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Looking for a tool like a scalpel but with no sharp edge
ivan747:
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?
bdunham7:
https://www.micromark.com/Mini-Scrapers-Set-Of-4
Halcyon:
Something like this: https://australia.ifixit.com/products/prying-and-opening-tool-assortment
or this: https://australia.ifixit.com/products/jimmy
themadhippy:
coming at it from a different angle,cut proof gloves?also protects the workers from getting "dangerous" glue on there hands
DrG:
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.
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