I toss those in the trash right away. I made a little caddy out of wood by
drilling holes to store them upright. The blade tip is up and I also invert
the tip to store safely. This way dispensing the tool is somewhat of a
ceremony as I hand them out I put the tips in the right way and review
safety procedures with each student. This slows the pace and re focuses the
students.
----- Original Message -----
From: "S Krause" <frostyoranges@hotmail.com>
To: "ArtsEdNet Talk" <artsednet@lists.getty.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 1:39 AM
Subject: WARNING (and questions) about X-Actos w/safety caps
> Hi all -
>
> WARNING to everyone who uses X-Acto knives with safety caps (the kind with
> the round piece that slides down over the cap), at home or in the
> classroom - if the cap seems to be "sticking" at all, rather than sliding
> off easily, DO NOT TRY TO PULL IT OFF. This happened several times in my
> classes, where the caps would kind of stick a bit, but come off after a
> minor tweak in one direction or another. But 2 weeks ago, one cap was a
bit
> more stuck than usual. When I pulled on it, the cap came off very
suddenly
> and I stabbed my hand on the rebound, cutting a nerve in the side of my
> finger. Surgery's this afternoon. I wanted to make sure you all knew
about
> this possibility. BE CAREFUL!
>
> QUESTION: for any of you who have used x-actos with this kind of safety
> cap - has anyone else out there experienced this difficulty, with the caps
> not coming off very easily (the blades sort of hitching inside the cap)?
>
> If so, please e-mail me: frostyoranges@hotmail.com
>
> Hi-ho, hi-ho...
> Stephanie
>
> ---
