Does anyone make a good-quality folding boxcutter?

The Milwaukee one sucks. Mine and two other coworkers had the tiny screws fall out and lost within days of buying them. The wire pocket clip is crap and the only way to open one handed is to press the unlock button and fling it out. I guess that was intended but I hate opening a knife that way. I've tried dozens of folding utility knives and my favorite so far is the Husky backlock. The blade holder/lock/thumbstud doesn't get released unintentionally and have never had a razor come out or stuck in what I'm cutting.
I've also used the Stanley quickslide for a few years. It works great as long as you aren't crawling around in the sand. The action can get very gritty to impossible to open with out beating it if it gets to dirty. Actually the quickslide was probably my favorite. All of them eventually needed super glue or locktite on the screws.
This is my latest bastard I made last year from a few different utility razors and a cold steel. I've been using it everyday mostly on drywall but pretty much anything on a construction site and the pommel works great for lifting water meter covers or just smashing stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaGX-CQxLTs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
 
I've gone through a bunch of Gerber EABs before finally giving up. They get bladeplay in every direction after a few weeks of cutting(just cardboard). The hardware store I could exchange it at was right next door to my work and I finally got too lazy to even do that.
 
Another vote here for the Gerber EAB. I just recently got a second from Amazon with the G10 handle.
 
Comeuppance said:
See, I've been having to consider getting one of those at this point, or maybe another SanRenMu...
...But, really, at the price the Tuff Lite goes for, I might as well spring for the one with a warranty.

It's strange to me that every single boxcutter seems to either be light and break easily, or be sturdy and weigh a ton. Quantity over quality of materials, maybe? A 1/4 pound of aluminum is cheaper than using 1/8 pound of steel and having good quality control, is my best guess.
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Why is it strange? A boxcutter is a tool, nothing more. Essentially a disposable tool at that. The target market is not knife nuts, they are made for people who want a cutting tool and nothing more. People who think $20 is a lot of money for a knife. People who are likely to lose them before they wear out. How big is the market for $100+ holders for $0.75 disposable blades?
 
Comeuppance said:
See, I've been having to consider getting one of those at this point, or maybe another SanRenMu...
...But, really, at the price the Tuff Lite goes for, I might as well spring for the one with a warranty.
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Now let us be fair. Cold Steel does have a Warranty.

Cold Steel:COLD STEEL dropped the 1 year and 5 year limit on our warranty a few years ago. Our warranty is now essentially lifetime.


Now if you question the integrity of how Cold Steel interprets that warranty . . . . well I would have to agree with you. Mostly it is a Lifetime Warranty as long as they don't have to fix anything IMHO. For every fanboy story of great service there seems to be 2 or 3 stories of "Crap Service", or Denied Service. At best the Customer Service is Sloppy. While the above quote is from an employee their website's FAQ still states that fixed blades sheath knives have a 5 year Warranty to the original owner and folding knives are likewise warranted for 1 year. They have a very bad habit of talking out both sides of there mouths. In a dispute which policy do you think they will fall back on.

That being said, believe it or not, I still do like the Tuff Lite as a great Box Cutter.
 
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