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Originally Posted by ghrocketman

I recently asked Sue if she had any of the "old style" #24 and #19 blades that are actually wider than the collet slot, which gives them more "cutting area".
No luck, she has none for sale.
I think those were discontinued sometime in the late 60's to early 70's although pics showed them much later in hobby catalogs.

Thanks GH.
I had been meaning to contact Sue about the "old style" #24 blades. So far I haven't broken any of mine and I'm still on the first one and keeping it sharpened.
I guess that's one thing I like about the #24 those don't seem as prone to breaking the tips if I bear down on them a bit.

I found a replacement in the event I'm left with broken blades and broken hearted:
https://www.mcmaster.com/x-acto-sty...rade-number~24/

and there are some Techni Edge branded ones on eBay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Box-of-10-...VQAAOSwy6hcevgi

I'll just continue on with my three vintage Xacto #24 blades for now ... so far, so good

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