In this week’s video I’m going to talk to you about bail making pliers. They’re also known as multi step ring looping pliers, multi size wire looping pliers and I’ve even heard them called wrap and taps which may be from a brand-name, I’m not sure.
Whatever you call them, they are very handy for making precise wire loops and curves in bigger sizes than you could manage with round nose pliers. As I mention in the video, Wubbers is a well-known brand that is highly regarded. If you look them up you’ll find they have not only round mandrel pliers in many sizes but they have triangles, squares and all kinds of interesting shapes.
- Beadsmith Wire Looper Multi-step Ring Looping Plier 5, 7,10mm
(these are the ones I show in the video)
- Wubbers Jumbo Round Mandrel Pliers 18, 21mm
- Wubbers Square Mandrel Pliers
- Wubbers Triangular Mandrel Pliers
I’ve yet to own any Wubbers but I hope to try some soon. Sometimes with a pair of these pliers it’s fun to just pull out a piece of wire and start playing and see what you can create.
Whatever you do enjoy the video and happy creating!
You can watch the Friday Findings-Bail Making Pliers video over at YouTube.
Wow. All the different shapes make for freaky-looking pliers! But I could see how useful they’d be once I stopped laughing.
You are right, they are kind of crazy looking. 🙂