What is a Free Fall snip? I see the photo. Not sure why the unusual shape of the handle and what "free fall" means.
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Free fall means you don't have to "force" them open, gravity does the work, like they are "loose" (but they are not, they are plenty tight and don't twist or seperate which would cause problems while cutting). This makes for quicker work and ease of "flow". The extra long handle just gives you a little more leverage, but honestly, if you need it, the wire you are cutting is too heavy a gauge and you shouldn't be using this tool on them. They are meant for light gauge, soft copper wire (cat 3, 5, 6) that they should cut through very easily. It does make it nice for quick ID if you carry them in a tool bag though. Free fall means you don't have to "force" them open, gravity does the work, like they are "loose" (but they are not, they are plenty tight and don't twist or seperate which would cause problems while cutting). This makes for quicker work and ease of "flow". The extra long handle just gives you a little more leverage, but honestly, if you need it, the wire you are cutting is too heavy a gauge and you shouldn't be using this tool on them. They are meant for light gauge, soft copper wire (cat 3, 5, 6) that they should cut through very easily. It does make it nice... » Read More Free fall means you don't have to "force" them open, gravity does the work, like they are "loose" (but they are not, they are plenty tight and don't twist or seperate which would cause problems while cutting). This makes for quicker work and ease of "flow". The extra long handle just gives you a little more leverage, but honestly, if you need it, the wire you are cutting is too heavy a gauge and you shouldn't be using this tool on them. They are meant for light gauge, soft copper wire (cat 3, 5, 6) that they should cut through very easily. It does make it nice for quick ID if you carry them in a tool bag though. « Show Less
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The Free Fall handle makes it so that when you drop your snips, the will fall rubber handle first instead of sharp side first. It is a safety feature.
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IDK what free fall means either, but these are designed to be used to cut cable and the design of the handle aids in this. The yellow part goes in your palm and you put your ring finger in the little hole- this gives you a lot of leverage when you need to cut a big bundle of cables. Hope this helps!
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It is the term used for the loop on the snips. Not scissors. EXP - When I am using my snips and I need to grab something I let go and the loop just hangs on my pinky. It makes it easier/faster when you are working on networking cables when you don't have to set your snips down, just snip, grab, snip, grab. Just my two cents
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You don't see the other side of the top blade that is corrugated to not slip when cutting some plastics...I think that's it.It makes sharpening the scissors more difficult... So be sure to not drop them, on hard surfaces... Or cut hard metals with them... Small copper wires is not a problem.Also, they are tinier than you think... (Not for men.)
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I believe that free-fall refers to the ease in which the blades separate, on opening. In regards to sharpening, Klein makes the 48036, which sharpens straight and serrated blades fine.
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Free Fall has no meaning from what I can tell other than maybe they swing easily compared to most scissors. The handle is supposed to give you more leverage when cutting small copper wires. You would use the palm of your hand on the yellow handle and your ring finger in the chromed handle. This configuration allows more control and speed, once you get used to them.
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Nothing really, you can get the same model with out the extended loop, I like it personally when I am cutting ground cable or CAT5,6 etc... it loops around the cable easier.
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Right where the blade and handle come together as you are looking at the sharpe side the blade to the right side of the blade in the handle there is a small piece with jagged edge on it. You push this slightly to the side towards the handle and it releases the blade to close it. This is very hard to explain on the comment section. It is just a small piece of metal with jagged edge next to the blade you push towards the handle and the blade releases. I hope this helps.
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It's not right or left. The off round shape on the right is simply so you can feel the angle the blade hits the water without looking. Don't think about it. Your brain will auto program so after a few minutes you'll just happily be paddling along with no thinking required.
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I'm with Sylvia on this. In the packaging was a small plastic bag with several small pieces - -2 rubber 'plugs', one long, one short; 2 pushpins; a tool that looks like something to open a hole in something; and, the black plastic piece that looks like a fish (something like the shark logo on Greg Norman golf wear). But, after viewing multiple YouTube videos, these are not referenced, nor even used in the assembly. I think the fish is likely the company logo, and have no idea about the rest.
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The handle attaches with two wing-nuts and the chute may have had one screw to affix it to the body. VERY simple and nothing technical about assembly at all. Mine has managed 10" of wet snow and everything in between. There hasn't been a larger snow depth to try it out on yet.
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There really aren't any in the traditional sense of a handle. There are "notch" like handles for when you go to remove it.
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You do not need a plunge, because you are running the edges. A plunge is used for dropping your cutting bit down on the face. If you try without a plunge it will almost always jump around on you destroying the piece you are milling.
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From taking a look at it it appears the blade does go up through the handle. Looking at the end of the handle you could see a piece of metal. Also it is weighted in the handle which feels as if the blade goes all the way through.
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It is supposed to be straight I believe. The handle pieces have to slide into each other to collapse it down; the handle has to relatively straight to do that.
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It is a reduced tang that goes to the cap. You can find a couple images of one taken down if you search google. I contacted Buck directly to see if there was still a pin going through the end of the tang and was assured that there was, but that the cap was polished so well it could rarely be seen. So, the tang is thick (not a rat tail or anything) but narrower to go through the handle. It has a hole in the end and a pin is run through the cap and hole to hold it together, making it VERY strong. The cap won't fall off unless you find and pound the pin out.
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It looks like two rods because the photo shows it configured each of the two possible ways: With the tapered end out (used for serrations and pointed objects like awls and fish hooks) at the top, and with the flattened cylinder out (the rounded part is used for hawksbills etc, and the flat portion for most blades).The silver part is separate from the blue part. Loosen the knurled ring, pull out the silver abrasive portion, position as desired, then tighten the knurled ring; the blue shaft has a split at the end just like an Xacto knife.I store mine with the pointed end safely inside the handle, regardless of how it was last used. It looks like two rods because the photo shows it configured each of the two possible ways: With the tapered end out (used for serrations and pointed objects like awls and fish hooks) at the top, and with the flattened cylinder out (the rounded part is used for hawksbills etc, and the flat portion for most blades).The silver part is separate from the blue part. Loosen the knurled ring, pull out the silver abrasive portion, position as desired, then tighten the knurled ring; the blue shaft has a split at the end just like an Xacto knife.I store mine with the pointed... » Read More It looks like two rods because the photo shows it configured each of the two possible ways: With the tapered end out (used for serrations and pointed objects like awls and fish hooks) at the top, and with the flattened cylinder out (the rounded part is used for hawksbills etc, and the flat portion for most blades).The silver part is separate from the blue part. Loosen the knurled ring, pull out the silver abrasive portion, position as desired, then tighten the knurled ring; the blue shaft has a split at the end just like an Xacto knife.I store mine with the pointed end safely inside the handle, regardless of how it was last used. « Show Less
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Yes, it is normal do not worry about that, seems the handle is made of aluminium, then can save weight, it works really good when you want to cut down a tree around 4 or 5 inch diameter when you a in the wood, it is faster than a saw : ), I have take it to wood many times, most time use it as ax, sometime use it to dig a hole, and bury some deer cane. Best
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I believe mine was a easy removal with either a wing nut or something else easy to adjust. It is easy to adjust to change the angle of the blade. Personally, I wouldn't remove the blade even when storing it. It is too easy to lose the various parts that keep it together.
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The spring is released when the black tube at the end of the handle is pushed down completely. It doesn't have to be hit against something. I pushed it against a wood board and the steel tip punched a hole in it. The spring resets immediately after use so don't worry about that.
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I guess the question is "the back OR the side"? It comes out of the side (right-lower side of the handle).
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I am not sure what you mean. The handle is a tube in which the bar gets inserted for most of the length of the handle. The fit is quite snug and I actually had to sand the inside of my handle to be able to get the bar in. Does that help?
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The photo is not accurate. Mine came with ONE "blade". This is a fine tool and I think a very valuable one. I always carry it with me when I go to my carving clubs. Easy to use but it can be delicate if you are not careful. Think of it as a lemon/lime zester that you can use on wood. Although I use all the extra blades I purchased separately, I use the round one the most.