Originally Posted by sharon b
Does anyone know if this can be done ? I have worn out 3 in less then 2 weeks :shock: LOL Yea I know that's a whole lotta ripping going on :roll:
Maybe we should have a contest to see who can wear out one the quickest :wink: Just kidding - but I hate to throw these away seems so wasteful .....
Here is what I was taking apart
Oh, I admire you for making that decision to rip all that work and do it better!
Maybe because I like to live on the dangerous side but I use a disposable surgical scalpel to rip with. There are various shapes; I use a #12, the one that has a convex (inward) curve. One of the intended uses is to remove sutures.
Yes, if I'm not careful I go right through the fabric. Only did it once, 40 or so years ago, and never did it again.
The advantage of a disposable scalpel is that it cuts right through the thread with almost imperceptible effort and gives me great control. The blade is so thin that I can slide it between two pieces of fabric sewn together and take out just a part of the seam.
When I start to notice any effort at all to cut the threads, I put that scalpel into my sharps container and get out a new one. They do stay sharp for quite a long time and quite a lot of ripping.
Disposable scalpels are cheap, cheap, cheap! They're about $0.40 apiece (come in boxes of 10 or 25).