Hyde Tools 57660 Wood Extension Blade Handle 12LR | the Hyde Store
Industrial Extension Blade Systems — Handle Or Holder
№57660

Hyde Tools 57660 Wood Extension Blade Handle 12LR

MODEL 57660 · SKU H-57660 · UPC 079423576607
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$45.25 PER UNIT · SINGLE UNIT UNIT PRICE

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Hyde 57660
PRODUCT FIT · IS THIS THE RIGHT TOOL? Straight answers. If it's the wrong tool for your job, we'll say so.

The guidance below describes applications and limitations. For a match to your particular job or an existing tool, ask us to confirm fit.

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Is this the right tool for your job?

✕CHOOSE A DIFFERENT TOOL WHEN
  • Not a cutting tool on its own — bladeless, it does nothing; it is the seat.
  • Not the extreme-control or extreme-leverage pick — as a middle length it is neither the shortest close-work handle nor the longest leverage handle, so a job that truly needs one end of the range is better matched there.
  • Not a seat for wide blades — 5/16" and 3/8" only; wider flat-grind mill blades take the metal handles.
  • Not a riveted-knife handle — the trade knives in this line carry fixed hardwood handles and are outside the extension system.

Jobs this tool does

EXACT JOB METHODS FOR HYDE №57660
Job guide How to Choose an Extension-Blade Handle Length for a Cutting StationOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Choose a Handled Knife or an Extension-Blade Station SystemOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Contour-Trim at a Cutting StationOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Cut Hot or Abrasive Synthetics at a Production StationOPEN JOB GUIDE
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Job guide Fit, Set, and Flip a Hook Blade in a Mill-Blade HandleOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Mount a Fresh Extension Blade — an Evidence-Gated ChangeoverOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Make Plunge-Start Cuts at a Cutting StationOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide Run a Press-Side Deflashing StationOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Slit and Trim Dense Stock at a Cutting StationOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Slit and Trim Light Stock at a Cutting StationOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide Standardize a Cutting Room’s Blade PatternOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Trim to a Curved Pattern LineOPEN JOB GUIDE

How the pros run it

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Set and secure the blade before cutting

Fix the extension at the working length and lock it (mechanism per Hyde ⚑); a shifting blade wrecks the cut. Feel the flats. Keep a flat against the fingers so the edge's direction is known without looking. Handle to the hand, blade to the cut. The 4-3/4" body is a middle grip — it does not change what the blade cuts, only how the tool sits; choose the length that fits the hand and the clearance. Keep the wood dry and unlevered. A hardwood station handle serves for years unless it is pressed into prying on a seated blade, which is how handles die.

Asked before buying

BUYER QUESTIONS, ANSWERED BEFORE YOU ORDER
What is this handle for?
Holding an extension (mill) blade at a cutting station — the blade is the consumable, the handle stays for years. Mount a 5/16" or 3/8" blade, set the extension, cut.
How long is it?
4-3/4" — a middle-length grip, longer than the 4-1/2" short handle and shorter than the 5-1/4" long one.
What's the difference between this and the 57680?
None we can support — same length, build, and blade fit; only the (undocumented) pattern code differs. We refuse to invent a distinction. Buy on the code your station specifies.
Which blades fit?
Any 5/16" or 3/8" mill blade — every extension blade in this line.
How is the blade held in?
Undocumented for the wood handles; the metal handles use set screws. We won't state it until Hyde confirms.

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Model & SKUModel 57660 · SKU H-57660 · UPC 079423576607
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Specs & documentation

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$45.25PER UNIT · H-57660