Crimp Pliers

The Bead Crimping Pliers is a unique, PATENTED, crimp forming tool which forms a smooth unobtrusive crimp. It banishes forever the unsightly sharp edged crimp formed by conventional flattening methods. Using jewelry wire and standard "French" crimp beads or crimp tubes up to 3mm in diameter, it forms a finished crimp whose diameter is less than 2mm - smaller than the crimp itself.

If you examine the closed jaws of the Bead Crimping Pliers you will see two distinct openings, a kidney shaped one and an oval one. The process of forming the crimp requires two steps - a crimping operation and a final rounding operation. These are carried out at two forming regions - the initial crimping station and the final rounding station.

Bead Crimping Instructions

The process of forming the crimp requires two steps - a crimping operation and a final rounding operation. These are carried out at two forming regions in the crimper's jaws - the initial crimping station (E) and the final rounding station (F).

At the last bead (A), the wire (B) is passed through the crimp bead or crimp tube (C) - through the clasp or jump ring (D) - back through the crimp (C) - and optionally back through the end bead (A).

In STEP 1, the crimp bead or tube is fully secured to the cord in the crimping station (E). Best results are obtained when the two cords are positioned on either side of the center dimple.

In STEP 2, the final shaping is carried out in the rounding station (F). Here the half rounded crimp is further rolled up to form the finished crimp. Note that in moving from the crimping to the rounding station, the assembly is rotated 90 degrees.

All crimping information courtesy of W. Scott Bartky - inventor of the bead crimping pliers. http://www.bartky.net/crimper/index.html

 

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