Best scissors for cutting wicks?
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I have been using these since I started making my own coils. I was meaning to post a pic earlier but kept forgetting. I picked these up in a discount tool store not far from my house and I think I paid about $5. Super sharp even after 4 years of constant use. I keep them on my desk and cut plastic, paper, plastic sealed items from Amazon, and cotton for my wicks.
I ordered a pair of small scissors with the Singer brand from Amazon a few years ago. They are small and really sharp for trimming wicks. They cut a straight line on each side of the wick that sits on the deck perfectly.
The down side is that I ordered blue handles and they shipped pink ones. They work so well it wasn't worth paying to return and swap for blue.
The down side is that I ordered blue handles and they shipped pink ones. They work so well it wasn't worth paying to return and swap for blue.
The scissors you recommended just arrived today so I promptly wicked a build and they work absolutely GREAT! I’m super impressed at how well they cut and am very happy with this purchase. Thanks for the suggestion!
I ordered a pair of small scissors with the Singer brand from Amazon a few years ago. They are small and really sharp for trimming wicks. They cut a straight line on each side of the wick that sits on the deck perfectly.
The down side is that I ordered blue handles and they shipped pink ones. They work so well it wasn't worth paying to return and swap for blue.
Nothing wrong with pink at all! I’d be delighted to get pink by mistake but it’s my favorite color
I have an old pair of bandage scissors I acquired. I don't know if they were mine or my mom's. They're not as sharp as new ones but they get the job done.
Being an electrician I use Klien scissors made for communications wire. Very clean cut.
Serrated Electrician Scissors with Stripping - 100CS | Klein Tools - For Professionals since 1857
Serrated Electrician Scissors with Stripping - 100CS | Klein Tools - For Professionals since 1857
I've always been intrigued by scissors like the Penta Angel. They look like you could squeeze the two blades tighter against each other to complete a difficult cut. A little searching revealed that Fiskars makes a similar model.
https://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-1401...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BDV8S9Y6BD00YXGAXPN4
https://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-1401...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BDV8S9Y6BD00YXGAXPN4
My daughter is a cat groomer, so I have a very expensive pair of worn out grooming scissors.
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I have a pair of those. I use them at work when I need to terminate Ethernet cable in a jack. They are sharp and rugged. Professional cable guys always have them handy. I found them a bit thick at the tip for trimming wicks though. I prefer the Fiskars for that.
Another source of surgical scissors is fly fishing stores. I got mine locally, in rainbow trout colours
I got one of these a few days ago and after using them a few times I'm loving them for trimming a wick in an attie after insertion in a coil. They're not so good for cutting a strip of cotton off a square of Muji or KJD because they've got short cutting surfaces, but after that gets done with traditional scissors these give me a really good tool to finish the job.
I don't know yet if they are going to turn out beneficial enough in the long run to get a permanent spot in my rebuild kit, but they definitely deserve a really good trial run
I don't know yet if they are going to turn out beneficial enough in the long run to get a permanent spot in my rebuild kit, but they definitely deserve a really good trial run
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