round nose pliers

[mps@usol.com]

> Ron,
Can you tell me where I could learn to do those knots with the Vise 
Grips?
I have had great difficulty with the round nose on the heavy wire 
which is where I need the knots. The thinner gauges I just replace the 
entire wire...

Thank you
Mark M


> > I also use small vise grips ... After someone showed me, 
Friday, how easy
> > and consistent it is to do it this way. And I’M the one who 
posted the
> > original query about round-nose sources. All you need is 5" 
grips--I think
> > their number is 5WR.
> 
> 
> With the Vise-Grip, the knot can be formed so tight there's very 
> little slack to pull up to tighten it - even in the heaviest wire. 
> At best, with the round nose pliers, there till be a lot of slack in 
> the formed knot. With heavy wire, if you can bend the stuff at all 
> with the little round nose, you'll be taking up about a yard of 
> loose wire on the tuning pin to tighten the knot.
> 
> Ron N
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