[Jewelry making - Article 01227] - [Orchid] Miland's Synclastic pliers?

[Zen Sojourner]

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    http://www.jewelrytoolsbymiland.com/Synclastic.htm 

    These things are so expensive and as far as I can tell, aren't
    particularly flexible (eg limited in the size of bangle or whatever
    you can run through them) 

    For the money, would I be better of getting a couple of mini-stakes
    and a hammer?  Or would it take more than that to be able to form a
    few bracelets? 

    Also, many would be woven or braided, so I don't really want to be
    whacking them out of shape when I'm trying to whack them INTO shape.
    For something like that, could I manage OK with a little practice
    with typical forming tools, or would these pliers really be the
    better solution for this type of work? 

Sojourner

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