I count 7 in mine.
How many box cutters do you have squirreled around your house?
3 years ago by π½πππππππππ to c/asklemmy
I count 7 in mine.
Probably like 40-50 my rommate has a weird fascination with them. At some point they brought home a box if like 40 of the cheap ones. I assume it was part if some art thing they planed then never bothered with. Now they are all over the apartment.
Lol no, but they are segragated blades you can use the slot on the back of one knife to break the blade of another. I can at least be less stingey about keeping them sharp this way. As they are cheap ones the blades do not last very long and rust out with even a tiny amount of moisture.
I mean, 1, but we also have scissors.
Several, and I'll have you know they're not "squirreled away." They're stored carefully next to the bolt cutters and tarps.
Zero
None. I just use a pocket knife.
1 in the garage, 2 in the basement. Plus a pocket knife on each floor.
I don't even know where this first one came from :) I think my dad left it lying around when he helped me move, many, many, maaaaany years ago.
I'm not a box-cutter kind of person I guess. It's ok though, he's not alone. The set of cheap screw driver bits and those hexagon thingies (allen wrench?) are keeping him company.
The only good screw driver bits are the cheap ones, FWIW. They all strip out eventually, and I've never noticed much of a difference twixt the cheap and the pricey ones. May as well get cheap ones and recycle them!
Milwaukee makes an excellent version, which is the only one I'll buy anymore. But the Stanley steel utility knife is an iconic classic! I remember finding those around my grandfather's Arco gas station.
Ceramic blades are nice for keeping an edge. Do you find it durable enough for the rough use it must get?
I eventually started buying more expensive carbide blades - they last far longer than regular steel, and I worry less about chipping.
I carry two of my tool bag.
I have one huge industrial strength with replaceable retractable brake off blades.
Then I have one that's really small like the tiny plastic ones, but it's Even thinner and slimmer the case is metal.
And I have maybe half a dozen other random pocket knives.
Honestly ever since I got a Kershaw Static, I don't really use box cutters anymore. The blade shape is just perfect for the job and it stays sharp for ages
I love that blade shape! I haven't gotten a knife with that profile yet, because I know by now what I'm willing to carry in my pocket, and it's smaller than that.
I prefer the replaceable blade style over the break-off style, but the later is superior for keeping that tip sharp.
Just no need, scissors do the trick.
When I worked in the supermarket, I would easily would have 4 hidden in different pockets and drawers.
I should have 3 but 2 are missing somewhere.
The simple box cutters with replacement blades? Three.
However, I have a couple hundred objects that can be used to cut boxes :)
I tend to prefer regular knives for box breakdown tbh. The utility blades flex and tend to skip easier. I can break out a sodbuster or something similar and they're solid enough to not flex on me. I have a lockback version of the sodbuster form factor that's sweet on cardboard for me.
Box cutters, none at the moment (though I've had up to 3 at once, 1 normal one and 2 of those folding types with the 1-1.5inch long changeable blades you know the type.)
Knives in general that I can and would use to cut boxes (not counting kitchen knives): 4 multitools, 5 folding/locking knives.
I use the utility knives for cutting down boxes, because sharpening knives is not my favorite passtime and cutting cardboard is so hard on an edge. However, like you I'll use most of my pocket knives to cut open boxes and will use them to cut them down if necessary. The only thing I won't use for boxes is kitchen knives.
Drywall, on the other hand: I would never use a pocket knife for. It's just not worth it.
I think about five. Back when I had rabbits I'd say seven, they were viscous box killers.
At least two. We just moved into a new place and we know where two are.
Atleast 8. Gotta have two per room
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About a thousand but I usually can't find any.
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