Official FlightLine 1600mm P-51D Mustang Thread

[Evan D]

I have been using handles I got in the military 40+ years ago and blades I buy on line. A box of 100 lasts about 20 years. I prefer the #11 blades.

Amazon.com: 21PCS 20 Scalpel Blades with #11 Scalpels Surgical Sterile Blades Including 1 Handle,Laboratory Blade-Lab Knives- Carving Blades with Handle-Art Blades Practicing Cutting-Crafts & More… : Industrial & Scientific

[Davegeee]

I have been using handles I got in the military 40+ years ago and blades I buy on line. A box of 100 lasts about 20 years. I prefer the #11 blades.

Amazon.com: 21PCS 20 Scalpel Blades with #11 Scalpels Surgical Sterile Blades Including 1 Handle,Laboratory Blade-Lab Knives- Carving Blades with Handle-Art Blades Practicing Cutting-Crafts & More… : Industrial & Scientific

I agree, Evan. I use almost exlusively the #11 blades, probably have for 40 years or more.

Cheers

Davegee

[Elbee]

I have been using handles I got in the military 40+ years ago and blades I buy on line. A box of 100 lasts about 20 years. I prefer the #11 blades.

Amazon.com: 21PCS 20 Scalpel Blades with #11 Scalpels Surgical Sterile Blades Including 1 Handle,Laboratory Blade-Lab Knives- Carving Blades with Handle-Art Blades Practicing Cutting-Crafts & More… : Industrial & Scientific

Evan,

I just found that the Chine$e blades and even the brand name X-acto blades are just not as quality as those used to be.

No biggie, I bought a box of 100 X-acto #11s about a year ago and the the tips are not that sharp or are the tips always completely symmetrical.

Even fresh, most of these tore paper at the tip when cutting out graphics and decals.

I will say those worked okay for cutting foam, just not very accurate on other things.

I have a box of Hobbico brand #11s from the 90's that are better than OEM X-acto #11 I bought last year.

Maybe a got a bad batch, but I still doubt whether X-acto OEM are made here and a poor Q&A issue is in eye of the beholder. .

Just my experience of late.

Best, LB

[jetfool]

Davegee,
I use x-acto #11 blades also, but these scalpel blades are 100 times sharper. I only use them for special cuts; afraid I'll cut my finger off. For foam they are great.
My buddy who is a retired Dr. says he uses a Kevlar glove on his opposite hand when cutting balsa just for safety

Best Regards, Rex

[Evan D]

The numbering (#11 or #10, etc) that Xacto and surgical blades use is the shape of the blades. A surgical #11 and Xacto #11 are both triangular blades with a straight cutting edge. The surgical blades are stainless, very thin, slightly flexible and extremely sharp.

[jetfool]

Hey Evan D,
You going to consider the new FW F-35? Lots of money. I'd like a large 110mm fan A-7 Corsair II.
Still modifying my FW F-4

Best Regards, Rex

[Evan D]

Yes. We have a group here interested in it. A-7 or A-4… I worked on both but not sure I’d be interested but then the C model Lightning II really doesn’t either. A VTOL B absolutely.

Hey Evan D,
You going to consider the new FW F-35? Lots of money. I'd like a large 110mm fan A-7 Corsair II.
Still modifying my FW F-4

Best Regards, Rex