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Labtechie70
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Sharpening dissection scissors

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Hello everyone,

Do any of you sharpen your own dissection scissors, if so, how do you do it?

Thanks! And not long to holidays now :clap3:

Cheers
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Re: Sharpening dissection scissors

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I enquired to have mine sharpened quoted $8 a pair.
Cheaper to buy new ones at under $5 from serrata.
Cheers, Trish
(now use old ones for paper cutting if the teachers loose the stationary scissors between stationary procurement)
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Wow, that's not cheap!! Thanks.
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Do a search on 'dissection scissors' to see what other people have said e.g. cutting alfoil or steelwool might help
Liz

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Cin
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Get a glass jar or beaker and cut the rim of the jar or beaker with the sissors and they will become nice and sharp.

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What? The rim or the Scissors?
Cheers, K 8-)
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Re: Sharpening dissection scissors

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Could you use a file to sharpen or perhaps even a knife sharpener would do the trick :)
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try a steel, some times it has a handle, and you sharpen your scissors or knife on this steel.
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Smiley.

You cut the rim of the glass like you are cutting a piece of paper.
You will be very surprised how sharp the sissors will be.
It works, I have been doing this for years.

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I'm gonna try this with my scissors at home :D :D
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