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===Bone Scissors===
===Bone Scissors===
[[image:Bone scissors 409-2.jpg|thumb|Bone scissors]]
[[image:Bone scissors 0409-3.jpg|thumb|Bone scissors]]
* short serrated blades, long handles,
* short serrated blades, long handles,
* very high cutting forces
* very high cutting forces
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===Craft Scissors===
===Craft Scissors===
[[image:Craft scissors 410-3.jpg|thumb|Craft scissors]]
[[image:Scissors small 5455-2.jpg|thumb|Craft scissors]]
* small blades, small handles
* small blades, small handles
* light duty use
* light duty use
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* not much use for anything else
* not much use for anything else


===Electric Cutter===
[[image:Electric cutter 4740-3.jpg|thumb|Electric cutter]]
* effortless cutting of carpet, cardboard, cloth, floppy discs, etc
* saves time & aching hands when lots of cutting is done
* the Bosch Xeo claims to cut flexible materials upto 6mm thick
* can cut things scissors won't, such as thin steel (it gets bent though)
* can eat fingers easily


 
===Pinking Shears===
[[image:Pinking shears 5073-3.jpg|thumb|Pinking Shears]]
* stops edges of fabric fraying


==See Also==
==See Also==
[[Special:Allpages|Wiki Contents]]
* [[Knives]]
 
* [[Special:Allpages|Article Index]]
[[Special:Categories|Wiki Subject Categories]]
* [[Special:Categories|Article Categories]]




[[Category:Tools]]
[[Category:Tools]]

Latest revision as of 16:34, 30 April 2012

Pick your Scissors to optimise task performance


Scissor Types

Household Scissors

  • medium blades & medium handles
  • general household use

Wallpaper Scissors

Wallpaper scissors
  • long blades & short handles
  • fast low pressure cutting
  • lower blade forces reduce risk of injury

Bone Scissors

Bone scissors
  • short serrated blades, long handles,
  • very high cutting forces
  • tough enough to cut bone

Craft Scissors

Craft scissors
  • small blades, small handles
  • light duty use

Children's Scissors

  • craft scissors with wider rounded blade ends to reduce risk
  • low blade sharpness to reduce risk
  • cut felt & paper slowly & with some difficulty.
  • not much use for anything else

Electric Cutter

Electric cutter
  • effortless cutting of carpet, cardboard, cloth, floppy discs, etc
  • saves time & aching hands when lots of cutting is done
  • the Bosch Xeo claims to cut flexible materials upto 6mm thick
  • can cut things scissors won't, such as thin steel (it gets bent though)
  • can eat fingers easily

Pinking Shears

Pinking Shears
  • stops edges of fabric fraying

See Also