2 More Tools You Need for Wire Wrapping

We talked about the 3 Basic Tools You Need to Wire Wrap:  Wire Cutters, Round Nose Pliers and Chain Nose Pliers.Here are 2 more tools that you'll want to add once you get going!Bent Nose PliersI had bent nose pliers in my collection long before I realized how helpful they were.  The only thing I thought they did was open split rings.Then one day I used them to open jump rings.  I don't know what it is about the bend that makes them so useful opening jump rings, but once you try them, you won't look back.Bent nose pliers are helpful when wire wrapping, either to hold the wire or to use to wrap the wire.Nylon Covered PliersWhen you get wire it's usually in a coil.  Use nylon covered pliers to straighten out wire.Note:  Do not do this too many times.  It will harden your wire.Nylon pliers are great because when the nylon starts to wear out, you just replace it.Here they are on amazon.com: