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Old 07-21-2011, 05:34 AM
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Yes they are single blades, went in a shaving razor and I have the nicks on my legs from my first shaving. LOL
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Old 07-21-2011, 06:42 AM
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Single edge razor blades. I bought a box of 100 at Harbor Freight and they were VERY inexpensive. Haven't gotten up the nerve to use them as a seam ripper but they scrape paint and gummy stuff off windows wonderfully.
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Old 07-21-2011, 08:17 AM
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single sided razor blade you can find them at Harbor Freight too
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Old 07-21-2011, 09:08 AM
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It's been awhile since I'd seen them. But single edge blades they are. They can be found in all hardware stores. usually near the paint section. I remember using them to scrap the paint off the windows where Dad got too close while painting. I remember those days not too fondly I might add. LOL
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Old 07-21-2011, 09:11 AM
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they are the same blades that are used in a flat top stove for scraping off the stuck on food.
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they are the same blades that are used in a flat top stove for scraping off the stuck on food.
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Old 07-21-2011, 09:50 AM
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any art supply store will have them.....you scrape your paint with them when you are cleaning up or changing colors or if it all gets muddy and you want it gone <-Me
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Old 07-21-2011, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by aeble
This is what I was taught to use to removed stitches when I worked at an alteration shop tearing out hems and prepping the clothing for the seamstresses.

A few years ago I found blades in a dollar store, but haven't been able to find any more since. Anyone recognize these and know what they are called or where to purchase them?
They are called single edge razor blades. You might be able to get some at Wal Mart. Most likely at the grocery store, or Dollar store or a drug store. You might check around the paint depts. they have the small hand held scrapers that hold these type of razor blades. Now they often come in a small plastic container so you can get one out at a time from one side of the little box and put the old one in the other side. They also come in singles pkgs.
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Old 07-21-2011, 10:00 AM
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I never thougth of these -- they are certainly less awkward than using the rotary cutter to rip.
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Originally Posted by thimblebug6000
When I first started working & we typed up "spreadsheets" ... there were 4 carbons under our nice top sheet...any typing errors.... you stopped & scraped away the carbon error... rolled back & retyped... YIKES.... I'm not that old....doesn't anyone else remember using them for that?
We did the same in high school, and then, as a teacher, I did the same with mimeograph carbons . That was until the copy machines came into the schools.
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