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Best Tool for Z Bending Wire?

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  • Member since
    August 2012
Best Tool for Z Bending Wire?
Posted by Colin P on Friday, August 17, 2012 8:16 AM

I need some feedback on what the best tool for making Z bends in .5mm and smaller wire?

I'm trying to make latches for 1:35 scale project and the Z bend I need to make is about .5 to .75mm. I tried using tweezers but their just too big to make the second bend that small.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, August 20, 2012 10:37 AM

You need finer point tweezers. One of my pair of tweezers has needle points on them.  You need to have several tweezers- no single pair will do every modeling task. I generally keep four different ones on my bench.  Of course, with needle nosed pliers you cannot bend hardened (stiff) wire, so you must use soft wire.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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