Today I found how to easily sharpen scissors from home.
The two easiest methods, that still do a very good job, involve using sand paper or aluminum foil. In both methods you literally just cut the material using full scissor strokes each time. If you want to sharpen them more “professionally” and you have a grinder about, there is a video below showing how to do that as well.
Sandpaper
With the sandpaper use a relatively fine 150 or 200 grit sandpaper, cut with the rough side down as illustrated in this video:
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Aluminum Foil
With the aluminum foil, take a nice sized sheet of aluminum foil and fold it a few times to get it nice and thick. Now cut thin strips of the aluminum foil with the scissors. Easy!
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Grinder
If you happen to have a bench grinder, you can also do a more “professional” style sharpening. This takes a bit more practice, but isn’t at all hard to do once you get the hang of it, particularly if you are already pretty good using a grinder. Check out the video below for more detail:
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WOW, do not do that if your scissors cost more than $5 because you will need to buy more soon.
@dc. WOW what? Do not do which bit? The sandpaper, the foil or the grinder? Try being a bit more specific with your negativity.