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If your nail clippers don't clip as cleanly as they once did you can always toss them and buy another pair, but if you have a nice manicure set you may prefer to instead sharpen them and bring back to their prime.

Instructables user Phil B shares that the easiest way to sharpen convex clippers is to remove the actuating lever, screw the jaws together with a screw and nut, and sharepen the jaws of the clipper on a flat sharpening stone. If you have concave jaws on your clippers you'll want to instead cover a dowel with sandpaper and use that as a sanding drum.

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