Marlene s Favorite Tools

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1 Marlene s Favorite Tools Shears or tin snips Item # Light-duty shears are great for intricate work. Use the curved-blade shears to cut smooth, even curves. Straightblade shears for straight cuts Klenk Pipe Cutter Order online Start cut by pushing center blade point through can. Three-blade tool takes out a 1/8" track leaving both ends clean and straight. Wiss Combination Snips Lowes or Home Depot Straight, right or left cutting 18 gauge capacity Transfer Punch Set Harbor Freight Item # Set of steel mandrels for making jump rings. Used to 'transfer' the location of a hole in one workpiece to a mating surface in another workpiece. A punch is selected that just fits within the original hole and is struck lightly with a hammer to make a punch mark that will be at the center point of the hole. They are also handy as for determining the inside diameters of small holes.

2 Center Square Micro Mark Item #: Quickly and easily locate the center of a disk Dividers Use as a measurement and layout tool Tools Item # Center Punch Tools Item # For marking the spot where a hole is to be drilled in sheet metal. Punch is tapped with small hammer. Can also be used as scriber. Bent Chain nose pliers Great for chain making need 2 item #

3 Watch makers hammer item # Great for riveting in tight spots Cratex Wheels Rio item # Use a file to create a groove in the middle and then to polish stainless steel pin stems Split Mandrels Item # Use to smooth inside of rings

4 Item # Heavy duty professional saw frame Wire Twist tool Put an even, uniform twist in any wire Item # Cup Bur set Esslinger Item Number: Used for smoothing the end of a piece of wire or rivets

5 Cut-Off Wheels Otto Frei Use for sharpening stainless steel wire for pin backs Item # Ring Clamp Item Hold rings securely from the inside or outside Mini-Square Micro-Mark Item #: A good mini square has markings on both the outside and inside edges so that measuring and marking is quick, easy and accurate. Made of stainless steel, it also works as a cutting and scribing guide. Get one with millimeters on one side and inches on the other

6 Weller 40 Watt Soldering Iron Home Depot Internet # Model # SP40NKUS Indicator light allows you to see that the iron is on Develops 900 F temperature MFG Brand Name : Weller MFG Model # : SP40LK MFG Part # : SP40LK Nickel plated copper tip Store SKU # Solder Home Depot Lead-Free and non-toxic Melts at 430 F. Novacan Old Masters Flux Order online Keeps metal clean while soldering

7 Swanstrom Confirming Pliers 1 jaw = Item # Get the 1 Great for bending tin 2 jaw = Item # jaw = Item # Xuron side cutters Rio Grand Item # Item Number: (for flex shaft) I tem Number: (flex shaft hanger) items Must have multi purpose tool used for drilling holes, grinding, chuck accepts burs of all kinds for use in stone setting, etc Flex Shaft hanger is needed to hang the flex shaft properly and this one is good because it is easy to move as needed.

8 Item Number: Chasing hammer used for striking other tools such as a center punch, riveting, etc.

9 Flexible Shaft Economy Version Harbor Freight Harbor Freight Item #40432 Materials: Where to buy: Stainless Steel Wire item # GWX Skip Tooth Saw Blades item # TX162 Lazer Tran Paper item # Head Pins (rivets) item # SHP-5 OZT Rebar Tie Wire Steel wire for chain-making any hardware store such as Ace or Lowes

10 6/0 saw blades: Item# Brass Mini Nails Item # Micro Mark (use w/ #68 drill bit) Brass escutcheon pins Item # NBE18 x ½ Jamestown Distributors Companies: Otto Frei Hoover and Strong (metal supply company) Micro-Mark Send your metal scraps here to be refined