Can the blade be swung around easily, without having to worry about it breaking?
1934459
yes, but don't leave it near a heater/vent as all the glued=on bits will fall off. also if it happens to fall on the guard, the guard points will break off.
632887
Yes! it does not require too much strength. It's almost like cutting through butter.
869402
It's a sturdy blade, I think the only way you could break it is if you really tried to
1984288
No. It is a very thick, tough plastic blade. It basically can't be broken by anything short of running it over with your car.
1663470
Yes. Blades are expensive, but last & cut steel fast IF taken care of. Keep item CLAMPED TIGHT.
1310049
Hi Steve. I have owned this item for awhile now and although I don't use it a lot, I have not had any of the blades break.
1747972
It broke off shortly after I got mine. We rigged it up with help from a friend of mine, I wouldn't cut anything too thick with it, the blade is so easily bent. It really was very poor quality.
1658475
Not EASILY. You would have to be very careful around the curb because the blade will hit the concrete.
1250595
Unless the blade has become dull or has been in some terrible accident, perhaps slammed in the frame of an entry way door, it should not need replacing. The nut with its sprung collar however is another story... It is possible for this to eventually wear, allowing some play in the centering of the blade. The other concerns are that the motor has some sort of rubber vibration isolation mounts. If any of these have torn, dried out and crumbled, etc., this would allow the motor assy. which the blade is attached, to be very unstable. With the machine unplugged from any power source and no parts mounted to it, firmly grasp the rotating piece the blade mounts to. While supporting the base of the machine with your other hand, try to gently check for movement. You are checking for failure of the integrity of the motor mounts. Does this marriage seem floppy, or firm and tight? There should be the slightest bit of flexibility (like a super tight spring), but if there seems to be play here and you can move the parts around easily, I would suspect a failure in the mounting system.
879676
It's more of a decoration peice. You could probably swing it lightly but any vigorous motions will probably result in damage.
255461
Hi Lynne, I would imagine that you can, but I do not know. I do know is that it is not a unit that is under high stress and do not fear of parts breaking..under normal household use. My first usage was a bushel of apples and it went through them like a breeze!!! It is not like the cutters are hitting hard objects (just apple) and causing parts to dull.
1293641
I have had no problem with blade dropping at all.The only way it can drop is by you manually lowering it.
1026937
The knife overall is pretty robust and I have used it for batoning with no problems. I do see the wood handle might break if hit while batoning, so I plan on replacing it with paracord more than likely!
145883
Swing yes, but it's edge if flat. So you can't cut anything if that's what you're asking.
153133
no not that flexiable, the silicone blade is but not the handle and holder. you would have to go from side to side on the curve
143701
It depends on how much you tighten it. You can tighten the pivot until you can't even get the blade out if you want.Out of the box though, it was slightly towards the easy to open spectrum. The lock up was tight but it still managed to open easily. Not really worried about it opening in a loose bag easy, but able to flipped out with a thumb or by harshly waving the knife, sure.
1253208
Since it's actual steel, yes you could but you better know what you're doing, seeing as it's not prepared steel it will get notches more, and is more likely to be damaged if you swing it at others. Also most cons wont allow actual blades so you'd have to keep it in the sheath at all times if you did.