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| What is the best way to cut and bend heavy gauge wire, like to make a globe with. If all you need is a looping pliers who has a good one? Then a good cutting tool?
Tim Thanks!
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| I suggest the Knipex cutters, they cut easy and hold up well. As for pliers I took a good pair of needle nose pliers and with a grinder I rounded the ends to the size I wanted and went to town. These pliers seem to work better than any production pliers I have gotten. Good Luck...Doug |
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| knipex makes a great roundnose pliers. the boggs tool rocks too, but heavy wire will wear it out fast.
SJ broke one making our tails already |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | I use a set of Craftsman looping pliers and a pair of vice grips to bend stainless steel spokes. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Put a nail the size of the loop you want in a vise, then use vise grips to wrap the wire, alot easier than holding pliers, and trying to bend the wire @ the same time. Knipex is by far the bset bolt cutter available.
Edited by MuskieMike 3/23/2006 5:23 PM
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Location: Black Creek, WI | To get a clean, flush cut on a wire wrap, I twist the tag end off with a vice-grip pliers. The wire "snaps" clean and flush with wrap... leaving no burr to snag weeds or poke your finger. |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Yes, Jlong taught me that trick a while back, and I neglected to mention it. Great advice for sure. |
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