Bead Crimp Pliers

Bead Crimp Pliers, sold by each
Squeeze tubes and beads into smoothly rounded crimps without the sharp unattractive edges that regular pliers cause.
Bead Crimp Pliers, ea
Squeeze tubes and beads into smoothly rounded crimps without the sharp unattractive edges that regular pliers cause.

1. Place the crimp bead in the notch closest to the handle of the pliers.
2. Squeeze to fold a crease the center of the crimp bead.
3. Place the folded crimp bead in the notch at the front of the pliers and squeeze the pliers to round out the crimp bead.

(Crimping is the process of squeezing small crimp beads to hold bead stringing thread or wire. Often a loop in the bead stringing material is made by passing the stringing material through the crimp bead, then through a finding like a clasp, and finally back through the crimp bead. The crimped bead connects the bead stringing material to the clasp with a permanent connection. Special bead crimping pliers are often used to facilitate crimping.)