Originally Posted by
jitkaau
I always use good equipment for everything. I believe that people have more accidents when they are dealing with dull or inadequate tools.
I completely agree with you. With a couple of notable exceptions, most of my worst injuries have been with dull or garbagy tools.
Originally Posted by
citruscountyquilter
I'm at the machine I loop the ribbon around a spindle on the machine so if they get pushed off the table they won't fall all the way to the floor but can still use them by the machine without unlooping the ribbon. I had a good pair ruined one day when it fell point down on a tile floor and bent the point.
Looking at the picture of the curved scissors that have fallen on the floor, I don't have an answer. Mine don't lay like that but they are also not left handed so don't know if that's something unique to left handed scissors or perhaps that brand.
I do the same now with my scissors. I had a group of ladies here when I sold my quilting frame (the short arm one) and the one noticed my tether and asked if I thought someone was going to swipe them. I told her to drop them. All three ladies looked at me in horror!
I said seriously - drop them. She did, tentatively, and they stopped about 2" from the ground. No damage. If I'd learned that before they'd bounced off the ground twice, we might not be having this discussion.
Now my embroidery scissors, those are another story! They land point down all the time for some reason. They used to sit on my Juki when it was on the frame, and the one day they fell and landed point down in my toe. I didn't realise it immediately, but when I felt like my foot was wet, I looked down and found blood everywhere. Now I dodge them if I see them falling. Every man for himself at that point! Luckily I have anti fatigue mats below the frame, cutting table and my sewing desk now, so they just stick in point first and I can retrieve them once their freefall is over. Yes, the points are a little less pointy now, but they're not too terrible, so they still see use. I mostly use my Famore snips now anyway.
Originally Posted by
Auntie V
To answer the question about the adjustment bolt...My Dad owned a sharpening business for several years and did scissor sharpening. If you look at the OP picture of the scissors (bottom image) you can clearly see the bolt and the space between where the two sides of the scissors come together. Part of the professional sharpening process is to make sure all of that area is clean, oiled and aligned correctly. Or I guess I should say that is what his process was.
Thanks for that clarification Auntie V! I had thought that bolt was really only to hold them together. I guess it stands to reason that there's adjustment in there too. The space you mention doesn't seem to affect the way the scissors cut,... the blades are nicely mated together when the cutting edges are together,... do you think they need adjustment?
Originally Posted by
FroggyinTexas
Dropping scissors is definitely not good for them!. It can ruin the pints and cause the blades to separate so they are never good for anything except decoration.
I never do it on purpose!
It just seems to happen sometimes. There've been two times that I know of for my Ginghers. They seem to cut well, but a friend is bringing her set to our sewing circle tomorrow so I can compare them to mine. I got us each a set when they went on clearance, so they should be identical unless I've done them damage.