Shiny New Shears

[Kristen]

Yes, OMS shiny new shears about to arrive with a mate from the U.S. sadly it looks as though US security took a fancy to them when checking hold luggage and swiped them - v annoying, ah well, grumble over with (at least my force fins should be good to try out).

[Clare Gledhill]

They knicked my 14mm spanner from my reg bag so shears were going to get swiped!

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by Gledders

They knicked my 14mm spanner from my reg bag so shears were going to get swiped!

yeah but was that cabin luggage

if they've taken it from hold luggage thats uncalled for because AFAIR it is not easy to get into the hold from the cabin and if you do then the last thing the pilot/cabin crew need to worry about is a pair of shears in there because you will already have been in areas restricted to the general public.

[scubadog]

I love shears, I´ve had two pairs and sadley have lost them both...how ? God only knows...

[vid]

Originally Posted by dry suit diver

yeah but was that cabin luggage
if they've taken it from hold luggage thats uncalled for.

unfortunately, if you've got any items in the hold luggage that look at all dangerous or suspicious, then the US customs will happily open your luggage before it's put on board - so, don't lock your cases when you hand hold luggage in at the check-in or they will break the locks / straps etc -

we were evacuated to miami last september and when we left they opened one of our cases to check the diving torches / computers - basically anything eletronic - which just made our week worse, given that we'd lost most of our dive kit in the hurricane

[Dr Stevil]

So how much are they setting you back? I use these, £2.99 from Maplins, bargain!

[Scuby]

Out of interest, what do you need to do to the snips post-dive to keep them working? My current knife spends most of its time in my bag to save the hassle of drying it off or resharpening it through the thick layers of rust that quickly develop.
With snips (and their moving joint) doesn't that become an even bigger problem? It might just be that i'm more lazy than most, but I don't want to spend more time looking after £2.99 cutters than the combined effort on my regs and everything else.
Titanium snips anyone?

David

[tom]

Originally Posted by wbsdave

Out of interest, what do you need to do to the snips post-dive to keep them working? My current knife spends most of its time in my bag to save the hassle of drying it off or resharpening it through the thick layers of rust that quickly develop.
With snips (and their moving joint) doesn't that become an even bigger problem? It might just be that i'm more lazy than most, but I don't want to spend more time looking after £2.99 cutters than the combined effort on my regs and everything else.
Titanium snips anyone?

David

I rinse my shears (same ones Steve posted) and knife in fresh water then spray them with WD40 after diving. Not a speck of rust, and takes about 30 seconds.

[nigelH]

Originally Posted by wbsdave

With snips (and their moving joint) doesn't that become an even bigger problem? It might just be that i'm more lazy than most, but I don't want to spend more time looking after £2.99 cutters than the combined effort on my regs and everything else.

After a year or so the steel rivet in the joint starts to rust up but the maintenance procedure is relatively simple. You throw them in the bin.

HTH
nigelH

[Janos]

Originally Posted by Steve W

So how much are they setting you back? I use these, £2.99 from Maplins, bargain!

I use those too, but from www.stjohnsupplies.co.uk. Mine cost less than a pound! So naah!

Laters,
Janos

PS - Although looking at the website I now see they're up to £1.50