Can you sharpen scissors or garden tools with this?
643441
Either right-hand or left hand scissors can be sharpened. I have no idea on garden tools, but doubt it due to the size of the slots for sharpening.
643442
Yes - it has a specific part of the sharpener that pulls out to sharpen both left and right hand scissors - works very well. Garden tools as long as the balde will fit the dimensions of the motorized guards or the manual sharpeners - i use it for trimmers as well as kithcen knives. Hope this helps.
643443
Definately scissors are easily sharpened As for garden tools like loppers or clippers that's a no. You might get an edge on a hoe or something like that but knives are what it is for
2008958
Yes you can. I never have, but I know Amazon sells a sharpener for it. I think it's cheaper just to replace the blade then buy a sharpener though. So unless you plan on using it a whole lot.......
679723
This sharpener is designed to be used with just about anything - knives, hatchets, scissors, etc. I don't know why it could not be used with a machete. Keep in mind this sharpener is designed with field usage in mind. I usually use a bench grinder to sharpen my machete at home.
2221332
No, the sharpeners do a fabulous job on knives, scissors but will not work for a mower blade, loppers, etc.
2123746
NO. Scissors are sharpened at a different angle.. If your scissors are only slightly dull, you can sharpen them by cutting thin strips of fine sandpaper. Cut the sandpaper in thin strips to conserve the sandpaper. If badly dull, you must obtain a sharpener designed for scissors. Never hone, sand or sharpen the inside edges of scissors. You can take off a a burr on the inside edges by laying the inside blade flat on some find sandpaper and drawing the blade off of the paper. Don't slide it sideways
538913
yes, but without a base of the sharpmaker system it may be hard depending on blade size. if you are purchasing this for just hand sharpening by itself I would look at there double sided stones or pocket stones by spyderco instead
1485901
I would not recommend it.It sharpens both sides of a surfaceRepeted use would move your scissor blades further and further apart
333682
You can but I definitely wouldn't for knives that good. Read "An Edge in the Kitchen". It has an excellent section on sharpening knives; i.e. whether to send them out (and to whom) or do them yourself. And if you sharpen them yourself, what tools are available and how to use them.
1165426
you certainly can use the grinding disc to sharpen mower blades. we do it all the time at our shop.
1214882
I haven't tried, but honestly I'd be surprised if you could. I think you'll need something a little harder to sharpen ceramics.
569184
No, not unless you have a special sharpener that is made for that type of bade.
1051109
Yes, to your answer. It can do any type of scissor, heavy-duty and household, its all about the angle. All I can say is this is a amazing unit, and you can buy attachments for it to do even bigger stuff with ease. If you don't have a shop and need something at home that does a variety of sharpening, this would be what I would get. you can use it in the house, which works well for me. if I had a show I really wouldn't need this, but currently I don't so this comes in handy.
1223048
Sorry I have no idea. I would imagine you are correct that a scissor or knife sharpener would dull the blades.
2274776
Great for knives. Lawn mower blade would probably use up the sharpening medium too quick. You would be better off with a grinding wheel (solid wheel). Use this only for finishing.
1888746
yes, but it won't guide your angle well. Like scissors, shears can be tricky. I'd highly recommend doing a search for a video demo of the best way to maintain your cutting edges.
7225
Say, just a suggestion. (I haven't purchased this, but was reading through the questions while considering.) Try looking on YouTube or searching on web. There's usually plenty of "How To" pages. (Of course, check before you purchase, as the instructions you prefer may not include the sharpener you're looking at.) I found this with a quick "How do you use a carbide sharpening tool to sharpen gardening tools?" It doesn't include this specific product, but it has some guidance. http://hort.uwex.edu/articles/maintaining-lawn-and-garden-tools/
1852827
Yes it can be sharpened. It doesn't come completely blunt in the box though, the edge is sharp-ish.