Singer Electric Scissors?

Chemiker

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Jul 11, 2010, 4:15:43 PM7/11/10

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Some years ago I, in a moment of weakness, bought a set of Red/White
Singer Electric scissors. A/C adaptor sold separately. This was maybe
10 yeara ago. They turned up recently, and, mirabile dictu, the
batteries were still OK.

Q: The A/C adaptor seems to as scarce as hens' teeth. Also info about
same. Anybody know what DC voltage is supposed to plug into that
scissor? And whether it is to charge rechargeable batteries, as
opposed to run the scissor off the AC line? The unit takes 4 AAA
cells, for 6 volt, but I tried running it on six volt w/o batteries in
place and got nothing.

Needless to say, Singer

Chemiker

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Jul 11, 2010, 4:19:05 PM7/11/10

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Needless to say, Singer hears/says/knows nothing and there is no clue
on the scissor itself.

Sorry for the double post, but on my news client Shift-S and Ctrl-S
are too close. One gives you a capital S, the other sends the
incomplete message instantly.

TIA

Alex

Ron Anderson

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Jul 11, 2010, 5:00:26 PM7/11/10

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"Chemiker" <prussia...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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Items like that are promotional items and they do not supply replacement
parts. I assure you Singer did not make it.
Try the ac adaptor with the batteries in.

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Polly Esther

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Jul 11, 2010, 11:47:39 PM7/11/10

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Just FWIW Alex, but about every 5 years, somebody brings me some Singer
electric scissors that they found at a yard sale or Great Aunt Henrietta's
attic. Every pair has been loud, dull and would vibrate your dental work
loose. Unless you decide to make wing covers for a glider plane, I can't
think of much practical use for them. I recommend you give them the sort of
burial that would be appropriate. I'm impressed that you understand Shift-S
and Ctrl-S. The only one of those that I know is Alt-0176. It will produce
the degree cute little tiny o. I don't know who decided we didn't need that
on the keyboard. Polly

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Alice in PA

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Jul 12, 2010, 1:12:21 PM7/12/10

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OK, Polly, let's not poke fun of making glider airplane wing and tail
covers!!! I WISH I could have used an electric scissors, but cutting 27
feet while the fabric lies on the ground was tough enough with my really
sharp regular scissors! It was an interesting project, but I'm not in the
mood for another like that for awhile. In fact, I told my DH I'm thinking
of doing a miniature quilt, or something, that's little next.

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Polly Esther

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Jul 12, 2010, 3:14:29 PM7/12/10

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Fun? Me? Mercy no. We once made a cover for a 28 ft TrailManor camper.
DH has electric hedge trimmers and a chainsaw. We considered both. Polly

"Alice in PA" <> OK, Polly, let's not poke fun of making glider airplane

Chemiker

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Jul 12, 2010, 3:52:18 PM7/12/10

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Thanks, guys! I have some arthritis in my hands and a formerly broken
left wrist and some days are better than others. I bought that Singer
years back, not for sewing, but for clipping paper coupons! Found a
seam ripper worked just as well. Was thinking about whether it might
be useful for heavier stuff like heavy cotton drill, 16 oz denim,
cordura nylon strapping and the like. It inly cist me about $10, so
I'm not really out anything if it's useless....

Alex

BEI Design

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Jul 12, 2010, 5:15:26 PM7/12/10

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Chemiker wrote:

> Thanks, guys! I have some arthritis in my hands and a
> formerly broken
> left wrist and some days are better than others. I bought
> that Singer
> years back, not for sewing, but for clipping paper
> coupons! Found a
> seam ripper worked just as well. Was thinking about
> whether it might
> be useful for heavier stuff like heavy cotton drill, 16
> oz denim,
> cordura nylon strapping and the like. It inly cist me
> about $10, so
> I'm not really out anything if it's useless....

When my arthritis got really bad a few years back, my DH
bought me a rotary cutter with several blades, including a
pinking blade, and two mats large enough to cover my 36" X
48" cutting table.
http://www.olfa.com/RotaryCutters.aspx
I prefer the precision I can get using scissors, so I rarely
use it, but it has been handy a few times for super tough
jobs or when my hands are just too sore to use scissors.

However, this sounds like a better tool for you:
http://www.mygoodscissors.com/ElectricCutter.htm

NAYY, HTH,

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Beverly
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Polly Esther

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Jul 12, 2010, 6:12:06 PM7/12/10

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