How to use a crimp bead plier
When you have to close a pearl necklace, it is important that it is done well so that the necklace does not go up by itself. This can be done by using a tool called a crimp-bead plier.
The following illustrates how such a plier is used.
The guide uses a crimp bead that is located under the category "Tools" on Smyks.uk
Tiger-tail beading wire in several variants can be found under "Pearl wire and tin wire"
Wire clamps and Crimp beads are found under "Glue-in ends and wire clasps"
The wire clamp has two "bites" E and F. First, clamp with E so that the wire clamp is pressed flat and at the same time gets a small belly. Then turn it 90 degrees and squeeze with F so that it is folded together in the middle.
Jewelry wire is pulled through the last bead on the necklace / bracelet A and further through the wire clamp and through the box or lock D, after which it is pulled back through the wire clamp and possibly. also the first 2-3 beads on the chain.
Tighten the wire up to the box / lock and gently squeeze the wire clamp with the inner bite E on the tong, now the wire is attached.
The wire clamp is rotated 90 degrees and is now completely folded with the bite F.
Tip:
For aesthetic reasons, one can conceal the wire clamp with a crimp-bead which is a kind of open ball that can be squeezed into a protective ball about either a knot or in this case a wire clamp.