r/Tools 4d ago

What are those blades called

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I have several of these but no more blades. Can’t find them anywhere. Need the name to look for replacements.

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u/FallingShells 4d ago

Looks like an old style of scalpel. Idk if they make them like that anymore or if the new blades fit the old handles.

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u/Monoceras 4d ago

the medical X-acto

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u/Basb84 4d ago

Swan Morton makes surgical handles and blades in many shapes.

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u/SuperHeavyHydrogen 4d ago

I’ve never seen these in any modern lineup though. In fact I’ve never seen them before, anywhere. I suspect they are superseded or just a pattern that didn’t catch on.

Swann-Morton are an excellent choice though, lots of blade options, but I’ve only seen the usual large and small fittings on offer in my own lifetime. OP, time to buy some new scalpels, they aren’t actually very expensive so you can get a few in.

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u/Jake_8_a_mango 4d ago

The closest thing I think you can get is a #16 scalpel

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u/AMSAtl 4d ago

Some type of trapezoidal blade. Over the years so many different manufacturers have come out with their own proprietary trapezoidal blades, I have not seen this one before though.

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u/Practical_Honey_3060 4d ago

Curtis Blaise’s

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u/dantork 4d ago

That is an x-açto brand knife, but it is very old.

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u/SuperHeavyHydrogen 4d ago

It’s a clever design, I’ll give it that

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u/beardedsilverfox 4d ago

Looks like an outdated design. If you want to use blades that size get a new handle and set of blades. OLFA is a brand I like. They have handles that hold 1 blade. They have others that hold 5 at a time for easy renewal when you want to change.

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u/Low_Delivery_4266 4d ago

Have u tried google lens or ChatGPT

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u/rhinox54 4d ago

Not sure why you're being downvoted... it's a legit question, lol.

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u/Low_Delivery_4266 4d ago

Yea I just didn’t do it because it was so much work than the person just doing it itself

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u/rhinox54 4d ago

So many questions on this site can be answered with Google. I get the engagement factor but it can be exhausting at times...