Replacement Blades

[John]

I have one of those cheap window scrapers that uses 'Stanley Knife' blades. The only difference is that the blade supplied in the scraper has a hole (approx 8mm IIRC) in it to latch onto a lug on the scraper body. I bought the scraper from Screwfix (part no. 17656) earlier this year and they do not stock replacement blades. I can use a standard Stanley type blade but because these do not 'latch', they keep coming out and this could prove dangerous! Does anybody know of a supplier of this type of blade? Somebody obviously makes them but I cannot find any.

TIA

John

[Christian McArdle]

I can't help you with the specific blades, but

will sell you a hundred standard blades for not much more than tuppence. Astonishingly the ones they supplied were clearly marked Sheffield, rather than Guangdong. They sell 8mm drill bits, too...

Christian.

[Christian McArdle]

P.S. holding blades down with your fingers whilst you press down with a hand held drill is not an appropriate method...

Christian.

[Brian Reay]

I was in "Wilkinsons" today and, in a bored moment while senior management was looking for something, I strolled down the tool isle. Total tack but I noticed these very blades- first time I've ever seen them.

[Rob Morley]

I suspect that the knife blade is not much softer than a HSS drill bit.

[Grunff]

Does that still mean they were made in Sheffield, or is it just a registered TM these days?

[John]

Thanks for that, Wilko's here I come!!

John

[Christian McArdle]

I'd have to look again to see if there was a "made in" as well.

Christian.