Comments on: How do you tighten a crimping tube when making jewelry?

By: Lina

Lina — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:17:47 +0000

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By: ~ Little Miss Alice ~

~ Little Miss Alice ~ — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:20:38 +0000

What you need is a strong pair of beading pliers. Crush the crimping beads onto the string. If your using either using nylon thread (it works better on that) or Nemo thread (like shiny string)). If your trying to trap the beads onto the wire then yes you need to crush the metal bead onto the thread. Another way of doing it is to make the metal wire (im guessing your using either 1 or 1.5mm wire) then if your using bigger crimping bead, you can bend the wire back over itself and twist it tightly around itself then put the bead on after its secure. The stronger the pliers and the ribs on the pliers, the stronger it will hold. I hope i helped and good luck. ~ Little Miss Alice ~

By: evangel_42

evangel_42 — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:27:08 +0000

They make special pliers to crimp those with that I use, with no slippage, you can also use a pair of needle nose pliers, but make sure they are very thin, otherwise the teeth on them wont allow the crimping tube to squish tight enough. evangel_42

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:02:38 +0000

well Daniel