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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

Cheers

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)

Wow, that's not cheap!! Thanks.

Do a search on 'dissection scissors' to see what other people have said e.g. cutting alfoil or steelwool might help

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.

Cindy

What? The rim or the Scissors?

Could you use a file to sharpen or perhaps even a knife sharpener would do the trick

try a steel, some times it has a handle, and you sharpen your scissors or knife on this steel.

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.

Cindy

I'm gonna try this with my scissors at home