- The Slice 10593 auto-retractable utility scraper is another finger-friendly addition to our Expanding line of safety tools..
- It features a rounded-tip 10526 safety blade housed in a sturdy, ergonomic, reinforced nylon handle with soft grips for user comfort..
- Compared with Manual scrapers, auto-retractable scrapers typically risk causing hand strain as the user absorbs pressure in the thumb that keeps the blade extended..
- Slice solves this problem by introducing sure scrape, a mechanism that reduces strain so users don't have to choose between safety and comfort..
- As with all Slice safety ceramics, the 10593’s blade is oil and lubricant free, ly inert, and never rusts..
Product Description
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The Slice 10593 Auto-Retractable Utility Scraper is another
finger-friendly addition to our expanding line of safety tools.
It features a rounded-tip 10526 safety blade housed in a sturdy,
ergonomic, reinforced nylon handle with soft grips for user
comfort. Compared with manual scrapers, auto-retractable scrapers
typically risk causing hand strain as the user absorbs pressure
in the thumb that keeps the blade extended. Slice solves this
problem by introducing SureScrape, a mechanism that reduces
strain so users don’t have to choose between safety and comfort.
As with all Slice safety ceramics, the 10593’s blade is oil and
lubricant free, ly inert, and never rusts.
From the Manufacturer
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Why Ceramic Blades? Hardness & Sharpness.
On the Mohs hardness scale, Metal blades are rated 5.5 vs.
Ceramic blades at 8.2, second only to diamonds. Harder edges
maintain sharpness longer, cut better, and require replacement
far less frequently. In fact, depending on use, you can go weeks
or months without having to replace a single ceramic blade. They
also last up to 10x longer!
Saving Money Just Makes Sense. A single Slice ceramic blade is
equivalent up to 10 high-end double-sided metal blades or up to
20 high-end single sided metal blades. In terms of safety, less
blade changes also mean less risk of injury.
Manual Utility Scraper Slice scrapers use our 10526 (rounded
tip) and 10528 (pointed tip) utility blades in a sturdy handle
that holds the blades steady for comfortable, safe scraping. The
handle has two preset blade positions to protect the blade and
user when the tool is not in use.
Soft Touch Comfort Grip Featuring soft-touch comfort grips and
durable glass-filled nylon construction, this utility scraper is
designed to last through hours of scraping while reducing hand
strain.
Auto-Retractable Utility Scraper Compared with manual scrapers,
auto-retractable scrapers typically risk causing hand strain as
the user absorbs pressure in the thumb that keeps the blade
extended. Slice solves this problem by introducing SureScrape, a
mechanism that reduces strain so users don’t have to choose
between safety and comfort.
Our safety is in the blade Because Slice brings safety to
ceramic cutters. The technology for advanced ceramics has existed
for years but Slice is the first company to harness its
advantages and innovate a new breed of safety knives. We
developed a blade-manufacturing process that creates an
effective, durable, and finger-friendly edge that’s not available
in any other ceramic cutter.
About the Startup Describe your product in 3 words.
Safe. Elegant. Innovative.
How did you come up with the idea for this product?
Slice has a commitment to donate 1% of all sales to fund Autism
research, primarily through our main benefactor, Lucile Packard
Children's Hospital Stanford University.
What makes your product special?
Our proprietary blade manufacturing process combines a unique
sharpening angle and thicker ceramic material, resulting in a
very unique patented blade that’s safer to the touch vs. metal,
and requires pressure to initiate the cut — via our handles.
Hence, general blade handling and blade-replacement with Slice
ceramic blades is infinitely safer vs. those same activities with
traditional metal blades, yet still allows for a wide range of
cutting applications.
What has been the best part of your startup experience?
You can’t simply duplicate a metal blade in ceramic material and
achieve what we have created with our current products. There’s a
tremendous a of engineering required on not only the blades
and handles individually, but there’s also an incredible a
of engineering required on the combination of the handles and the
blades working together in order to produce the desired balance
of safer-usage and cutting capability. Even today, for our next
generation of products that are currently under development, we
spend the majority of our time finding the right balance between
handle and blade through trial and error and what seems like
endless prototypes. The best part definitely has to be seeing
peoples first-time reactions when cutting cardboard with Slice
and they realize how awesome the Slice ceramic blade is.