Ada Trimming Scissors

[demonmagus]

Hi, does anyone use the ADA trimming scissors?

What are the advantages that make them worth £110?

What do you use?

Thanks

 

[Themuleous]

They are porbably very shart and of the best quality (probably sheffield then!) steel. You also buying a name, ADA do the 'best' everything and ADA is a quality mark

 

[Ginge]

Yeah thats it but still £110 for sissors they cant be that good.

 

[Themuleous]

Well thats what I would have said about the glass diffusers but having read what Chris (craynerd) has said about them, I am starting to like they are worth the money!

 

[oldwhitewood]

You could probably use them in a operating theatre for that price!

 

[demonmagus]

I seriously want to know lol, its bugging me

 

[MoreCoffee]

I use these Aquarium scissors

They're not ADA quality ... but there not ADA price.

Along with the tweesers, they make plant maintenance much easier !

Mr G

 

[demonmagus]

but what is 'ada quality' with scissors?

 

[oldwhitewood]

http/www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?...dex&cPath=5_215

Theres some really nice scissors here, towards the bottom that are curved and look perfect, even JBL are knocking out a pair. As much as I like to promote ADA stuff I can't see how their scissors are justified in being so expensive. Maybe if I had bought everything ADA I could get and wanted to collect some more stuff then yeah why not! But I'm not earning megabucks!

 

[demonmagus]

my friend goes on about how they are super sharp so you don't have to sharpen them, and risk getting oil or whateva on it, he also says they don't rust, surely the others don't!

and the ADA filters like 1000 euros

 

[craynerd]

The g/f use to be a hair dresser and i know she use to pay up to £80-90 for scissors.

There is certainly more design in aquarium scissors, they are longer for a start and will definitely be made from a quality steel. I can imagine they are similar to some surgery scissors.

Whether you could justify spending £110 on a pair of scissors to support your hobby is another question.
I SWEAR to god i am not joking, i use a tiny pair of scissors that i got from a posh Xmas cracker. I am putting my ALL into my next tank to make it succesfull and i can honestly say i am happy with them lol.
They are super sharp and awesome little things. In my opinion, you either need them long or tiny, either way the blade should be sharp for a clean cut. If you start crushing the ends you may damage the plant for regrowth.

If you use normal size scissors the blade is too long and gets in the way, thats why imo you are best with very small ones or long handles.

Chris

 

[TwoTankAmin]

I have been pruning tank plants for years using a $10 stainless steel pair of kitchen scissors. My guess is somebody is laughing all the way to the bank.

 

[demonmagus]

but loadsa people must have brought them,

and they don't appear to offer serious advantages

the jbl ones are only £18.99 for crying out loud

 

[MoreCoffee]

....................... In my opinion, you either need them long or tiny, either way the blade should be sharp for a clean cut.................
Chris

Have to agree with Chris here .... I used to use a pair of bonsai scissors, very small, sharp blades, short handles with large hand grips. They gave really good control (and still do when I use them).

The only thing I find better about the long scissors is the fact that I dont need to go plunging my whole arm into the bottom of the tank, just to get to plants ! But if I have the whole plant out of the tank to cut it back, or if I'm attaching moss to wood, out come the bonsai scissors !.

Oh and it's not only our hobby that gets stung on the price of tools ..... try looking at some of the really top quality japanese bonsai tools. You can easily pay over £100 for a top quality knob cutter (dont ask !)

I guess it's the choice between Ford and Ferrari - I want the Ferrari, but can only pay for the Ford !

Mr G

 

[simonbrown403]

Amano wants slapping for putting a price tag on like that, its B****y extorsion, and what makes it worse is people will actually buy them.

Its a small pair of sharp nail scissors for me.
Simon