Stanley 10-480 Contractor Grade DynaGrip Snap-Off Knife

by Stanley

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With over 35 tips available when fully loaded, you will rarely have to stop working to get a fresh blade tip. Automatic blade selector slides new blade into position after old blade is removed. There is also an additional blade security clamp for safety. The stainless steel barrel holds six standard duty and five heavy duty blades and the knife comes loaded with four blades. The DynaGrip¿ bi-material body is ergonomically designed for greater comfort and cutting power. A positive "click" action slider to alert user when blade is in position and includes an automatic lock for safe, positive cutting. The handle has a hang hole for storage. Made with tough ABS plastic and stainless steel components.

Product Description

Stanley DynaGrip snap-off cartridge knife automatically slides new blade into position after old blade is removed.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000056HGB
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 10-480
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,215 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dont know what other reviews are talking about., December 20, 2009

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ttamnoswad - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stanley 10-480 Contractor Grade DynaGrip Snap-Off Knife (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is one of the better AUTO load knives that I have used. LIke the other reviewers have said, it feels good and solid in the hand. I have dropped this thing uncountable times and have never been concerned that it would break, The plastic is solid feeling, the auto load cartridge is sturdy metal and locks into the frame well. This tool is much better quality compared to the cheap plastic snap off versions offered for half this price. This is NOT a disposable and should last many years and many jobs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cheap plastic, September 12, 2009

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GiveMeQuality "GiveMeQuality" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stanley 10-480 Contractor Grade DynaGrip Snap-Off Knife (Tools & Home Improvement)

If you are looking for a quality utility knife, don't get this item. It appears sturdy at first (weight feels ok, and the plastic of the handle is also ok) but the blade holder mechanism is a joke. The blades don't sit tight in the knife, no matter what you do with the screw fastening mechanism. So when you cut something, the blade comes loose, and in the worst case, slides out of the handle. Poor quality and poor engineering.

5.0 out of 5 stars Sturdy and versatile, August 7, 2010

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Jim Taylor (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stanley 10-480 Contractor Grade DynaGrip Snap-Off Knife (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have two of these. I liked the first one so much I bought a second one. I'm just a homeowner, but I use these things several times a week for slicing cardboard, opening boxes, cutting foam, cutting sheetrock, scoring plastic, and much more. They've been dropped, stepped on, and left out in the rain (the steel blades rusted but the stainless holder was fine), and they still work great after years of use. Being able to adjust the blade extension for a small, accurate cut or a big deep cut through thick foam is great. Whenever the blade is dull you just snap off the top segment and you have a nice, new, sharp point. And when you run out of segments you slide the blade all the way forward to eject it, push the slider all the way to the back to snag a new blade from the storage compartment, and presto, you're off and cutting again.

When my kids were a little younger it was nice to be able to slide the blade back into the handle and turn the tightening knob to keep them from hurting themselves if they got ahold of it. Now I don't worry about it -- they're old enough that if they get cut they only have themselves to blame, not me.

Sometimes the slider is a little hard to get in and out of lock position, and the round knob for tightening down the blade can be a bit hard to loosen, but these are just nits (I would have rated it 4.5 stars if I could, but it deserves rounding up to 5).