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№63170

Hyde Tools 63170 Wood/Aluminum BG15 Mill Blade Handle for 3/8" Blade

BEST FOR · Solid aluminum casting with contoured hardwood grips. Slotted set screws for positive blade length adjustment. Handle will hold 3/8" blade.
MODEL 63170 · SKU H-63170 · UPC 079423631702
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Solid aluminum casting with contoured hardwood grips. Slotted set screws for positive blade length adjustment. Handle will hold 3/8" blade.

Documented Hyde specifications

catalog product name
Wood/Aluminum BG15 Mill Blade Handle for 3/8" Blade
official variant identity
63170
official description
Solid aluminum casting with contoured hardwood grips. Slotted set screws for positive blade length adjustment. Handle will hold 3/8" blade.
PRODUCT FIT · IS THIS THE RIGHT TOOL? Straight answers. If it's the wrong tool for your job, we'll say so.

Choose this when: Solid aluminum casting with contoured hardwood grips. Slotted set screws for positive blade length adjustment. Handle will hold 3/8" blade.

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Is this the right tool for your job?

✓CHOOSE THIS WHEN
  • Solid aluminum casting with contoured hardwood grips. Slotted set screws for positive blade length adjustment. Handle will hold 3/8" blade.
✕CHOOSE A DIFFERENT TOOL WHEN
  • Not cutting — it is the durable, not the consumable.
  • Not any blade on this mill line: the 9/16"/5/8"/3/4" patterns need the 63055/63085/63080 handles — the 63170 holds a 3/8" blade only.
  • Not the flat-sided extension blades the 57620/57630/57660/57680 handles serve — a separate family; don't cross them despite the shared wood-and-aluminum look.
  • And not the fatigue answer — it has no soft grip; a station losing hands to a full shift of fine cutting wants the MAXXGRIP 63175 at the same 3/8" width.

Jobs this tool does

EXACT JOB METHODS FOR HYDE №63170
Job guide How to Fit and Set a Mill Blade in a HandleOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide Fit, Set, and Flip a Hook Blade in a Mill-Blade HandleOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide Run a Press-Side Deflashing StationOPEN JOB GUIDE

For these jobs—use this instead

THE JOB, THE REASON, AND THE BETTER TOOL
Full-shift fatigue relief And not the fatigue answer — it has no soft grip; a station losing hands to a full shift of fine cutting wants the MAXXGRIP 63175 at the same 3/8" width. BETTER TOOL MAXXGRIP® Mill Blade Handles for 3/8" 63175 This mill line's blades The 9/16"/5/8"/3/4" patterns need the 63055/63085/63080 handles — the 63170 holds a 3/8" blade only. BETTER TOOL Hardwood Mill Blade Handle (2108), 4-1/2 63080 Flat-sided extension blades A separate family; don't cross them despite the shared wood-and-aluminum look. BETTER TOOL Wood Extension Blade Handle 1R 57620

How the pros run it

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Positive clamp, checked tight

"Positive blade length adjustment" holds your exposure setting, but the screws still want checking before a run and after the first cuts — a 3/8" curved or pointed blade is unforgiving of a loose clamp. Exposure as a setting — short for control, longer for reach, re-extended as the blade hones down. Care for the wood — keep the contoured hardwood from long solvent soaks and it will outlast a polymer grip on a rough bench. Match the family, not just the width — 3/8" is necessary but not sufficient; confirm the blade pattern belongs to this handle rather than assuming any 3/8" handle interchanges with the flat-sided family.

Asked before buying

BUYER QUESTIONS, ANSWERED BEFORE YOU ORDER
Does it include a blade?
No — the handle only, and the 3/8" blade it holds is sold on an adjacent line's pages, not this one.
Which blades fit?
3/8"-wide neighbor-line blades — the bevel-/curve-/sharp-/lance-point extension blades and the double-end hook blades (4" × 3/8"). Hyde's exact words: "Handle will hold 3/8" blade."
Will a 3/4" mill blade fit?
No — that is the 63080's or 63085's capacity. This handle is keyed to 3/8" only.
Is it the same as the 57620/57630/57660/57680 handles?
No — those are a separate flat-sided family, even though they are also wood-and-aluminum. Match your specific blade pattern; don't assume they interchange.
63170 or 63175?
Both hold a 3/8" blade; neither cuts better. The 63170 (hardwood/aluminum) is for traditional feel and harsh benches; the 63175 (soft grip) for fatigue and all-day work.
What is "BG15"?
This handle's pattern code — carried as an exact-model identifier in Hyde's own record, not a store-title guess.

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Model & SKUModel 63170 · SKU H-63170 · UPC 079423631702
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Full specification details
catalog product name
Wood/Aluminum BG15 Mill Blade Handle for 3/8" Blade
official variant identity
63170
official description
Solid aluminum casting with contoured hardwood grips. Slotted set screws for positive blade length adjustment. Handle will hold 3/8" blade.
Hyde official catalog evidence ↗Hyde Tools manufacturer source ↗
$54.50PER UNIT · H-63170