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    Old 05-21-2014, 03:01 PM
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    Default Cutting through aluminum foil to sharpen scissors?

    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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    Old 05-21-2014, 04:56 PM
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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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    Old 05-21-2014, 05:24 PM
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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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    Old 05-21-2014, 05:34 PM
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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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    Old 05-21-2014, 06:32 PM
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    I tried it with pinking shears. They seemed sharper but still would not cut fabric.
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    Old 05-21-2014, 06:38 PM
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    I heard that years and years ago and I don't think it ever really worked.
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    Old 05-21-2014, 09:10 PM
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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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