Example of how to hold scissors for proper sharpening?
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Hi Darlene: The directions are on the back of the package. If you are right handed, hold the sharpener in your left hand with your thumb in the front and your index finger in the back. You will see that there are two circular indentations on each side. Hold the sharpener with the open notch pointing upward. Hold your scissors in your right hand, slip the lower blade into the lower slot, and rest the upper blade in the open notch. Now squeeze the handles together as if you would to cut something and pull toward your scissors towards you at the same time. Insert, squeeze and pull. Repeat that several times. I am left handed and can sharpen my left-handed scissors holding the sharpener in my right hand and the scissors in my left hand and this works for right or left handed scissors. The only time it could get complicated is if you have an older pair of left handed scissors with right-handed blades. In this case you would have to hold the scissors in your right hand and the sharpener in the left hand. And yes, I still have my first pair of left handed Fiskars dressmaking shears from the early 60's, that have right handed blades! After using this sharpener on my oldest pair of Fiskars, it is sharper than my three newer Fiskar dressmaking shears. Okay, so let's say you don't like the squeezing action. There is another way to sharpen the blades. Holding the scissors, open the blades and slip one blade into the lower slot and slide the sharpener back and forward along the blade several times. Flip the scissors over and repeat with the other blade. In this case you are not moving the scissors, but simply the sharpener, sliding it to and fro. You will see that the scissor blades are cut at an angle and the ceramic pin is inserted at an angle. So align the angle of your blade with the angle of the ceramic pin. I hope this helps. E-me back and let me know how you do. - Angela
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Set the blade on the slicer to open fully so that the sharpening wheel fits behind the blade. Advance the carriage toward the blade but do not have it touch. The blade should contact the wheel in the middle of the "grit". Turn on the slider and advance the sharpener until it touches the blade. The sharpening wheel should turn. Keep the sharpener and blade in contact with medium pressure for about 10 seconds and pull sharpener back from the blade. To remove the burr on the blade, position the sharpener so that the pad is near the sharpened blade. Turn on the slicer and engage the pad by pushing the "actuator rod" to move the pad against the blade for about 5 seconds. Wash blade with damp sponge.
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Make sure the blade rests flatly against the sides of the guide, then draw the blade slowly through from heel to tip. Then do the other side of the knife. One or two passes should be sufficient. Then do the same with the honing disk. I maintain factory sharp edges with this machine, and also sharpen the Global knives of both my daughters.
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Any rough sharpening stone will work, I would recommend one big enough to hold or one with a grip.
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I've not used the scissor sharpener yet, but from the looks of the sharpener I don't think it would be easy to use with smaller sized scissors.
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I just have some very sharp knives that I use. Tried using scissors but are not strong enough. Also used tin snips.
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There's a blade sharpener directly attached right above the circular blade. You have to open it to apply it to the blade to use.
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Push the end of the clamp in that little hole and attach it to a table. But I have never used it that way. There are rubber pads underneath it so you can just hold it on a counter, or table, and use it that way. Just put your hand on the top as you're sharpening and it won't move.
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none at all i would recommend looking for tutorials on youtube. i also recommend not getting this and saving for a real knife where you can put electrical tape on the sharp stuff. (has the same effect as having a trainer)ps if you do buy it it i will bet that it will break within the first week and the company doesn't cover it by warranty.
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NO, because scissors are beveled at a different angle. The same company makes a very similar looking sharpener that is designed especially for scissors.
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Manufacture claims "they never need sharpening" but they provide a sharpening rod. I would stand the rod on end with the tip on the counter. Then gently draw the knife blade down the rod at about a 20 degree angle for each side of the blade. See how that works for you. I am by no means an expert on this.
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I would assume scissors are fine as long as they aren't serrated, or pinking shears or the like. I haven't tried scissors so I can't say definitively.
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Yes. I sharpened a pair just this morning. The scissor blades need to open wide enough to accommodate the height of the sharpener, or if your blades come apart, that would even be easier.
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I assume you can use any sharpener on this knife. I have a couple different types of sharpeners, and have had no issue with using them with this knife. The blad is not serrated, so it shouldn't be an issue.
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I used a simple, hand held sharpener. I found mine in the school supplies section. Make sure it has the larger hole
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Easiest way to sharpen scissors is to cut several times through sand paper.
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I use the Lansky sharpening system and sharpen it by sections. I've also used the diamond edge "steel" to rought it in before I finished it. Works great for me!