I have the same issue with the Gingher pinking shears. Thank you for the address Jan, I just wrote them. I've been told they will loosen with use, but I've had them a few years and they are still too stiff to use!
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I have the same issue with the Gingher pinking shears. Thank you for the address Jan, I just wrote them. I've been told they will loosen with use, but I've had them a few years and they are still too stiff to use!
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CAS
Gingers used to be the best, but now they have been bought by fiskers and so the quality is different.
I've considered sending in my Ginghers for sharpening so I just looked at the site. $12 per pair to sharpen and repair...not good if you have 5 different kinds of scissors...by that time I could buy new scissors.
If your scissors slip or hurt your fingers you might try the stick on moleskin pads found in the foot care section of your local drug store. On the scissors finger holes, not your fingers. If you don't like them, peel the pads off, and if the sticky remains try some rubbing alcohol or goo gone to remove it.
I unscrewed the nut to put some oil on it, and I tightened up the screw a little, and since I put it back together it seems to be holding in position. It's not too tight like when I first bought it, which made my hand tire, but it doesn't keep loosening on its own either. I would say that I've mastered the scissors, but I'm not sure exactly what fixed it.
Good information. Thanks for sharing.
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