Don't tell my wife...

[inswva]

I was scrounging around the house looking for some better small scissors than the crappy ones I was using for cutting and trimming wicks. Started rummaging through my wife's sewing stuff and hit the jackpot. Found these, still new in the package:

I promptly appropriated them. They are razor sharp and super high quality. I can really "fine tune" my wicks with these things. They also work great for tucking wick tails. Some googling revealed they are "needle craft" scissors. Highly recommended... especially if you can find them "just laying around". Be advised, they will cut right through 26ga Kanthal coil legs.

Amazon.com : Kai 5100 4-inch Needlecraft Scissor : Thread Scissors : Office Products

Now I just have to explain that the package of Koh Gen Do cotton pads coming from the Dermstore isn't for her.

 

[Robino1]

My lips are sealed :x

LOL

 

[Alien Traveler]

I use these:
$1.27 Precision Stainless Steel Thrum Scissors - assorted colors at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Sharpness is good enough, and I like spring-loaded scissors.

 

[faile]

Ummmmmmmmmmmm... you're in trrrrrrrooooooouuuuuuuubllllllle...

Husband knows better than to touch my sewing stuff, especially scissors!

 

[Pepperty]

tsk! they'll be blunt in no time I wont tell - promise!....

But I try to keep my scissors just for trimming cotton or rayon and use nail clippers for wire. I'll tell you what I found easier? they are called thrum scissors, easier to handle when your hands are full of wire and wick and tweezers!

 

[Pepperty]

I use these:
$1.27 Precision Stainless Steel Thrum Scissors - assorted colors at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Sharpness is good enough, and I like spring-loaded scissors.

AHA! thats exactly what I use, brilliant things - especially for just over a dollar - bargain

 

[Equilibrium]

I use these... they are the bomb!!

 

[Ren76]

Dude yer so dead when she finds out lol

 

[nyiddle]

Heh.. I too "appropriated" a pair of cosmetic scissors and tweezers from my s/o. The brand of tweezers is "TWEEZERMAN" (lol) and they are super fantastic. I wouldn't be able to live without them, and the few times I've needed to rewick without using them have been a real nightmare.

 

[WhiteHighlights]

I stole my husband's wire cutters and a small screw driver! Fortunately, he took it well and jokes about my kit with those, plus tweezers, scissors, wire, ohm meter, etc. I'm tool challenged (a hammer in my hand is a danger to the wall, not the nail) but somehow I manage to make my wicks work.

 

[inswva]

tsk! they'll be blunt in no time I wont tell - promise!....

But I try to keep my scissors just for trimming cotton or rayon and use nail clippers for wire. I'll tell you what I found easier? they are called thrum scissors, easier to handle when your hands are full of wire and wick and tweezers!

I didn't intentionally cut the coil leg with them, lol. I cut it when I was trying to trim off some wick in one of my drippers. I use wire cutters to cut my Kanthal.

 

[issy]

Touching the sewing scissors is a hug no-no. For some reason sewing scissors go dull VERY quickly when a man gets his hands on them. I would kick yer .....

 

[WattWick]

Touching the sewing scissors is a hug no-no. For some reason sewing scissors go dull VERY quickly when a man gets his hands on them. I would kick yer .....

If they're not dull when you're done, you're not using'em to their fullest capacity. Sort of like scissor cloud chasing.

 

[Bored2Tears]

I use these... they are the bomb!!

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This is what I am using.....and I found them ....wait for it......... in my wife's sewing stash ! I actually told her I needed them though. She told me not to ruin them or I was dead.

 

[AzPlumber]

For some reason sewing scissors go dull VERY quickly when a man gets his hands on them.

It's payback for not putting the screwdrivers back in the tool chest.

 

[Steven G]

Brave Man you are!!!!

 

[FlamingoTutu]

Idiot, you're toast now. Used my mom's sewing scissors once, still remember the lecture I got, 50 years later. Husband used mine, Just told him I was going to buy a $16 pair if he ever touched them again. He hasn't. She will know and you can kiss your cotton goodbye.

 

[Susan~S]

So you swiped her snips! Brave man are you.

I have many such pairs of scissors just like you posted as well as the ones Equilibrium posted. Comes from years of papercrafting and scrapbooking with my friends. That's the only hobby I have spent WAY MORE on than I have on vaping.

 

[John Lever]

I'd suppose that fly tying scissors would also work well. Somewhat expensive though.

 

[Soignee]

I use these... they are the bomb!!

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I use a pair of the same! They are awesome.


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