Cheap trauma shears

[lexvil]

I think Brian at VDH sent these to me years ago, never used them but this morning I saw an okra that needed harvesting, went in the shed and these were the first cutter this I saw

Imaging if I has used them diving

 

[Ukmc]

Don’t break a tooth eating this okra

 

[lexvil]

Don’t break a tooth eating this okra

This is super soft new growth okra not something that has been sitting for a while, I ended up using small household scissors to cut it.

 

[landphil]

That’s why I quit diving with those stamped shears. But at least I was cutting some webbing (out of the water) when mine snapped the same way.

I’m all in on XShears now. They are plenty substantial forged stainless shears that just keep going.

 

[DANDM]

I think the real lesson here is that we should be making critical dive gear from okra. None of this titanium, carbon fibre or BT coating nonsense, give me okra coated first stages.

Seriously though, I haven't had any issues with cheap shears despite being in salt water regularly and only quickly rinsed. But it's not surprising if some are actually awful. Buy some cheap shears, and use them on land first to see if they are okay.

 

[tc]

X Shears are great. BUT, get them out of the holster and lubricate, or at least thoroughly rinse, after every dive day. They will corrode.

 

[k4kafka]

Rust never sleeps…apparently.