Modifying Pliers to Avoid Gouges | Jewellery Making Tutorials

If you're new to jewellery making, you might find that it's hard to get a fine finish to your work. The easiest way to get a perfect finish is not to put any tool marks on your metal in the first place. So in this short video, I'll show you super quickly how to modify a cheap pair of chain nose pliers to avoid getting nasty bite marks in your work.
I don't recommend spending a fortune on fancy pliers when just starting out. Cheap pliers will work perfectly well too.
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[@jadenephrite]

Thank you for your video. As an alternative, you may also consider using a small file may to chamfer the edges of the chain nose pliers.

[@boomjewelrydesigns]

Great tip! I have also done this, but have not shared this great idea in any of my tutorials! Thank you for sharing!

[@laurar8486]

Brilliant! Those fine discs did the trick nicely! Thank you!

[@stephencoster9532]

Hiya lucy,
You emphasised that the 'cheap as chips' pliers needed modifying; I had to do it on some with white handles. So not just budget tools may need work.
Stay safe, Steve...

[@LucyWalkerJewellery]

Yeah true that - I love cheap pliers ha ha!

[@debraphillips8921]

Wonderful idea and I thank you for your sharing

[@claudiahaussener3476]

Thais brillant! And so helpful! Thank you 😘

[@doracarrington9219]

Thanks for sharing - such a simple idea - why didn't I think of that !! 😅

[@coreymerrill3257]

Good idea . Wow those pliers must be made from very low carbon mild steel or even iron ( not "cast iron", that is steel with too much carbon. I mean soft iron, add 0.5-1.5% carbon and it then makes various steel alloys.beyond that is cast a.k.a. pig iron names because it is so hard and brittle it has to be cast into shape to use it.and a "pig" is a large billet ,which is how it would be transported and stored ) They produce No sparks at all when ground .That just means they could be modified in a great many ways without issue . They could even be hardened or color case-hardened after shaping, by a certain set of procedure.
Knowledge for knowledge .lol.

[@LucyWalkerJewellery]

You're a total nerd - I like you a lot 🥰

[@Queen_Street_Sterling]

Can you use this sanding disk on silver after having used it on steel, or should you just reserve this one for tool modifications?

[@LucyWalkerJewellery]

I use it on silver again after using it on steel without any dramas :)

[@duocmat5192]

👍👍👍❤️

[@duocmat5192]

ThanK you 👍❤️