Shop Shears/Scissors

[pdxgearhead]

What do you guys use for all-purpose heavy-duty scissors and/or shears? I'm usually cutting hose, twine, cardboard, etc...We have a pair of Wiss shears at work, but I want to know what else is out there.

 

[rlitman]

I cut hose with bypass pruning shears or a utility knife.

But when it comes to shears, I'm partial to OLD Wiss shears with inlaid blades and an offset handle.

 

[ttpete]

I have a pair of 10" Clauss dressmaker shears. Big and heavy.

 

[dr_clyde]

Kershaw Taskmaster here. Overall really happy.

 

[dr_clyde]

For rubber hose and tubing, I use a pair of Knipex tubing cutters. Once you try these, it's hard to go back to a utility knife or scissors.

 

[outdoorspace]

Midwest Knifti-Cut (MW-P657N) are my general-purpose shop shears but I keep a pair of Heritage 718 for light wire and fabrics. I also have an older set of American made Craftsman Handi-Cut for flexible tubing, rope and Linoleum. I have a lot of extra blades but I would be curious about a replacement.

 

[lilcraigford]

For general purpose cutting I have a pair of 8" Kai shears (N5210) and a smaller pair of 5.5" Kai scissors (N5135).

I also have a pair of 8" Klein shears (22003), but I bought specifically for cutting the braided sleeving I use on my wiring.

 

[Know Wosad]

Xacto.
I dont rally do scissors. Pruning shears are OK for some tuff stuff.
I have some upholstery sheaers that might cut 5/8 plywood but I leave them sit there.

 

[crackit]

I use Wiss 1-DS shears for light-duty cutting and Malco "Andy" M-14 snips for heavier jobs. I also have a pair of Taiwanese PVC cutters (just says "Type 42mm" on them) that I've never used for PVC but do use for hoses. I'm pretty happy with this arrangement.

 

[BDT/NWMN]

Mix of sheet metal shears, tin snips, heavy and light scissors, wire cutters, tubing cutters, bolt cutters, electrical cable shears, hose cutters, utility knives, steak knives, hobby knives. razor blade cutters, and I am sure there was something left out.. I didn't count any type of saw, or cutting wheel,

and I try not to use my teeth

 

[gdocktor3]

Here's a different idea. I have a pair of surgeon scissors or trauma shears I think they're called I got at work. EMS/EMT carry them in ambulances. While they don't cut thick rope or anything like that, they work well on just about any other thin material. Cardboard, paper, plastic, fabric, rubber, etc even thin sheet metal. They also have a bent lip to make quick cuts and prevent snags. I use them a lot for cutting landscape fabric when doing mulch jobs. For the price, they're good to have and really sharp http://www.liveactionsafety.com/tra...zM9pEXEuXN5pKL22t3vSpLRbmEeRBbNsz0aAksS8P8HAQ

 

[Empty Pockets]

I have a pair of CM Handi-cut shears for pipe, tubing and rope, and an older Handi-cut wire cutter. For cardboard and the like, a Stanley utility knife works

 

[Farmall 1066]

I've got an older set of Fiskars snips I really like for fine work. Wise for rougher stuff.
Bought a set of Goldblatt shears at Lowes that aren't worth the powder to blow them to hell. Won't cut anything...at least nothing I've tried.

 

[jeremy v]

I like my Midwest Power Cutters for any job that's too hard for a regular pair of scissors. They can almost do what a pair of offset aviation snips can do, but they are faster because of the longer blade length. That being said, I use a pair of cable cutters instead for cutting rope, copper cable, rubber tubing and/or hose. My power cutters are used more for cutting things like corrugated cardboard, rubber pond liner, heavyweight landscape fabric, leather, vinyl and/or aluminum siding occasionally, thin sheet metal, etc.

http://midwestsnips.com/product/power-cutters-offset-long-cut-aviation-snips-mwt-6516-2/

 

[balrog]

Fiskars Shop Boss

 

[ROCKNMUD]

https://www.cutco.com/products/product.jsp?item=super-shears
There is nothing these can't cut. They have videos of them cutting penny's in half. They work great on hard shell lobsters!

 

[Sears Gilera]

Using EMT shears and Milwaukee #48-22-4040 scissors. Both work but the Milwaukee scissors are much more heavy duty and rigid. Picked the scissors up at the Home Depot.

 

[RBFD415]

I'm in EMS, the already mentioned EMS shears are by far the best value. I get mine from HF which is a better price than the medical supply house. I work with alot of plastic zip-ties on my other job & use the bypass pruning sears to cut them. I do notice they dull rapidly. Any thoughts on sharpening the pruning shears?

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[jallyn]

I'm in EMS, the already mentioned EMS shears are by far the best value. I get mine from HF which is a better price than the medical supply house. I work with alot of plastic zip-ties on my other job & use the bypass pruning sears to cut them. I do notice they dull rapidly. Any thoughts on sharpening the pruning shears?

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^I would recommend hand sharpening using a fine file with the correct profile. Might take a few minutes but it should do the trick.

As for shop shears anybody try Engineer Scissors PH-55 made in Japan? Besides being small and expensive I really want a pair.

 

[rlitman]

Any thoughts on sharpening the pruning shears?

Bypass pruning shears need sharpening of the blade much more frequently than the hook. I'll touch both up with a small knife steel, and then if necessary, sharpen the blade with a fine flat file.

If I'm trying to revive something badly abused and start an edge from scratch, I'll take it apart and work on each half separately while clamped in a vise. I'll use a fine round file on the hook to get it just right, and the same fine flat file on the blade. I try to avoid separating the halves unless things are really bad though, because then you need to reset the tension.

One note, bypass shears require a SLIGHT back bevel on the blade, so that the blade does not dig into the hook. Felco recommends a 23 degree front bevel, and a 5 degree back bevel. DO NOT use a file on the back bevel. This MUST be stoned, and very gently at that. Don't overdo it. 4 out of 5 sharpenings of the front bevel will not remove enough metal to require more than just steeling the back.

https://www.cutco.com/products/product.jsp?item=super-shears
There is nothing these can't cut. They have videos of them cutting penny's in half. They work great on hard shell lobsters!

I own a pair of Cutco shears. Yes, they will cut a penny, though the pair I own that cut a penny during a salesperson's demonstration was damaged by that maneuver. I had to steel out the nick to get them smooth again. But at over $100 retail, it seems nuts that so will a $2 pair of EMT shears.

For kitchen shears, the Cutco shears are the best I've seen. The way they split for cleaning is second to none, their serrated edge makes for easy cutting of things that would slide out of other shears, like poultry bones, and if you can nick a pair for well under $50 on eBay, you're doing ok.

But I would not suggest them as shop shears.

 

[gungatim]

second that.

I use my pair of cutco as well. I sold the knives in college for a month...still have them 30 years later. and it can still cut a penny!

I paid $100 for my demo set in '87, included like 5 knives and the shears. was supposed to sell them for $350...wonder what they go for now? (PS, never sold a set, just couldn't bring myself to convince someone to pay over inflated prices for something I would never pay that much for myself...)

 

[Pantsfall_McFixit]

Dunno how well they work long-term but the Wiss W10TM feels solid and does a good job. Make sure you get the one with the M at the end, it's the full-tang version. It has a big joint, something I needed after snapping several office-grade scissors. They should have it at Home Depot.