Utility knife blades are stuck tightly together, won't separate. Help, I don't want to get cut in the process if all possible. Thank you.

This utility knife reassemblies similar to the original. The only difference is this model uses two screws and that plastic insert. You will align the two metal halves and bring them together. Use care that the blade does not fall out of its holder and the little black plastic piece stays in place, near the blade. This may take a few tries. after you bring the two halves together you will carefully separate the bottom end (farthest from blade). Separate it just enough to slide the plastic insert into position. Once the three pieces align you will know. With little effort the two metal halves will close together. Install the two set screws and test for proper function. I'm including a Youtube video that shows how to properly change the blade and what it will look like after it is reassembled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5napTSRSyeQ

Use a third blade, preferable mounted to your utility handle, to part them. Handle only from the back side and give the utility knife a slight twist as soon as it is between the points of the new blades.

Press the button pull blade out with pliers

Slide the blade holder all the way out, press on the tab as shown in picture. Pull on blade with other hand. Blade slides right out.

loosen the screw that is holding the two casing halves together and separate the halves. pay attention to which way the old blade is in the compartment, remove it and put in a new blade in the same direction. close the casing and tighten the screw

Just take apart the knife and get knife out reassemble it and then put the knife back in

the blade section pivots to swivel when doing that it allows you access to the blade storage area that holds up to 7 blades, if the extra blades arent in place perfectly the handle won't close properly, if your problem is with the blades themselves, make sure that the slot in the blade is aligned with the holder perfectly

at the handel end it will pull apartthen slide the whats left of the old blade and put new won in its place just do it slowly so you dont forget how it goes

The cord has two wires.
Use exacto knife or utility knife with sharp blade, slice the wire down the middle for about 2 inches.
Be careful and don't cut into the copper wire.
Now the two wires are separated, like each lane of a road going around a tree.
Cut one wire completely through. Leave the other wire continuous and uncut.
Which of the two wires do you cut?
Go back to the plug and notice that plug has two prongs. One prong is narrower. This prong carries voltage to the lamp, so technically and officially that is the wire to cut.
However you can unofficially cut either wire and it will work fine.
Open mini switch and there are two halves and one screw that tightens two halves together.

Notice inside the mini switch, there are two sharp brass points.
These brass points will penetrate through the wire insulation and into the copper when you reassemble the mini-switch.
So place your continuous wire in the open mini-switch. and place your two cut wires in place where the brass points will push down, you may have to trim one of the cut wires a bit shorter.
Then put the two mini-switch halves together and squeeze them together between fingers, and then tighten the screw.
That should do it.
If project fails, Amazon offers a work-around:
http://www.amazon.com/Woods-13568-Wireless-Control-3-Outlet/dp/B001Q9EFUU
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#13568

If you use the wrong brand of blades, they won't let the knife shut all the way. The notch is cut slightly differently. The same is true for the Kobalt knife I just bought at Lowes. Get the Stanley blades that are right next to the knives - they are the only ones that work.

Sorry.

If you bought the Stanley blades, then I don't know what the problem is. Sorry for that too.