{"id":39790,"date":"2022-03-03T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=39790"},"modified":"2022-03-01T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T21:11:16","slug":"in-search-of-the-best-pair-of-scissors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/in-search-of-the-best-pair-of-scissors\/","title":{"rendered":"In Search of the Best Pair of Scissors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got a tip to share? A tool to recommend? A tall tale to tell? A tip to bust (see below)? Please\u00a0share with your make comrades<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Search of the Best Pair of Scissors<\/strong>
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\nIn\u00a0this video<\/a>,\u00a0Todd<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0Project Farm<\/em>\u00a0puts 15 models of scissors through their paces. He tests scissors by KAI, Gingher, Heritage, Klein Tools, Henckels, Fiskars, Bianco, Ultima Classic, Westscott, Livingo, KitchenAid, Singer, Scotch, and Stanley. The scissors were tested for sharpness and durability after cutting through 1,000 feet of paper, 20 passes through cardboard, 10 passes through aluminum sheeting. In the end, the expensive\u00a0KAI<\/a>\u00a0scissors (at $78) performed best overall, but the\u00a0Fiskars<\/a>\u00a0($26) and\u00a0Klein Tools<\/a>\u00a0($24) models did amazingly well, too. I have the Fiskars and love them.<\/p>\n

Essential Tools for Electronics Hobbyist<\/strong>
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\nIn\u00a0this helpful\u00a0Andreas Spiess<\/em>\u00a0video<\/a>, he runs through the essential tools he recommends for a well-equipped electronics lab. There are a lot of great tips and recommendations here, like which tools are OK to buy cheap and which ones require putting the hurt on your wallet.<\/p>\n

Using Bits of Left Over Molding Rubber to Volumize New Molds<\/strong>
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\nAnyone who\u2019s ever done any molding and casting knows how expensive molding rubber is and how aggravating it can be to be pouring a mold and come up short with your mold mix (an all-too-frequent occurrence). In\u00a0this<\/a>\u00a0Robert Tolene<\/strong>\u00a0video, he offers a tip I hadn\u2019t heard before for saving on molding materials. He calls it \u201cdunkin\u2019 chunkies\u201d \u2014 he cuts old mold pieces into small chunks and adds them into a new mold pour (in the areas where they won\u2019t interfere with the object being molded).<\/p>\n

Hacker Laws that Apply in Real Life<\/strong>
\nIn a\u00a0recent Recomendo<\/a>,\u00a0Mark Frauenfelder<\/strong>\u00a0included his favorite \u201chacker laws\u201d from this GitHub repository of\u00a0Dwmkerr\u2019s Hacker Laws and Principles<\/a>. These also apply to everyday life.<\/p>\n