Snowy, I went down to the hardware store and bought 4 sets of longnose pliers, small ones, Sidchrome brand, red handles.
The original one has no teeth on it, and is about 4 mm across the nose, perfect for grabbing the etch without marking it.
As for the other three sets, I ground them down across the nose to 3 mm, then 2 then 1.
Seems a little fiddly I know, but what I got was a decent size tool that would grip the small part as needed and not fling it across the room only to be found next time you walk in with bare feet, and accurate folds even on the smallest items, like a crosshair site for a 1/48th scale Zero.