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Nothing long enough. I'm looking for something to reach in and snip off the ends of belayed points and then later add the rope coils. There are some fantastic surgical tools but at a fantastically expensive price.

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I actually found some really nice long scissors at the two dollar shop.  They can't even cut paper but with judicious bending of the tips they are great for snipping off lines. 

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Hi,

 

I found a lot of helpful tools - also from dentists need which use perfect shaped hooks - by ebay. Its always a treasure trove for anything. But of course I cannot speak about Australian ebay - and the shipping from Europe to Australia makes all price almot unpayable :)

 

Cheerio

 

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Have you tried Alibaba?

 

Be sure to tick the boxes Gold Supplier and Onsite Check. You can also state the minimum quantities you need. Unfortunately it doesn't give you a price guide. 

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Hmm, what is 'long'?  

 

Generally, scissors will be much less expensive from a veterinary supply house than from any human surgeon's armamentarium.  Perhaps you could visit a veterinarian and ask for assistance in ordering a pair for you.

 

With regard to styles, there are many many.  The most useful style in surgery are curved Metzenbaum scissors, with longish handles and blunt tips.  There are also suture-removal scissors that have a cutout on the tip. to assist with 'digging out' and clean cutting a suture from the skin.  There are also Mayo scissors, that come with blunt/sharp, blunt/blunt, and sharp/sharp tips.  Lister bandage scissors have a blunt bladed-tip to get under bandages so that skin is not caught  up when cutting away bandages.  And then there are fine iris scissors, usually sharp/sharp for opthalmic work.

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Hi,

 

in Germany you pay for a Metzenbaum with 30 cm length about 13 Euro (19 Aus Dollar) by Amazon. Expensive is the shipment to Down under :) But I am sure you will find an offer like this in Australia too

 

Cheerio

 

Max

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Either a Metz or curved tonsil scissors would give you the reach without excess blade length.  I am sure you could pick up either of these on EBay or a a used medical supply house.  Please remember that these scissors are designed to cut tissue, not thread.  The largest diameter thread these types of scissors would cut without the end looking ratty is 3-0 (0.2 mm). 

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