Stanley Fat Max 10-778 Stanley Fat Max Retractable Utility Knife

The wider shape makes it easy to hold. It stores a few blades inside the knife itself. The blades are easy to change. I’ve tried several different brands and this is definitely my favorite. I have a couple of them now.

I'd had a Fat Max for about 10 years and just couldn't get the last blade to stay in place. My 'handy' husband couldn't either and he told me to 'just buy a new one!' So I did. To my horror, I couldn't get the blade to stay in place in the new one. I looked at the instructions, watched YouTube videos and I still couldn't get the red button near the blade to do what it was supposed to do, lock in the blade. HELPFUL HINT to any one who is not tool handy - press the END of that long, red button nearest the blade and you will find with a slight bit of wiggling the new blade will settle in place with no problem. Do NOT press the centre of the long red button, for some reason it doesn't do what it is supposed to. I tried this trick on my old Fat Max and it works like a charm! Now, at least, I have a back up knife if one is lost in the mess on my art table! This is a sturdy, well made knife, I find it fits my hand well and I can use it on both very thick and thin materials in my art room

Easy to change blades. Nice non slip grip

I love Stanley utility knife products. Someone else must also love them as they keep disappearing from my possession. This unit is heavy and can take a beating. I like the rubbery grip that makes grasping with wet or sweaty hands easier than the styles without the rubber grip. Be advised, it is heavy and may cause more hand-fatigue over extended sessions of use than super skinny or light utility knives or box cutters. The on-board storage of blades of this design is 5 blades which is more than other Stanley utility knives which sometimes have just 3. But I find the blades on this design are somewhat more difficult to change than those on skinnier Stanley utility knives. Although the design of the blade storage compartment on this Fat Max is better than on other models, like the 10-499W where the blades fall out when you open the compartment.

I had another Stanley utility knife that worked well. It also had black rubber as part of the handle grip. To change blades, one simply opened it up with a screwdriver. This time, I wanted to get an extra utility knife and was about to buy another like my first one when I saw the FatMax. I decided to give it a go, and I am glad that I did. Installing the blade was a little tricky initially, but I was able to figure it out. Plus, no tools are needed for the installation. The rear of the knife has a storage chamber for extra blades. It came with five in all. I did not realize this and purchased extra blades, which I didn't need. Well, now I have a lot of extras which means I won't have to get any more for a long time! All in all, I like this utility knife and find myself wanting to use it all the time!

Great quality. Nice grip. Definitely would buy again.

Heavy steel construction, but cheaply made. Plastic red blade-load button nonfunctional—had to get a T10 Torx wrench & disassemble the whole thing to load the blade, which then fell out during use. Frustrating. Not user-friendly. Ugh. Our local Amazon return site is in a bad neighborhood, so I threw the knife away. Stanley has gone downhill.

This is my second purchase of a Stanley Fat Max so that I can have one in my craft room and one the garage. Great tool. It is easy to use the push/pull of thumb to extend and retract blade. Durable, I have had my first Fat Max for a number of years so that makes it a great value. As noted, it is easy to change blades to keep it sharp. Sharp tools are safer.

I like the size and the weight. It feels sturdy. This is my second one, my old one was second hand to me. Cuts all my Amazon boxes with ease.

Maybe I just got a bad one. Usually this is my go to brand. After one month of light use (cutting down Amazon boxes) it fell apart.