Scissor Sharping

[SilverForgeStudio]

On 11/21/2019 at 5:39 PM, Bert51 said:

Thank you for your help,  I am unable to file these scissors, I had a near new, but old English WILTSHIRE file and it is ruined, it just slid across the surface, they are that hard.

I am very reluctant to give them to any one to sharpen, the blades had a right angle fold in them, with the bend they will not fit in any jig I have seen on the net or youtube.

Bert.

Bert- are you local to ANY machine shop? If you have access to a machine shop they may be able to put you on to someone who sharpens things with a "TOOL AND CUTTER GRINDER" used for finishing and re-fluting drills and helical mills- 

Reason I suggest a machine shop is they would have a Surface Grinder that may handle the 90 deg face well-  Hope this helps- perhaps a bit of a barter would do you well there? 

Hope this helps- I know in my other hobbies I have found local guys to do odd work or one-offs as a favor for a casting or a bit of leather work. 

Be safe and let us know what you wind up doing!

Kerri

[NelsonG]

On 11/20/2019 at 11:33 PM, Bert51 said:

I am looking for advice on how to sharpen an old pair of Scissors.

I took them to a local sewing shop and ask to talk to some one how does sharpening and a young man comes to me and asked if he could help.

I showed him the scissors and looks at me with a silly look on his face and said, "we cannot sharpen them".

When I asked why, he said that they will not fit in there Jig.

I have tried then on a oil stone and all it did was polish them a bit, took them out to the shed, put them in a vice with could of bit of wood I famde to hold the blade and found a old file I have had for years, but not used from England and two or three passes ruined the file.

I do not wish to use the bench grinder on them, but they need to be sharpened.

I have enclose a photo or two and yes the blade have a right angle bend in them.

Thanks, Bert.

 

[NelsonG]

The Wolff Industries scissor sharpening machine is probably the best thing out there for scissors. I used to sharpen scissors professionally and had 2 Wolff sharpeners,  1 for regular scissors and 1 for high-end beauty salon shears.

[raskill]

Hi there,
I’ve got a question relating to the sharpening of shears and fabric scissors. 

I want to purchases a professional machine for this job, but I’m unsure what system is better for scissors…. The Wolff Twice as Sharp dry stone system or something like the Tormek wet stone system??

What system is better for fabric scissors and what are the pros/cons of each???

Appreciate any comments

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Thanks

[Hardrada]

On 11/21/2019 at 9:57 AM, chrisash said:

Have a look at this video 

 

Thanks for posting that!

 

Most useful video of AD 2022! (So far... )

[alpha2]

Fantastic video! 

[Gezzer]

I must admit to not having read every post so if I am doubling up please forgive me . I would put them on a grinder with a fine stone , go slow and be sure to rest often for heat to leave. Try to match original angle but  an even angle from heel to tip will do . The large trick to scissors is to put " set " in them by bending both legs slightly . A large percentage of dull scissors are not dull , they need re-setting .

[jamesking]

I sharpened my old scissors many times, but after a few uses, they would become dull again. So, I got a new pair of scissors from JapanScissor. I recommend that you try purchasing new scissors too.

[Northmount]

10 hours ago, jamesking said:

Two years before i got kasho scissor brand in japanscissor. It was  still sharp.

Why is your location listed as Australia but your IP address is New Delhi (Pocket F), Delhi, 110001, India?

[Hardrada]

2 hours ago, Northmount said:

Why is your location listed as Australia but your IP address is New Delhi (Pocket F), Delhi, 110001, India?

Probably using a VPN.