Uses:
- These flat-nose pliers are useful for closing calottes, cpring ends and box cripms etc. Allows you to grip flat objects and even straighten bent wire.
- Designed for making sharp bends and right angles with wire.
Notes:
Along with round-nose pliers, the key piece of kit for the enthusiast. You often need to hold a pair of pliers in both hands to make small changes to a project. with their fine ends and serrated edges, these pliers give great control.
(do not try to use flat-nose pliers for making round loops e.g the top of a headpin)
WIRE CUTTERS
Description:
Shot headed wire trimmer with a neat cut, the diagonal edge allows close trmming.
Uses:
- wire cutters easily trims lenghts of different wires, for example cutting soft wire, such as Tiger Tail, accuflex, Softflex, copper, aluminum, sterling, goldfill, gold wire, headpins or eyepins to the correct length
- Also essential if you want to experiment with the 'wrapped loop' technique.
(not suitable for cutting Memory Wire)
FLUSH CUTTERS
Description:
Strong wire cutters, the diagonal edge allows close trmming.
Uses:
-This cutter is made of high carbon steel blades that are precision ground to ultra sharp cutting edges. Great for Tiger Tail, Softflex and Memery Wire etc.
(always wear eye protection)
BENT-NOSE PLIERS
Description:
Smooth-jawed pilers, curved along the nose. Despite its strange shape, this is a suprisingly wersatile and useful tool.
Uses:
-Ideal for opening and closing jump rings whilst maintaining a neat circle shape.
-Also great for fiddly jobs in hard to reach places.
CRIMPING PLIERS
Description:
Two apertures for creating a double floded crimp.
Uses:
- The crimp is first squeezed in the half-moon shape to create a bend. replace the crimp into the smaller gap to fold shut.
- Provide a more secure crimp than flat-nose or chain-nose pliers.
GERMAN SIDE CUTTERS
Description:
Strong wire cutters.
Uses:
- These wire cutters are for thicker wires.
BEAD REAMERS
These diamond-tipped reamers are intended for use on glass, ceramic or stone beads. The red and yellow handled reamers are ideal for opening and enlarging bead holes, the green and blue are perfect for softening rough edges to prevent them from cutting into threads.
The pack contains:
1 Wooden Handle
4 interchangable Diamond Tips