Craft Knife Adapter and Blades

This attachment can be used to cut through a sample which is solid and self-supporting. If you consider that if the upper set of teeth were straightened they would effectively form a knife edge – using any form of blade can therefore represent the force to cut or 'bite' into a sample. The thin, sharp edge of the Craft Knife is more ideal for the cutting of small or hard pieces such as nuts or seeds or for shearing of very soft or brittle products without the introduction of compression. It is also the attachment of choice when interested in measuring differences in structure of a multi-layered product e.g. samples with hard coatings or laminated samples such as pastry. A graph showing numerous peaks and troughs would reflect the shearing or breaking of groups of pastry layers (lamellae), which would otherwise be lost using a standard blade set.

A high-density polythene cutting block is provided to accommodate the sample. The cutting block is used either with the Heavy Duty Platform or placed directly on the bed of the Texture Analyser. 10 spare blades are also provided. Due to its limited size, only samples of up to 50mm wide can be tested and the depth of cutting is also limited. An Extended Craft Knife is otherwise suggested for using the same testing principle on taller and wider samples.

Note: Protective goggles or other eye protection are recommended when using this attachment.

Samples which are solid and self-supporting. Small, hard pieces, brittle products or where a difference in structure of the product is able to be measured.

• The blade thickness (0.6mm) enables precision cutting of very small samples e.g. seeds, nuts or shearing without compression of very soft or brittle samples. 
• These sharp blades also enable the cutting of very hard items e.g. confectionery, industrial products.
• This blade is the 'disposable' option if blade blunting is a concern.
• Limited to the stroke of the blade.

Extra set of 50 spare blades – A/CBL