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Customize Your Tools - Insulated Ring Separating TweezersCopyright © Steve Satow 2006
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Standard insulated tweezers. |
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Using heavy wire cutters cut off about ¾ of an inch. Wire cutters will give you a beveled end that you can sharpen. |
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Front view of filed ends. Filed to a point. |
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Side view of beveled ends with a saw blade mark 3/4 of an inch from the ends on both tips. The saw marks don't burn off during heating. |
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Heat both tips at the marks and bend them to 90 degree angles. The parallel grip pliers seemed to work well for this. The tips will be overlapping now. |
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Now grip the tips lower near the x-joint, bend each side at the x-joint until the tips are bent equal and about 1 inch apart. |
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Measure down an inch from the bends. Slowly bend each side until they meet evenly, heat usually isn’t needed. |
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After your finished they should look like this. These are ready for sand and bead blasting if you like the cleaner look. |
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Finished tweezers ready to separate wedding sets. |
