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  • Member since
    August 2014
  • From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Mini Pliers
Posted by goldhammer on Friday, January 2, 2015 6:28 PM

Picked up a set in a zippercase.  Has chain nose, side cutter, needle nose, flat nose and nylon jaw.  Decent pair of tweezers and a pair of so-so scissors.  Also has what they call a bead scoop (metal trough with a  semi pointy and round end).

Back in the jewelry section at Hobby Lobby for 18.00, and with the coupon was just under 12.00 .  Part # is 720318.  The flat jaws are about 3/16 inch and the nylon flat jaw is around a 1/4.

Thought I'd try them for PE bends.

  • Member since
    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Saturday, January 3, 2015 10:27 AM

Checked it out on Hobby Lobby website and am intriqued. Now I gotta head out there and take a closer look at it for myself.

  • Member since
    August 2008
Posted by tankerbuilder on Friday, January 23, 2015 1:33 PM

Now , there's a thought .

 See , found something in Jewelry that works . Cross - equipping at it's best  .Ain't Hobby - Lobby great ? I have that set .DO NOT subject any of those to heavy torquing.   My set is now four , with no problems . They work great for Small P.E. Bending and installing .You can get Alee's tacky -Glue there too . Great for canopies and windows and paper models too .

  • Member since
    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Friday, January 23, 2015 2:14 PM

Looks like I'll be getting it in the near future for working with PE.

  • Member since
    August 2014
  • From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Posted by goldhammer on Friday, January 23, 2015 5:19 PM

Bent up the Betty's side boxes from the Eduard PE  for the fuselage with the metal flat jaws, worked out just dandy for that.

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    January 2013
Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 7:16 PM

So they work pretty well huh? I stopped by HL and got a better look at them. Still debating on whether they would be fine working with PE parts that came with a 1/72 scale kit I have in my stash.  

  • Member since
    May 2012
  • From: Pennsylvania
Posted by pilotjohn on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 8:19 PM

I picked up the set and am very pleased.  Yes they are small, but if you have used nail clippers on sprues then these are no trouble.  The flat square ones are great for PE and the ones with one round portion help with rolling small PE pieces.  Get the 40% off mobile coupon and they are worth it IMO.

Oh, and the yellow cutters are really good for cutting pieces away from sprues.

John

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