sugru Grip for xacto or hobby knife

 by Iam4NUru
xacto knife grip 007.JPG
If you have a hobby knife that did not come with a grip here is a quick easy way to fix this with sugru. This also works with things like pens and pencils.
 
Remove these adsRemove these ads by Signing Up

Step 1: Materials you will need

xacto knife grip 001.JPG
materials,
 - hobby knife (or whatever item you are adding a grip to)
 - Sugru or clay
the poodleo says: Aug 2, 2011. 7:15 AM
that is a great idea. i don't know if there isnt already something on instructables like this, but something related to this would be a sugru finger protector. sort of like o thimble, but a lot more moldable. it would be great for anything, because i find that i am constantly getting stingy little cuts on my fingers from not being carefu enough with my hobby knife.
ChrysN says: Dec 5, 2010. 6:52 PM
Nice idea, I find xacto knives can get uncomfortable to use if you are doing a lot of detailed work.
Iam4NUru (author) in reply to ChrysNDec 6, 2010. 4:05 AM
Thanks, that was my problem to those little bumps are annoying!
sojakai in reply to Iam4NUruJul 6, 2011. 3:58 AM
You can also use one of those Pencil Grips. You get several of them in a pack and they are normally under two bucks.
tinstructable says: Jan 3, 2011. 7:43 PM
How much sugru did you use? I just bought some and there's 6 5 gram packets. 1 packet? More? Thanks!
Iam4NUru (author) in reply to tinstructableJan 8, 2011. 8:22 AM
i think less than one packet maybe even less than half. I did not have sugru at the time so I used clay to demonstrate. So i dont know off the top of my head.
Pro

Get More Out of Instructables

Already have an Account?

close

PDF Downloads
As a Pro member, you will gain access to download any Instructable in the PDF format. You also have the ability to customize your PDF download.

Upgrade to Pro today!