sharpening, the flat face of the blade should be in perfect contact with the guiding
surface and the cutting edge of that blade must be in good sliding contact with
the diamond coated abrasive pad. The free blade should hang freely below the table
as illustrated.
With the correct Angle Guide set onto the sharpener and the flat face of the scissor
blade positioned in good contact with the guiding surface move the blade back and
forth smoothly with its edge in sliding contact with the abrasive pad while maintaining
perfect contact between the guiding surface and the face of the blade being sharp-
ened. This cutting or sawing-like motion becomes natural with just a little practice.
Apply only light pressure downward, sufficient to maintain solid contact between the
edge being sharpened with the diamond sharpening pad. Continue the back and forth
sawing-like motion until a burr is created along the entire length of the scissor edge
as outlined below.
A. detAiled PrOcedure FOr stAndArd
riGHt-HAnded scissOrs
NOTE:
NOT FOR KNIFE-EDGE SCISSOR BLADES.
To sharpen Standard Right Handed Scissors, proceed as follows:
1. Hold the sharpener handle with your left hand with sharpening surface facing up.
2. Make certain the Fine grit diamond pad is placed in the recess on top of magnetic
holder abrasive side up. (Identify the Fine grit pad by the groove ruled down the length of
that pad).
3. Slide the Red Angle Guide onto the smaller end of sharpener and position it as shown (in
the figures) over the diamond pad. The flat angle guiding surface of the Red Guide must
lean to your right – away from the sharpener handle. The Angle Guide can be positioned
anywhere over the diamond pad as long as the blade edge rests on the diamond pad.
4. Place the sharpener adjacent to the edge of the table as shown.
5. Hold one scissor blade by its handle tightly in your right hand as shown in Figure 5 and
align the inside mating flat face of the blade against and in intimate contact with the
guiding surface as shown. The other blade should hang vertically below the table surface
as illustrated (Figure 5). With the blade so positioned the cutting edge of the blade will be
in contact with the surface of the diamond coated pad. (The other blade should be on the
Figure 5. Suggested hold for
right-handed scissors.
Scissors Angle
Guide
Abrasive
Figure 6. Suggested hold for
left-handed scissors.
Scissors Angle
Guide
Abrasive
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