Relife RL-073 Multi Purpose Shovel Knife

Every technician who separates screens for a living knows the moment when a regular blade either digs too deep into the frame or slips off hardened OCA glue. The RL-073 solves that problem with a double-head design: a steel blade for cutting and a plastic blade for safer prying, both on the same handle. You flip between them depending on whether you're cutting through stiff polarizing glue or working close to a fragile display edge, and the switch takes a second, not a tool change. Mobile repair shops handle screen removal constantly, and glue behavior changes from one device to another. Some frames use thick, sticky OCA glue that needs real cutting force. Others use lighter frame adhesive that only needs shoveling and lifting. Carrying two separate tools for these two jobs slows down your workflow and clutters your bench. The RL-073 keeps both options on one handle, so you shovel dirt, scrape glue, cut polarized film, and pry the screen without reaching for a second knife. The steel blade side handles the heavier cutting work — slicing through hardened OCA glue, trimming excess adhesive along the frame, and cutting polarizing film cleanly during screen separation. The plastic blade side takes over where metal risks damage — prying near the display edge, separating the frame from the chassis, and pushing glue aside without scratching the housing or cracking a fragile panel. This pairing matters most on jobs where the phone is already showing a display problem or a cracked screen, since one wrong cut with a metal-only blade can turn a simple glue job into a full panel replacement. At 180 mm in length with a 2 mm blade thickness, the RL-073 gives you enough reach to work around the full perimeter of a screen without cramping your grip, and enough rigidity to push through dried glue without the blade flexing or snapping. The rubber handle keeps your grip steady even during repetitive shoveling motions, which matters when you're running through several disassembly jobs back to back on a busy repair day. This tool fits naturally into the frame separation and screen removal stage of your repair workflow — right after heating or loosening the adhesive with a hot air station or heating platform, and right before you lift the panel free. It's not built for board-level IC work or soldering; it's built specifically for the mechanical side of disassembly where you're cutting, shoveling, and separating glued components apart. For a repair shop handling frame glue separation daily, having a dedicated double-head shovel knife on the bench means fewer damaged screens, fewer scratched frames, and faster turnaround per job. It's a small tool, but it directly affects how clean your disassembly work looks and how many phones you can safely open in a shift.