[Jewelry making - Article 00421] - Re: [Orchid] Flawless chains

[Len and Judy Bjorkman]

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>      The problem with those purple, plastic jawed pliers is that the
>     plastic is too soft. After a very short time, the plastic is
>     dented so badly it virtually makes the pliers unusable. I thought
>     it would be great for wire working, but they actually made the job
>     more difficult. The plastic jaw slips like crazy because it can't
>     get a firm grip 

    You're right, Betty, the plastic gets dented, and, on small items you
    can't get a decent grip (for those, I also use flat jaw pliers). But
    the original e-mail mentioned use with large jump rings, and I
    suspected that the bilious purple things might be right for that
    particular use, where there's a relatively large area on which to get
    a grip. 

Judy Bjorkman

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