Can pinking shears be sharpened?
#11
Check your local yellow pages for guys that sharpen knives. Or Google tool sharpening to get local results. The guy here does all kinds of scissors (fabric, hair, paper, metal, pet, etc) with all kinds of blades. His rate for pinking shears is $6.50...way cheaper than a new pair.
#12
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I inherited my Weiss pinking shears from my aunt while was born in 1904. We can still drop off shears for sharpening here, but they have only been sharpened once by me--when I got them in 1975.
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pinking shears are EXPENSIVE and will last generations (i still have my grandmother's and she has been gone for almost 20 years) they are made to last. they can be sharpened by a professional scissor sharpener- and will hold a good edge for a long time- well worth what it takes. i could not imagine even considering just (tossing them). since a good pair cost's $50+ if you can find them on sale. i will probably pass mine on to one of my granddaughter's some day
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Bear,
If your pinkers are from Gingher, they can be mailed to the place in NC to be sharpened by Gingher themselves for a nominal fee. I've done this for years with my Gingher shears. http://www.gingher.com/pages/repair-and-maintenance/4/
Jan in VA
If your pinkers are from Gingher, they can be mailed to the place in NC to be sharpened by Gingher themselves for a nominal fee. I've done this for years with my Gingher shears. http://www.gingher.com/pages/repair-and-maintenance/4/
Jan in VA
Last edited by Jan in VA; 07-27-2012 at 09:13 AM.
#16
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Location: Colorado
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There is a guy here in the Denver area that sharpens scissors and pinking shears
$5-$8 per pair.
I NEED to gather up all of mine to take to him sharpen. Plus he has over 24 yrs
experience in machine repairs also need to get an old machine in for repair.
$5-$8 per pair.
I NEED to gather up all of mine to take to him sharpen. Plus he has over 24 yrs
experience in machine repairs also need to get an old machine in for repair.
#18
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I have a set of Weiss that were too dull to cut fabric. Some women were making things for a party and wanted pinking shears so I let them use mine to cut the paper. When I got them back they worked real fine for cutting fabric. Go figure, but I still use them to cut fabric occasionally.
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Pinking shears can be sharpened. The backs of the blades should be ground at 0°-5° (Or even slightly minus). Standard scissors and knife sharpener devices shouldn't be used. The pivot can be adjusted with a screw driver, some light sewing machine or clipper oil, possible extra-fine sandpaper and some LocTite. Rust in the valleys of the blade needs to be dissolved or gently removed.
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