That darn glue.

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I'm wearing my arms out scraping at least four layers of contact cement on this Valley today. Is there a better way to remove the old stuff than elbow grease and sharp razors in the scraper?
 
Xylene is crazy toxic, just scrape it off. Keep a diamond sharpening "stone" handy and you can keep your blades sharp and cutting nicely.

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muskyed said:
I would think this would work also. About $3 and some replaceable blades.
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Razor blades are a bit too flimsy, and will easily dig into the slate... Utility blades are better.

Toluene is outstanding for removing glue build-up, but it is very toxic, much like Xylene...

For thick stuff, you can use an oscillating multi-tool, with a scraper blade
 
Yeah, Xylene and Toluene were both going to be too stinky for use in an establishment that serves food... We ended up just scraping away at it with something very much like what Muskyed showed. The one Sheldon showed is likely much, much better, but the only equivalent I found at the local HD had a curved blade surface, so wasn't as usable. I'm going to keep my eyes open for something better, but since we got those two tables done and I'm not doing this for a living, it isn't going to be that high of a priority.
 
One blade for wood and one for stone as stone damages the blade.
 

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Sheldon said:
Get some decent utility blades (Personna is a great brand) and one of these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083HXVDA

I just got that same one a few weeks ago and it's nice and heavy duty. Some of these things will come apart where the handle meets the blade holder.
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I used to use that style, but it was cumbersome to change the blades.

This style is much easier to use. Especially, once you sand the protrusions off from the blade surface.
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bradsh98 said:
This style is much easier to use. Especially, once you sand the protrusions off from the blade surface.
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Looks good! Thanks for the tip. I will try one out for sure.
being able to quickly and easily change the blade (or reverse it for storage) is a plus for sure.
 
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