New Toy

[John Flaf]

Well it's been a long search, I've always hated using a stanley knife to trim a new tip, I could have made my own using an old hacksaw blade and sharpening one edge on my bench grinder but i wanted something a bit better.
So I had this made, it's a one off not expensive, no frills just a single bevel blade ( Right side cut, I'm right handed ) so now I can cut my tips true to the ferrule without damage, using the stanley I always seemed to cut at an angle.

[Cue crafty]

Very nice John. what will you use to keep the edge? A stone block?

[John Flaf]

Spot on CC, It's got a nice edge on it atm, so will just give it the occasional rub on the stone.

[Danger Steve]

I’ll stick to my Stanley knife

[Neil Taperell]

I use a Surgical Scalpel , found them to be more agile than a Stanley Knife .

[balkend]

I would not like to meet you boys down a dark lane at night time

[itsnoteasy]

I would not like to meet you boys down a dark lane at night time

I use a cut throat razor..... oh sorry are we still on about changing tips.

[Cue crafty]

I use a cut throat razor..... oh sorry are we still on about changing tips.

Painful, shaving your tips off with one of those.....

[John Flaf]

LOL chaps, The only reason I wanted a single bevel blade was so I dont mark the Ferrule. I can now slice the edges of the Tip in a straight line, I used a stanley but found I was trimming at an angle trying to keep the blade away from the Ferrule,