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With some pieces a little more finishing will be required. After
removing the wire from your nylon jaw pliers you may need to "hand finish"
your piece. This means that you view the piece and manipulate it by
hand so that it is positioned properly. Rarely you may even need to
use your pliers to
In the next page, we will discuss what to do when you are making a new design instead of following our instructions for an existing design. |
help
you with hand finishing. The pliers can help you to grip a loop of
wire and manipulate it, where your fingers alone would not be able to get a
firm enough grip. The proper way to perform hand finishing with your
pliers is to insert your round nose into the loop as far as they will go,
then grip lightly with the pliers, pushing or pulling the loop into
position. Step Jaw Pliers may also be used and will generally result
in fewer marks on your wire component. You are done with the hand
finishing when the piece appears the way you want it to.
The
wire component made for our Deluxe Duplex Bracelet (shown here) is a good
example of a wire component that will require hand finishing. 