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 True box cutter with no surprises Aug 14, 2010
Frankly, if you are purchasing an item that can cause as much damage to you as a box cutter, you want one from a name that you know and trust. Stanley has taken the form and function that we all know and made a usable product with an easily replaceable blade. Extra, included blades are good, but I have the impression that it will take some time to wear out a single blade.
That being said, don't expect any frills or other surprises. The cutter has a nice feel in your hands and gives you a good grip. But, it is a box cutter, so don't expect anything more utilitarian than a box cutter. That is a good thing, in my opinion.
 Best Utility Knife I've owned Jul 01, 2010
I bought this knife a few years ago when it first came out, it's my favorite of the utility knives I own.
It's ergonomic shape, plus the rubber grip on the top of the handle and the thumb track makes it very comfortable to hold and use, plus it looks cool as well.
I also like the quick blade change feature. No need to disassemble the entire knife just to change a blade, which is tedious and annoying, especially when doing a job which has you going through several blades. Just push and hold the blade slider all the way forward, and while holding it forward push in the yellow button on the side. Old blade slides out, new blade slides in, push the slide back a notch and all done. You have to make sure you hold the slider in place when loading a new blade, or it'll slide back while you try too put the new blade in, and won't lock the blade. No big deal, but worth noting.
The blade storage that flips down with the bush of a tab and locks back into place is also very convenient.
I have no complaints about durability. Years of service and no problems.
If I have one complaint its not about the knife I own, but newer models. Stanley replaced the rubberized parts with hard plastic...obvious cost cutting. I'm sure it's less comfortable. Not enough of detractor for me to not consider one again, however I personally would hunt for one with the rubber parts.
Get one on sale or don't bother May 04, 2010
3/5? I guess that's like saying 'meh' to the whole thing. Thinking "Stanley" and "InstantChange" I jumped right in. Why am I reviewing a box cutter? Why are there (at this time) FIVE PAGES of reviews for a BOX CUTTER? It's diabolical, that's why. Yeah, once you figure it out, it's gravy, but I came to the internet to see if anyone else had this problem and BAM here's a whole slew of folks mostly shaking their fists about it. The instructions, including two panels of illustrations, measure (and I'm not kidding) 17mm x 23mm. Now, I'm a BMW Master Certified Technician and have worked on all manner of machinery for 25 years, plus I have 20/13 vision (which is a couple of steps better than 20/20 in case you're wondering) and they're so tiny I had to use a loupe to make sure I was reading them correctly. Even then, Stanley screwed the pooch: there are >5< steps to doing this, not 4. The fourth step is locking the slider under the black lip , THEN pressing the yellow button. The only hint of step 4 is a swoopy line (with arrows pointing in literally two different directions) that in retrospect you could say, "hm, maybe that's what they meant." To the folks that couldn't get the slider locked under, I'll say that you just have to push harder. Like to the point that you grimace. It works, but it leaves an impression in your thumb. Not good. Especially when after all this that blade moves along three axes with a maximum horizontal deflection (including the blade bending!) of nearly 3mm. Your control is greatly reduced using this cutter, so BE CAREFUL. When your blade dulls, CHANGE IT. A dull blade is dangerous because you tend to use more force to do the same job. More force = less control, and increases the chance of slipping. Slipping with a razor (even a dulled one) may put you in the ER. I shant be buying another. <-- that's Pirate Talk arrrrrr
works fine for me Mar 13, 2010
I have 2 of these models and one of the "consumer" models that operates in the same manner. I'm quite pleased with these knives, with respect to the operation and ergonomics. Blade changes are fast and easy and I like the storage area in the handle for extra blades.
My only gripe is that the blades that come with them don't last very long, certainly not as long as the blades that came with the cheaper version that I bought a few years ago. The cheap blades that I bought at a local home center are better than the blades that came with the knife. It's really annoying to have to change blades so often, not to mention the problems with disposal of the used blades.
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 Back to the store! Mar 04, 2010
A piece of junk. Upon opening the package, reading the instructions and trying to attach the blade, I immediately realized I had a defective unit. I figured I'd look it up on the net and try to find out if I was doing something wrong - if a product is supposed to be simple to use, but you still have to go online and seek help on its basic functionality, you know it has design issues! After reading entries in a couple of sites and finally here, I decided I won't waste any more time trying to get it to work. It is going back to the store. The engineers designed a good looking tool, but they did not make a product that works.
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