X-Acto Red Gripster Knife Handle with Cap

It was a gift for my sister becuase she loves red.She uses it on scratch board for art. The knife works great.

Having used the classic Xacto knife for years, I decided to give the Gripster a try. This knife is working well for me, it is essentially a metal knife in the center, though slightly thinner than the regular version, and then there is the outer plastic barrel which is about like a BIC pen casing covering the knife. I'll upload a picture of this which should help clarify it.

I like the plastic feel of this version; it's easy to use and softer on my hands. This knife is available in several colors, Red, Blue, Black and now Pink. For really heavy duty precision work I would stick with the metal version, but this is great for 75% of all the cutting I do. The safety aspect of having the tightener at the back away from the blade seems beneficial to me and does make it really easy to open the knife. On some of my metal knives I've closed them so hard that they become difficult to open, this hasn't happened to me on this knife.

I've purchased so many of these through the years that it's a standard item in my tool kits and field boxes. Over time, I've lost the caps and or broken them by placing heavy items on them. Since the knife is about the same size as a pen, you can find pen caps that will work nearly as well in a pinch.

I use these knives for so many things, RC modeling, cutting paper, cutting plastic, trimming and so forth. If you buy the blades in the 100 pack the cost goes down enough that you don't worry about getting a fresh blade out. An important tip is to keep your blade sharp. Once it's going dull your risk of slipping, ruining whatever it is you are working on, or worse yet cutting yourself goes up. Be safe; keep a very sharp blade on.

4 stars, it would be nicer if it was an all metal body with a plastic coating but this is working well for me too.

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