Why so many negative comments? I had two dull scissors I was about to throw out and buy replacements at the dollar store. But I saw this video on youtube and decided to give it a try. OMG, my scissors are so sharp now........ after using the screwdriver method on them. Thanks for a wonderful and informative video!
#6 was the easiest one for me to use, as I'm disabled & bed-bound most of the time. The nearest item I could reach was a mini-screwdriver I keep nearby, for fixing my glasses & other such uses. I always keep a small pair of scissors handy on my bedside table; & however strange it sounds, I sometimes like to use them for cutting up certain kinds of food (eg: smoked salmon, gammon-steak, burgers, vegetables/fruit, etcetera). Most times they won't even cut through a paper-towel; but after trying this out, it was like slicing a hot knife through butter. So; thanks for sharing this (it makes meal-times so much easier)! LOL. 💕✨😊✨💕
My 3rd video on sharpening scissors. The first one used tools I didn't have, the second one just talked without showing..... Then came this video. Um battery and paper clip? Yeah right I thought. I got to the screwdriver and WOW. I just sharpened 4 pairs of full size scissors, 2 makeup and nail scissors and a few thread nippers. Thanks!!!
Having declared my dissatisfaction with this sharpener last night ru-vid.comUgkxDcr-y2Pf6xdnrFHrSP7dl9kpKaCozcSQ I thought about the problem some more. It occurred to me that I might be undoing each attempt at achieving a sharp edge by the repeated attempts. So, I tried to clean up the unsatisfactory result by honing with only positions 3 and 4.Miracle!! A really nicely sharpened chef's knife, more than enough to handle my needs. Admittedly, it did not reach professionally sharpened razor-fineness, but it is now significantly sharper than it was. A bout of breaking down carrots convinced me. So, major apologies to the manufacturer, Amazon, and all happy and potential owners! Follow the directions: don't buy it if you have ceramic blades; and don't overwork your knife blade.
Forcing scissor blades to cut into solid surfaces like a battery,paperclip etc is only going to make cutting blades worse,correct way to do it to hone the bevilled edge so that the blade peak (sharp edge) has a point on it.
using the battery to sharpen the scissors told me that if I used the butchers steel I have in a similar way will work a treat.. now if I can find where my wife hid the scissors I'll give it a try
Oh my God!!!!!!! These tips are super amazing! The screw driver or any round metal tip No. 6!!! wow it did the magic in just less than a minute! Thank you so much!
@@becky8193 I haven't actually. I just never let anyone cut anything else with them right from the get go. Nooooo paper ever for these scissors. Ever! :) I'm think that there might be scissor sharpeners in the sewing section of some craft stores??? I think i saw something like that in Hobby Lobby a while back.
I allowed a friend to borrow my seriously sharp knife and a short while later he came in with a huge gash on his finger saying he cut himself opening a paint can with it... oh my how I laughed.. and never lend knives to anyone... veryone knows you should borrow the electricians screwdrivers to open paint cans :)
😂😂 we were not even allowed to look at my mom's fabric scissors! 😂 My fracking husband was apparently NEVER given that rule though ... Thus the reason I'm here🤣🤣
We basically weren't even allowed to side eye my mom's fabric/sewing scissors EVER! Even when I took a sewing class in summer school, she bought me my own cheap pair. We live in Minnesota, so starting in Oct/Nov it's dark out by 6pm.... It was winter time and my brother's and I went out to play after dinner and she was hollering at us about 3 mins later to get back in the house and we were whining that we'd Juuuuuust gotten out there.... Got in the house to blood EVERYWHERE..... SHE DROPPED those damn scissors and they hit her wrist. Mm either way.... I don't even wanna think about it ... We had to run and get the neighbor to take her to the ER. Many many stitches later. We were stuck doing the dishes for at least a month and I still tease her to this day that if she woulda let us use em .. they would've just bounced🤣🤣
I've watched several scissor sharpening videos, and I've never seen one that mentioned sharpening your scissors with an aluminum can. Sounds as if it will really do the trick. Excellent idea. Just tried the aluminum can to sharpen my scissors and had excellent results.
I don't know how using the same scissors each time really shows if the scissors were really blunt in the first place. And how are we sure that these actually work if you are just using the same scissors eight times. Did that occur to anyone?
Clearly many of you dont know how scissors work or their shape and how they cut. They are not knives. They operate differently. I once had a pair of garden sheers sharpened and they went dull much faster than when it was pre edged from the factory in its correct form. Also, what use to sharpen depends on the steel used. Hair cutting scissors are entirely different and require professional sharpening due to the angle and steel used where fine cuts hair are required
It doesn't actually sharpen the blades, it just hones and recreates an edge to the blade. Much like using a steel with a kitchen knife. Although, using foil will be the best method if you need scissors in a hurry, but they always need proper sharpening.
The definition of sharpening is reestablishing and honing an edge but at the end of the day anything which makes you able to cut what you wish to cut is a success
Not sure how most of those would sharpen scissors, they would just remove buildup from the surface. Number 7 is a method of sharpening but only at a 45 degree angle
The screwdriver works hella good the rest of the ones where you cut aluminum foil works like 1 time then they are dull again. But the screwdriver way works soooooo good.
There is nothing he could do to damage the scissors in the video. They're junk anyway. If you have invested the money for good scissors hire a professional to sharpen them or take the time to learn how to sharpen them correctly. I have a pair of knife edge scissors that will easily cut through a stack of layered cloth 1/2" thick and will just as easily cut off a finger. I would never sharpen them with sandpaper or any other method this guys shows.
i can not see how taking the blade straight on to it can sharpen it. Knives and scissors always have to be laid down at an angle against a sharpening stone and scrape the blade against the stone and swipe down. My dad taught me this when i was little. i don't see how pressing the blade straight down can sharpen it. I'll give this a try but i won't do this on my good stuff.
My thoughts exactly. I can see how you can take a dull pair of scissors and apply one of these techniques to restore usefulness in the short term. But in reality you have only created a new angle (90 degrees) on just the very edge of the blade. This new edge won't ever be as sharp or effective as the original, and it will dull quicker than before. To sharpen it again, you either have to grind the blade down to restore the original angle to the flat inner surface of the scissor, OR you will have to apply your hack each time for a longer period than the previous as the new 90 degree surface becomes broader and more difficult to make it sharp against the flat inner surface. But I still don't understand how cutting the steel wool or foil or sandpaper works to restore sharpness. Please explain that to me. Thank you.
damn this is a fuckfeast of ignorance... understandable though, since cutlery is a complex topic. first let's start by explaining what is sharpness. every edge is round at a microscopic scale, what make an edge sharp is how thin the curve is. a thinner curve mean a smaller surface on which you apply force, which result in a pressure so great that the smallest amount of stiffness in the material is enough of a counter force to make the cut happen. through use, your edge get microscopically flattened, which widen the curve until you always have to put great force to get the required pressure to cut. sharpening is about removing material from both side of the blade to make the edge thinner. but there's still two restrictions that you have to work with: -you need to use a material that's abrasive and able to "eat" into the steel of the blade. usually a ceramic stone. -the edge can't be thinner than the defaults in its smoothness, and as such you need an abrasive that can polish your blade enough. now, if you just "remove the rusted iron" like shown in the video, you'll get a very wide flat edge which will only cut things because they're stuck between two slabs of steel.
It's easy way to sharpen ya scissors with strong this glass ashtray and do some knife cut angle them be sweet for scissors to cut nicely on papers and cardboard and its so tricky to shaping thing on thick glass as Ive done some on drill bit sharping nicely light drilling on glass and its works pretty well when drill holes in anything like wood,metal,plastics are quiet handy to test it out on old scrap before do on new project of anything with homemade like customs do
The scissors look the same in all 8 methods, I bet that 1 pair of scissors is really sharp after showing different methods using the same pair over and again. Are you using a different pair for each method or the same scissors for all 8 ways?
