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Old 05-21-2014, 03:01 PM
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I've read about doing this to sharpen scissors, but the whole idea makes me cringe.

Does anyone have "the real info" about this?
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Old 05-21-2014, 04:08 PM
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Google it and there are lots of places that say it works
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Old 05-21-2014, 04:11 PM
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I have never heard of it, but you can try it on an old pair of kitchen scissors first just to try.
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I understand it's only a temporary fix, until you can get them sharpened the regular way. I think I tried it once, but was not impressed.
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I've heard sandpaper vs foil paper. But I agree with others....try on crappy scissors first.
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I've done this on rotary blades and scissors. It's temporary but if you need to get something done it works for a little bit. Problem is you need a pretty good pile of foil to work with.
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I tried that with my rotary blade and don't think it helped a bit.
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I tried it with pinking shears. They seemed sharper but still would not cut fabric.
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I heard that years and years ago and I don't think it ever really worked.
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Sounds dubious to me. Many years ago I ruined a good pair of pinking shears by using them on the seams of the Milium lining in a coat I made. Wouldn't that be kind of the same principle?

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