Simple Fix For Cheap Hobby Knives

[oldcarfan]

This is a simple tip, but some might find it helpful. Recently I lost all three of my good X-Acto knives. Knowing they would show up eventually I grabbed a couple of cheap Hobby Lobby knives. Sure enough the good knives showed up within a week. That was long enough to realize I don't like these cheap knives. Every time I went to use one the blade fell out. The collet backs off and let the blade slip out no matter how much I tightened it. In a moment of clarity I decided to try some plumber's Teflon tape. A couple twists around the threads and it seems to hold. While I had them apart, I decided to make them easier to see on the work bench. Some white primer and some left over Tamiya fluorescent yellow and they're done.

Edited Thursday at 01:30 AM by oldcarfan

[meechum68]

Good tip!  Especially for visibility!
 

 

[Swamp Dog]

i buy the cheap ones in different colors,  but i dont have that problem of having to tighten them ever time i use them. could be the brand i buy. good tip. 

[NOBLNG]

I put some large shrink tube in different colors on a couple of mine so I can tell at a glance which blade is in them.

[rattle can man]

I'll have to try this on my older (as in 20 year old) name brand knife. It is suffering the same issue you had with your less expensive knives. And always int he middle of a BMF job.