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Back in 2010 I'd cut every seam with a standard utility knife, but after a job in Denver where the homeowner pointed out a frayed edge, I switched to a hook blade for everything.
Has anyone else made that switch, and what's your go-to blade brand now?
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cameron_chen2mo ago
Ever try a snap-off blade for those long, straight cuts?
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cameron_webb2mo ago
Oh man, snap-off blades are a total trap for that. They feel precise until you hit a slightly tougher spot in the material and the blade flexes. I've watched people ruin a whole sheet of laminate because the blade wandered on a six-foot cut. You get this wavy line that's impossible to fix. For anything longer than a foot, I'm clamping a metal straightedge and using a fixed utility knife every single time.
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casey8431mo ago
Whoa wait, someone actually admitted they used a snap-off blade on laminate? No way! I would've lost my mind if I saw somebody do that. Laminate can be so brittle and a flexing blade on a six foot cut is just asking for heartbreak. I've had those wavy nightmares and it's always a nightmare to fix - you end up with a gap you can't just caulk away. Fixed hook blade all the way for me, man.
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