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Looking for a tool like a scalpel but with no sharp edge
« on: January 30, 2021, 02:00:56 am »
I’m working at a manufacturing plant and the health and safety guys want to take away all scalpels. I don’t really need our scalpels to be sharp, but the operators are complaining because the spatula I gave them is way too cumbersome. We use scalpels to scrape excess glue off the housings on our product. Using a dull blade doesn’t impact the job. Ideally I just want to buy a small attachment for the scalpel base that comes dull from the factory, kind of like a metal spatula sort of edge, but much smaller, to it can be handled like a scalpel not like a spatula.

Any tools come to mind?
 

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A 3.5 digit 4.5 digit 5 digit 5.5 digit 6.5 digit 7.5 digit DMM is good enough for most people.
 

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Re: Looking for a tool like a scalpel but with no sharp edge
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2021, 02:20:24 am »
coming at it from a different angle,cut proof gloves?also protects the workers from getting "dangerous" glue on there hands
 

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Re: Looking for a tool like a scalpel but with no sharp edge
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2021, 02:41:54 am »
There are a variety of laboratory grade stainless steel "micro" spatulas. I am adding "micro" to distinguish them from kitchen spatulas. These are all along the size of a scalpel,


https://labsociety.com/lab-equipment/spatula-metal/

Many different styles including some with thick edges that might work well for scraping (unless this is what you already tried); searching on "laboratory spatula" might find something suitable.
« Last Edit: January 30, 2021, 02:44:58 am by DrG »
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Re: Looking for a tool like a scalpel but with no sharp edge
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2021, 02:42:42 am »
Is that for real that someone said the children can't have scalpels?  I guess school children shouldn't have scalpels really.  What?  You aren't hiring 12 year olds???   :wtf:

Who is health and safety exactly?  I get this is what? a UK thing?  I thought this is the sort of stuff you guys left the EU to get away from.  That would never happen here in the good ol' US of A, fer sure!!!  :clap:

WHAT!!!!???  You are IN the US?  It must be those commies!!!  Where are they?  Let me at 'em!!!  :box:
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Re: Looking for a tool like a scalpel but with no sharp edge
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2021, 02:58:13 am »
"Manicure spatula" at Amazon

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Re: Looking for a tool like a scalpel but with no sharp edge
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2021, 03:06:52 am »
Also have a look for wax carving tool sets.
 
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