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Old 03-05-2018, 08:10 AM
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Excel vs X-Acto blades

I bought a pack of 100 X-Acto blades in carbon steel when I got into paper modeling. I have used X-Acto for years in plastic modeling. The ones I bought were crap so I got the set of 15 in the little holder. Still crappy. Very brittle and the point would be gone in about 10 cuts.

Found some Excel blades on Amazon and what a world of difference. A pack of 100 was only a bit more than the X-Acto pack. These are stainless steel and really last a long time.

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Old 03-05-2018, 08:40 AM
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Excellent news!!!!! I agree with you, I don't understand why a reputed company founded in 1935, started to manufactured crap No. 11 blades. I also purchased some and they lasted one cut!!! Can you please give us, if the forum allows it, the full information on these blades? We will be forever grateful.

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Old 03-05-2018, 09:16 AM
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Y0PMAE...ing=UTF8&psc=1
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2the description says these are carbon steel also, not stainless steel?

Ahhhh...I see. Two different steels to choose from.

Thanks, will give these a try.
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Old 03-05-2018, 09:31 AM
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“I love it when a plane comes together.” - Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith, A Team leader
Actually, it's Heinrich Dorfmann who says "I love it when a plane comes together."
Hannibal says Plan. (-=
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Old 03-05-2018, 10:24 AM
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Pics of the package. I guess I should hurry up and buy Excel stock
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Yep, Excel blades are pretty good.

Sometimes I wonder if it is the cutting mat that is part of the problem. There are cutting mats that are used for rotary cutters like what quilters or clothes makers use. Most of those cuts are straight or more gentle curves. Those cutting mats are kind of hard so when you try to make a tighter curved cut for a paper model the tip of the blade is more likely to break.

There are cutting mats that are made of a softer material that seem to be more easy on hobby knife blades. Do a search for cutting mats that are more specific to hobby knives or model builders instead of rotary cutters.
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X-Acto #11 blades have been crap ever since a new corporation took over and shifted the manufacture from the USA to China. I haven't seen Excel blades in my neighborhood in quite a while. What I now use are Techni-Edge blades which I order from Amazon.
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Old 03-05-2018, 12:11 PM
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X-Acto #11 blades have been crap ever since being taken over by a corporation which shifted their manufacture from the USA to China. I haven't seen Excel blades in my neck of the woods for some time. I now use Techni-Edge which I buy from Amazon. Unless I find something better I'm content for now.
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Hmm. Now I know I'm getting old.
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