[Jewelry making - Article 00122] - Re: [Orchid] Beadalon

[Kimberly Starbard]

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Hi Devora:

    I have not tried this yet, but a former poster suggested that if you
    are having trouble making the first crimp into a "c' shape with the
    crimping pliers then you might consider using a file to modify the
    pliers to make a deeper impression. In other words, on the second
    opening, you can file deeper grooves to create a more definitive "c"
    shape. Does this make sense? I don't know if that was the problem you
    were having with base metal crimps, but I had thought that they were
    a bit harder to bend than sterling crimps, so this might help. 

    Thanks for the suggestion, 

Kim Starbard
Cove Beads

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