How to adjust right hand scissors
Testing for the correct tension in your scissors should be performed daily, especially in the first two months of use. During this time, the washer in the pivot area will be settling and, as it does, the tension on your scissor will loosen and need to be adjusted.
Do not use scissors if tension is incorrect. As the tension loosens on a scissor, the screw loosens and the blades begin to come apart. If you try to cut with scissors under these conditions they will bend or fold the hair or the hair will slide on the blades. The only way scissors with loose tension can cut, is if the blades are pushed together by using more force than necessary. This results in rapid blade wear and poor scissor performance. Please note this can also lead to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or other RSI (Repetitive Strain Injuries). For these reasons, it is extremely important that you check the tension daily and adjust it when necessary. Adjusting scissors is a stylist’s daily responsibility.
1)
- Hold scissors with your left hand in an upright position (the finger rest must be situated to the right)
- If the blades were the hour & minutes on a clock, you will see the blades at 12 O’clock position
2)
With your right hand hold the scissor ring and lift until you see the blades at the 9 O’clock position
- Let go of the scissor ring held from your right hand and allow the weight of the handles
to close the blades - If you see the blades fall to the 10 O’clock position, you have a perfect adjustment on your scissors
4)
If you see the blades fall to the 11 O’clock position, you have a semi-satisfied adjustment on your scissors and the adjustment procedure should be performed as recommended
5)
⦁ If you see the blades fall as shown or completely, adjustment of your scissors is very loose
⦁ To adjust your scissors hold scissor securely in a closed position and rotate the screw 1mm at a time in clockwise direction and recheck adjustment
⦁ You may need to follow the step of rotating the screw 1mm and testing adjustment several times until your find the perfect adjustment of 10 O’clock
6)
⦁ If you see the blades not dropping at all and stay fixed at 9 O’clock position adjustment of your scissors is very tight
⦁ To adjust your scissors hold scissor securely in a closed position rotate the screw 1mm at a time in anti clockwise direction and recheck adjustment
⦁ You may need to follow the step of rotating the screw 1mm and testing adjustment several times until your find the perfect adjustment of 11 O’clock
