How to adjust left-hand scissors

Testing for correct tension 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. 

This adjustment is only for true left-handed scissors. If you are a left-hander and using a right-hand scissor then you must refer to the guide for ‘’How to adjust right scissors’’ 

1)

⦁ Hold  scissors with your right hand in an upright position (the finger rest must be situated to your left) 

⦁ If the blades were the hour & minutes on a clock, you will see the blades at a 12 O’clock  position

2)

⦁ With your left hand hold the scissor ring and lift it until you see the blades at a 3 O’clock  position

3)

⦁ Let go of the scissor ring held from your left hand and allow the weight of the handles 

to close the blades 

⦁ If you see the blades fall to 2 O’clock, you have a perfect adjustment of your scissors

4)

⦁ If you see the blades fall to 1 O’clock , you have a semi satisfied adjustment of your scissors and an adjustment procedure should be performed

5)

⦁ If you see the blades fall as shown above or completely, the adjustment of your scissors is very loose 

⦁ To adjust your scissors hold scissor securely in a closed position rotate the screw 1mm  at a time in a clockwise direction and recheck the adjustment 

⦁ You may need to follow the step of rotating the screw 1mm and checking the adjustments several times until your find the perfect adjustment of 2 O’clock

6)

⦁ If you see the blades not dropping at all and stay fixed at 3 O’clock  position, the adjustment of your scissors is very tight 

⦁ To adjust your scissors hold the scissor securely in a closed position, rotate the screw 1mm  at a time in an anti-clockwise direction and recheck the adjustment 

⦁ You may need to follow the step of rotating the screw 1mm and checking the adjustments several times until your find the perfect adjustment of 2 O’clock.