It seems that the razor-blades used for NWSL Chopper II is the american style. I can’t find them in Sweden. I need 100 of them, can someone please point me to an auction on ebay with the right blades?
I can see different sizes. .009" and .012". What’s the right size?
www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=2641&engine=msn&keyword=single+edge+razor+blades it may not be an e bay item because it’s some what of a throw away commodity. This is as best as i can find for you. Maybe you can e-mail them and see what they will charge you in international rate exchange value.
Micro Mark offers them in packages of 100. They are normally called single edged blades.
What do the size .009" and .012" mean?
Those are measurements in thousands of an inch. in other words, The blade for sale is thinner than the standard .012 thousands of an inch. It’s thinner, but will probably become dull quicker.
Not to mention that with the Chopper (I, II, or III), it will probably have more of a tendency to “drift” as it cuts, causing the cut to be angled rather than straight.
So it’s best with a thicker blade?
How thick is the original blade?
Yes. The thicker the blade, the less it’s going to flex as it cuts. As to the original blade, I’m not sure of the thickness.
I just measured a generic “Made in USA” single edged razor blade and it is .009 thick.
Bob W ,
You are absolutely right. Thanks for helping.
I asked NWSL and this is the answer:
The blade provided with the Chopper tools is the sharpest, thinnest blade available - 0.009" - 0.23mm - the thickness used for shaving.
The other commonly found thickness is 0.012" generally sold for hardware purposes such as paint scraping, carpenter knives, etc. which are more prone to cutting at an slight angle.
#4915-4 1.50 SINGLE EDGE RAZOR BLADES 8/PKG
#4916-4 9.95 SINGLE EDGE RAZOR BLADES 75/PKG