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Bent Nose Pliers
Bent Nose Pliers

Bent Nose Pliers make viewing what you are doing while you work a bit easier as compared to the standard chain nose pliers.

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Chain Nose Pliers
Chain Nose Pliers

Chain Nose Pliers are great for bending, creating perfect 90 degree angles, gripping and shaping wire. They are a must for all wire workers.

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Crimping Pliers
Chain Nose Pliers

A must have tool for compressing crimps.The Crimping Pliers allow for your design to be secure with a crimp bead that looks and feels smooth. Easy to follow instructions can be found in our Tips and Tricks section. This tool is manufactured in Taiwan. These pliers are constructed of steel with plastic ergonomic handles.

Regular Crimping Pliers are for 2x2mm or 2x3mm crimps. Micro Crimper is for 1x1mm crimps. Mighty Crimper is for 3x3mm crimps and larger! The Mighty Crimping Pliers are fantastic for connecting a multiple strand design to a single strand clasp.

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Flat Nose Pliers
Flat Nose Pliers

Flat nose pliers are great for bending, creating perfect 90 degree angles, gripping and shaping wire. These pliers have a smooth surface that will not mar or scratch your wire. Wider then a chain nose, this tool gives your more surface area to grip your wire or to work with multiple wires at one time.

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Jump Ring Pliers
 Jump Ring Pliers

Jump Ring Pliers are used to open and close jump rings without scratching the ring. They can also be used to hold jump rings when soldering.

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Needle Nose Pliers
 Needle Nose Pliers

Needle nose pliers allow you to get into the smallest of spaces.

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Nylon Jaw Pliers
Nylon Jaw Pliers

This is a must have tool for anyone who wire wraps and designs using wire. Due to the nylon jaws, the wire is less likely to be scratched or marred while being worked on. Also great to recycle and straighten wire! Replacement jaws are also available.

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Round Nose Pliers
Round Nose Pliers

Round nose pliers are great for bending, creating loops and shaping wire.

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Wire Looping Pliers
 Wire Looping Pliers

The Wire Looping Pliers make consistent loops and coils. This pair of pliers has a concave jaw and a round step jaw to form the perfect 2mm, 3mm or 4mm loop. They feature comfort grips, polished stainless steel jaws, plus a standard step jaw.

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Split Ring Pliers
Split Ring Pliers

This much needed tool, the Split Ring Pliers were specifically designed for easily opening split rings. Just put the tooth between the two over lapping rings of the split ring and squeeze. The split ring should pop open and be ready to use.

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Soft Flex Pro Tools
Soft Flex Pro Tools

The Soft Flex Company Tool Line features, as standard, a unique double-sheathed, ESD safe, cushioned grip. The inner sheath is a tough vinyl, ESD safe material which holds the leaf spring and the cushioned surface to the handle. The outer sheath, also ESD safe, provides a no-slip, cushioned surface for the operator`s hand. This is important because the slight compressibility of the cushion aids to distribute the pressure more effectively. It can even absorb sharp particles which could be imbedded in the hand. The Soft Flex Company Tool Line's cushion grip is almost always considered by operators to be more comfortable than the hard plastic used by competitors.

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