Re: I need a very small plier with nylon jaws....

"Abrasha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Jim Caldwell wrote:
> >
> > I am making 14 KT wire-wrap rings. It requires flat-nosed pliers that
are
> > very small, and and need to have a soft material on the tips like nylon.
I
> > got one from an internet jewelry supply that is the right size....4.5 mm
> > wide by 1 mm thick tips. Problem is, I have to wrap the tips with
> > electricians' tape...and it has to be re-wrapped about twice during the
> > course of making a ring.  Rio Grande has one "small" flat-nosed plier
with
> > nylon inserts, but the tips are about three or four times thicker, just
too
> > big to use. Anyone know of a source for pliers that fit the bill?
>
> How about bronze pliers, instead of nylon?  You can easily shape them as
you see
> fit.
>
> http://www.mscdirect.com/PDF.process?pdf=2273
> top right of the page, Non Sparking Pliers, Long Nose Pliers, Order#
33010380.
> They are quite expensive, $77.39 plus shipping etc.
> --

 Damn and Blast. You beat me to it. Both this post and "jen's" post can try
the soft metal plier. In adition to the bronze plier a careful deburring and
breaking of the edges will help a lot to keep marring of the work to a
minimum.

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Don Thompson

Ex ROMAD