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Wire wrapping is an important art in jewelry making. It involves bending, twisting, manipulating, and forming jewelry wire into different intricate shapes and patterns. Jewelers use jewelry wire to wrap around crystals, shells, and gemstones to make beautiful pendants for necklaces and other ornaments. To form and shape jewelry wire like a pro, you need […]
You can use regular pliers to crimp wire connectors. Read this article to learn how to do it.
When your project involves working with sheet metal, you need a good tool to bend, fold, or shape the metal. You can do it by hand, use a vise and hammer, folding bar, or even better use sheet metal bending pliers. They do a better job! In this article, I look at sheet metal bending […]
Motivated by the need to combine multiple functions in one tool to reduce the weight of an electrician’s toolbox, Knipex Tools released a new multifunction automatic wire stripper tool. The Knipex NexStrip Multi-Tool for Electricians. This new wire stripper from Knipex can perform 3 important functions that often require two or three different types of […]
Which accessories do you use with pliers to increase productivity? these are my top picks!
Transmission systems, drive axles, and transfer cases of cars and trucks utilize all manner of circlips to retain gears and bearings on shafts. From regular snap rings with grip holes to wire locks. As you may have learned from my article on snap rings, not all circlips have grip holes. Some circlips have grooved ends, […]
Electronic engineers and hobbyists don’t use regular pliers on sensitive PCB boards and electronic circuits. They use esd electronic pliers. Electronics pliers are important for cutting excess leads on circuit board components, trimming wires, and gripping components when soldering. What are esd pliers? Esd pliers are special types of pliers for electronics with handle grips […]
It is a rule of thumb that Knipex is a superb German brand and a market leader in the world of pliers. Even on Google Trends, you will see that Knipex is heads and shoulders above other popular brands such as Klein Tools and Channellock. You can also read: Knipex vs Channellock pliers Knipex Tools […]
Modern car manufacturers use plastic retainer clips to attach trim pieces to the body of the car. These body clips are common on the door panels, bumpers, and fenders of most cars and trucks. There are two main types of automotive body clips. The single-piece pins and 2-piece push clips. In this post, I will […]
One of the most essential skills in jewelry making is to form a perfect eye loop on jewelry wire. Wire loops are an important part of rosaries, earrings, bracelets, and necklaces among other chain-link jewelry pieces. They create eye pins for holding together beads and jewelry pieces. Wire loops also form round connectors for chaining […]