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Round Nose Pliers |
Round Nose Pliers have tapered
round jaws that are used for making loops and curves. |
Chain Nose Pliers |
Chain Nose Pliers are a jewelry
maker's version of needle nose pliers. Use them to bend wire at right
angles and for opening and closing jump rings or wire loops. Bent
nose pliers have bent tips, which makes them useful for reaching into
small spaces between beads. |
Flush Cutter |
To make a smooth, close cut on beading wire
or craft wire, use a flush cutter with small tips.
Do not use them to cut memory wire. To cut memory wire, use special
memory wire shears. Memory wire will ruin ordinary wire cutters. |
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Choose beading scissors or snips
with very sharp blades and small tips for cutting in tight
places. Use them to cut beading thread and cord.
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Tweezers |
There are many different styles of tweezers.
Keep them on hand to pull knots tight, pick up small beads and hold
beads stationary. |
Bead Reamer
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A bead reamer is
a round file that is used to enlarge, de-burr and round out bead holes.
A battery-operated bead reamer is a real time saver. To use it, submerge
a bead and the tip into a small bowl of water, and then ream the hole
from both sides of the bead. |
Split Ring Pliers |
Split ring pliers have
a pointed tip that helps separate the loops of a split ring. Use
these pliers instead of fingernails to make attachments quick and
easy. |
Wire Looping Pliers |
Wire looping pliers make it
easier to form perfect loops on craft wire, head pins and memory wire.
The round nose is graduated to help create three different loop sizes.
The concave jaw presses against the round nose to form the loop. |
Crimping Tool |
Use a crimping tool with crimp
tubes or beads for a secure, professional-looking finish. There are
three different sizes of the crimping tool. Use the small crimping
tool for #1 crimp tubes and beads. Use the regular crimping tool for
#1-2 crimp beads and #2 crimp tubes. Use the large crimping tool for
#3-4 crimp tubes and to attach EZ Crimp Clasps.
To use a crimping tool, place a crimp bead or tube in the inner jaws
of the pliers and squeeze hard. Remove the crimp bead or tube and
rotate it so the crease is perpendicular to the outer jaw. Squeeze
gently to fold the crimp bead or tube in half. |
Bead Opening Tool |
Use a bead opening tool to
make your own crimp covers. The long, pointed part of the tool is
called an awl. Place a seamed silver bead onto the awl and press
down into the acrylic block to open the bead. Place the opened c-shaped
bead over a crimp bead and use chain nose pliers or a large crimping
tool to close the opened bead and hide the crimp. |
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