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6 Common Types of Pliers for Wire-Wrapping

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Tool #4 – Bent Nose Pliers

Bent nose pliers makes it easier to manipulate tricky wires with its curved tip (fig. 4a).

You can twist your jump ring to open and close position without affecting its shape (fig. 4b, 4c).

Moreover, you can tighten your hard-to-reach wire coils with this handy pliers (fig. 4d, 4e, 4f).

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fig. 4a
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fig. 4b
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fig. 4c
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fig. 4d
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fig. 4e
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fig. 4f

Tool #5 – Chain Nose Pliers

Chain nose pliers is good for wire handling (fig. 5a, 5b).

It has a shorter tip when compared to a long needle nose pliers.

You can use this pliers to twist open and close your jump ring (fig. 5c, 5d, 5e). 

And, you can make a perfect right angle wire bend with it (fig. 5f, 5g, 5h).

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fig. 5a
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fig. 5b
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fig. 5c
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fig. 5d
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fig. 5e
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fig. 5f
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fig. 5g
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fig. 5h

Tool #6 – Stepped Bail-Making Pliers

Stepped bail-making pliers has a round metal jaws of three different sizes (fig. 6a).

The main purpose of this pliers is to curl your wire to create a wire bail (fig. 6b, 6c).

Plus, you can create wire loops and jump rings of various sizes with this unique pliers (fig. 6d, 6e).

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fig. 6a
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fig. 6b
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fig. 6c
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fig. 6d
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fig. 6e

So, do you have all the pliers from my list above? Let me know in the comment which other trusty tools you have in your toolbox that I should add!

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