so I've taken to wearing goggles when using them for sculpting...
To be clear, these are the larger ones that are the size of #11s, not the smaller ones, those seem to stay intact (but that might be a factor of blade size, not material).
I've had plenty of X-acto tips break off in my day, but these are snapping at the base and going airborne with velocity. The ones that haven't bounced off my melon have made it across the shop.
I assume it's the steel used, harder is usually more brittle.
I've had a half dozen or so snap with the clink of an M1 clip ejecting, more often than not with the blade bouncing off my forehead.
I'm thinking it's only a matter of time before one goes point first into my eyeball, so I've taken to wearing goggles when using them for sculpting...
To be clear, these are the larger ones that are the size of #11s, not the smaller ones, those seem to stay intact (but that might be a factor of blade size, not material).
I've had plenty of X-acto tips break off in my day, but these are snapping at the base and going airborne with velocity. The ones that haven't bounced off my melon have made it across the shop.