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Wiss M3 shears
With the yellow rubber handle. Had 'em for 15-20 years. Mighta averaged 10 min. lite-duty use per year. Tried to cut some plumbers strap-tape the other day, the 2 blades separated, wouldn't cut. Tried tightening the bolt: no hep'. Blades are not sharp, but they're not incredably dull either. Should I go after the blades with a whetstone or what? Thx, Puddin' "Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!" -Friedrich Schiller |
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:30:19 -0500, Puddin' Man
wrote: With the yellow rubber handle. Had 'em for 15-20 years. Mighta averaged 10 min. lite-duty use per year. Tried to cut some plumbers strap-tape the other day, the 2 blades separated, wouldn't cut. Tried tightening the bolt: no hep'. So now they won't cut the tape, or they won't cut other things either? There are things it won't cut, but if it cuts the stuff it used to, it's fine. Blades are not sharp, but they're not incredably dull either. Should I go after the blades with a whetstone or what? The jaws are never very sharp iirc. Thx, Puddin' |
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On Jul 23, 1:30 pm, Puddin' Man wrote:
With the yellow rubber handle. Had 'em for 15-20 years. Mighta averaged 10 min. lite-duty use per year. Tried to cut some plumbers strap-tape the other day, the 2 blades separated, wouldn't cut. Tried tightening the bolt: no hep'. Blades are not sharp, but they're not incredably dull either. Should I go after the blades with a whetstone or what? A file works fine. Don't sharpen the edges that touch, just the beveled faces. R |
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Wiss M3 shears
"Puddin' Man" wrote in message ... With the yellow rubber handle. Had 'em for 15-20 years. Mighta averaged 10 min. lite-duty use per year. Tried to cut some plumbers strap-tape the other day, the 2 blades separated, wouldn't cut. Tried tightening the bolt: no hep'. Blades are not sharp, but they're not incredably dull either. Should I go after the blades with a whetstone or what? Thx, Puddin' "Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!" -Friedrich Schiller Several years ago I found a pair with a broken blade in the garbage on a job site. I called up the company to find out about buying replacement blades and they sent them for free. I think Cooper Tools makes the Wiss brand. |
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:30:19 -0500, Puddin' Man wrote:
With the yellow rubber handle. Had 'em for 15-20 years. Mighta averaged 10 min. lite-duty use per year. Tried to cut some plumbers strap-tape the other day, the 2 blades separated, wouldn't cut. Tried tightening the bolt: no hep'. Blades are not sharp, but they're not incredably dull either. Should I go after the blades with a whetstone or what? Thx, Puddin' "Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!" -Friedrich Schiller To check how sharp they actually are, try cutting a page of a newspaper. They should give a nice clean cut. If not, it's time for a new set of Wiss. -- Registered Linux User 413057. Both Mandriva 2007.1 and Ubuntu 7.04 You can have it all. My empire of hurt. Liverpool F.C.-more European Cups than all the other English teams put together :-) |
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:49:29 -0700, RicodJour wrote:
On Jul 23, 1:30 pm, Puddin' Man wrote: With the yellow rubber handle. Had 'em for 15-20 years. Mighta averaged 10 min. lite-duty use per year. Tried to cut some plumbers strap-tape the other day, the 2 blades separated, wouldn't cut. Tried tightening the bolt: no hep'. Blades are not sharp, but they're not incredably dull either. Should I go after the blades with a whetstone or what? A file works fine. Don't sharpen the edges that touch, just the beveled faces. I managed to get a jeweler's file to work OK. Thanks, P "Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!" -Friedrich Schiller |
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