Cutting through aluminum foil to sharpen scissors?
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Ohio
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I agree! I have used this method to sharpen pinking sisszors but it did not really work. I do have a sharpener for Fiskars sissors and tthat does work on a lot of sissors. It is well worth the $10-40% off coupon at Joanns investment. But buy the bigger one since it easier to handle.
#17
the steal wool does work on needles and pins. A couple of years ago my sister gave me a new pack of safety pins to use for quilting. Man, were they ever dull! I heard about the steal wool, so I bought some a tuck the safety pins in it and it worked. The safety pins are now sharp and I have used them numerous times in quilt sandwiches.they were
#19
I've not tried foil but I've used 400 grit sandpaper (the finest) with pinking shears that would not cut fabric at all, and after a few cuts through the sandpaper they worked reasonably well on fabric. Not like new, of course, but I couldn't afford new back then, and really wanted to pink a few ravelly seams.
#20
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Texas
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I tried it with my rotary cutter and then promptly ran the blade over my left hand index finger! I think the foil may have smoothed some of the tiny nicks out of the blade-- certainly made it sharp enough to cut skin-- but I agree, it's probably a temporary fix.
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