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waterproof808

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chikamasa makes some spring loaded scissors that are pretty nice. The springs are a little softer than fiskars but the blade and handles are a lot more durable.
 
jungle666

jungle666

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Just finished pruning about 3 pound with a pair of black panthers, done a couple of 8 hour days never cleaned them , didn’t get a sore hand, about 15 bucks on eBay 38C9BF9F-D0A2-4E5C-802A-87AB25864611.jpeg
 
BleedsGreen

BleedsGreen

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Hit those scissors with a lighter for a second and wipe them clean on a paper towel, how can you work with them that gummed up?
 
hillbill

hillbill

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The spring on the Fiscars micro tip can be cut Dow and then reshaped to fit mounting post and relieve torque on fingers. Works great! Learned here.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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Well I have been using a pair of Chikamasa TP-500s while working on this harvest. So far only wet trimming fans. I let it dry on stems then do the final trim. So I am very impressed with these scissors. They are very light and the spring is very light. Handles are very comfortable. The engineering makes them so smooth and they don't seem to stick easily unless there is a ton of resin due to the tolerance between the blades. The riveted design makes it impossible for a screw to loosen. The rounded tips make much less likely to over cut a fan leaf and knock the nug off the stem. I like to only touch the stems when trimming so the buds are left on the stem handle until they are trimmed. So knocking them off the stem is frustrating. Plus if not on stems the smaller buds can fall through the holes in my bread trays I use for drying. I just pulled off the lock because it's annoying and I never use it.

I just hope the spring lasts because I can't seem to find replacements. I would like to have a few of those on hand. I went ahead and ordered more pairs. This way I can have a dirty pair soaking in alcohol while I am working with another pair, plus two for my girl to do the same. These nice scissors won't be scraped for scissor hash, only cleaned with 91% rubbing alcohol and a paper towel.
 
Warpedpassage

Warpedpassage

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Renfro said:
Well I have been using a pair of Chikamasa TP-500s while working on this harvest. So far only wet trimming fans. I let it dry on stems then do the final trim. So I am very impressed with these scissors. They are very light and the spring is very light. Handles are very comfortable. The engineering makes them so smooth and they don't seem to stick easily unless there is a ton of resin due to the tolerance between the blades. The riveted design makes it impossible for a screw to loosen. The rounded tips make much less likely to over cut a fan leaf and knock the nug off the stem. I like to only touch the stems when trimming so the buds are left on the stem handle until they are trimmed. So knocking them off the stem is frustrating. Plus if not on stems the smaller buds can fall through the holes in my bread trays I use for drying. I just pulled off the lock because it's annoying and I never use it.

I just hope the spring lasts because I can't seem to find replacements. I would like to have a few of those on hand. I went ahead and ordered more pairs. This way I can have a dirty pair soaking in alcohol while I am working with another pair, plus two for my girl to do the same. These nice scissors won't be scraped for scissor hash, only cleaned with 91% rubbing alcohol and a paper towel.
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Nice! Glad to hear you are digging the Chickamasa. Cant imagine anyone not liking them once they try a pair.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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xtsho said:
I bought a couple pairs of these Fiskars Softouch years ago. They still work great and still sharp enough to slice right into the tip of your finger if you're not paying attention. Don't ask me how I know.

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Those are what I have like 50 pairs of around here. They are awesome, only thing with them is after a lot of use the spring will break, but it takes a lot of use. I am switching the chikamasa tp-500s though, they are way better. Same thing just better in every way. Lighter weight, lighter spring, better cutting action, comfortable handles. The tips being a little blunt makes it less likely to over cut and knock a nug off the stem when trying to clip a fan leaf tight. They don't get stuck easy because of the tolerance. If you like those fiskars try a pair of these tp-500s you will love them.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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Renfro said:
Those are what I have like 50 pairs of around here. They are awesome, only thing with them is after a lot of use the spring will break, but it takes a lot of use. I am switching the chikamasa tp-500s though, they are way better. Same thing just better in every way. Lighter weight, lighter spring, better cutting action, comfortable handles. The tips being a little blunt makes it less likely to over cut and knock a nug off the stem when trying to clip a fan leaf tight. They don't get stuck easy because of the tolerance. If you like those fiskars try a pair of these tp-500s you will love them.
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They might be a little better but I've been using the Fiskars for years and they're still perfectly good and will probably last for years to come. Until they break I'll keep using them. If and when they do I'll look at those Chikamasa's. I decided long ago that I wasn't going to just spend money I don't need to. When I was younger I'd run out and by all the newest gadgets and stuff. Then I realized all I did was spend money I didn't need to. I guess I'm just turning into an old tightwad. But my bank account likes me for it.

I just need to keep my fingers out of the way when I'm trimming. I get a little sloppy after a few beers. :bigjoint:
 
Nizza

Nizza

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anyone here tried the chikamasa with the flourine coating?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chikamasa-B-500sf-Stainless-Steel-Scissors-w-Fluorine-Coating-Resin-resistant/263795173535?epid=2286827020&hash=item3d6b6ae89f:g:IAQAAOSw7XNbPLH5
its got a tephlon like coating to help resin slide off the blades instead of gumming the shearing area of the blade. I just got these and a harvest more trim bin with a stainless screen to see how well it performs . I will be cleaning these scissors with either only alcohol or coconut oil; if either they will be used into a base of that and extracted
 
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DaFreak

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Renfro said:
I like these Fiskars Micro Tip (not the version with the non stick crap on them, don't know if that would scrape off in scissor hash), spring assist, no finger holes to wear on your fingers...
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These are my go to now. When I lived in Japan I had the ones that everybody here lists, but there were much better ones that you could pick up in the hardware stores. Crazy selection of them, dozens.
 
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