I kid you not, I must have bought and own 20+ pairs of tweezers trying to find the right ones to use for metal models. I even bought medical forceps to use. I finally bought a "3 Inch Micro Needle Nose Pocket Plier" and it works very well for bending tabs, etc.; price wasn't bad either (under $8 USD). I also use "Cross Locking Tweezers" which I placed "Heat Shrink Tubing" on the tips to help hold model pieces (less slippage) and prevent damage to the piece. I build other types of model (plastic and diecast) so I can never have too many tweezers. Great video. Looking forward to more. Thanks!
Yep, I'm right there with you 😂 I've been tempted to try some of the smaller sets because I do like my traditional steel ones. Covering the ends of your tools with heat shrink is a fantastic idea and one that I've never thought of. Definitely going to have to give that a go on some of my pliers. Thanks for the tip and kind comments
Tamiya bending pliers (mini) made specifically for photo etch bending are by far the best thing to use for these kits. As well as stepped mandrel tools used it jewelery making.
Yeah I have the same set of detail tweezers and I'm like wth, most of these aren't strong enough to bend tabs! I'll try to grind the sharper ones down a bit, that's really smart.
Completely agree, I realized that when I was editing :s I hope to make these segments a weekly event on the channel. I'll definitely clear that up a little later. Thanks for the input :)
I ended up using pliers more than tweezers, I have a lot of pliers with different shapes. Completely agree about the round twisting tool, I use that quite a bit, you just need to get used to not turn them too much, otherwise you break off the tabs.
Yeah... the first time I ever used it I over twisted my tab. It's certainly easy to do in the beginning when you first start using it. My plier collection is starting to grow. I have a few that I use pretty regularly and will certainly be doing a video. Do you find that the nylon tip pliers are better than others? Seems to be some pretty mixed reviews out there.
@@GrooveBuilders I never used nylon tip pliers before, it could be useful to not scratch the metal, would be interesting to test them out for this use case. I just use regular ones.
Yes, I do use the little pencil-like tool, and I love it. If you have one custom made please make the pointy end as small as possible without it being prone to bend, and the groove on the flat end deeper. I have found that sometimes the tabs are too long to fit in the groove. Especially on the flat end.
Completely agree, I also find sometimes this tool isn't long enough. There are some limitations in the milling process from what I understand. I really don't know a whole lot about the lathe process though. Who knows 🤷 I might end up picking one up if I can't get these made properly. Then I'll be doing how to lathe videos lol
I never end up using tweezers, just my needle tip pliers, a flat screwdriver, and my bending tool. My wife gave me squinty eyes when I asked her about the black tweezers in her makeup kit LOL
Smart man... You're alive and that's what counts lol There seems to be a lot of people in the community that only use pliers to do these builds. I might have to attempt it just to see if it's better. A flat screwdriver is a good idea too
@@GrooveBuilders I knew it. Somehow your face and beard tell it. :) Did you consider getting the large gold Notre Dame from piececool? Its expensive but really well detailed.
I kid you not, I must have bought and own 20+ pairs of tweezers trying to find the right ones to use for metal models. I even bought medical forceps to use. I finally bought a "3 Inch Micro Needle Nose Pocket Plier" and it works very well for bending tabs, etc.; price wasn't bad either (under $8 USD). I also use "Cross Locking Tweezers" which I placed "Heat Shrink Tubing" on the tips to help hold model pieces (less slippage) and prevent damage to the piece. I build other types of model (plastic and diecast) so I can never have too many tweezers. Great video. Looking forward to more. Thanks!
Yep, I'm right there with you 😂 I've been tempted to try some of the smaller sets because I do like my traditional steel ones. Covering the ends of your tools with heat shrink is a fantastic idea and one that I've never thought of. Definitely going to have to give that a go on some of my pliers.
Thanks for the tip and kind comments
Have reviewed any jewelry making tools for 3d medal puzzles
Tamiya bending pliers (mini) made specifically for photo etch bending are by far the best thing to use for these kits. As well as stepped mandrel tools used it jewelery making.
You bring up a lot of good points about the options on tweezers. I’ll be looking forward to seeing what kind of tools you’ll inspire
I have some cylinder pencils from piececool and thatactually helped me very well they comment different measurements and it came with 6 of them
I've been wanting to grab the piece cool tool set to give it a shot. Especially if they can secure tabs too. Thanks for watching :)
Yeah I have the same set of detail tweezers and I'm like wth, most of these aren't strong enough to bend tabs! I'll try to grind the sharper ones down a bit, that's really smart.
You show alot of useful tweezers but maybe some close up shot next time? It hard see whats the different between them
Completely agree, I realized that when I was editing :s I hope to make these segments a weekly event on the channel. I'll definitely clear that up a little later. Thanks for the input :)
I ended up using pliers more than tweezers, I have a lot of pliers with different shapes. Completely agree about the round twisting tool, I use that quite a bit, you just need to get used to not turn them too much, otherwise you break off the tabs.
Yeah... the first time I ever used it I over twisted my tab. It's certainly easy to do in the beginning when you first start using it.
My plier collection is starting to grow. I have a few that I use pretty regularly and will certainly be doing a video. Do you find that the nylon tip pliers are better than others? Seems to be some pretty mixed reviews out there.
@@GrooveBuilders I never used nylon tip pliers before, it could be useful to not scratch the metal, would be interesting to test them out for this use case. I just use regular ones.
Yes, I do use the little pencil-like tool, and I love it. If you have one custom made please make the pointy end as small as possible without it being prone to bend, and the groove on the flat end deeper. I have found that sometimes the tabs are too long to fit in the groove. Especially on the flat end.
Completely agree, I also find sometimes this tool isn't long enough. There are some limitations in the milling process from what I understand. I really don't know a whole lot about the lathe process though. Who knows 🤷 I might end up picking one up if I can't get these made properly. Then I'll be doing how to lathe videos lol
I never end up using tweezers, just my needle tip pliers, a flat screwdriver, and my bending tool. My wife gave me squinty eyes when I asked her about the black tweezers in her makeup kit LOL
Smart man... You're alive and that's what counts lol
There seems to be a lot of people in the community that only use pliers to do these builds. I might have to attempt it just to see if it's better. A flat screwdriver is a good idea too
Hold on, wait just a hot second.
You're CANADIAN???
are you a retired marine?
Not a Marine but Canadian army infantry
@@GrooveBuilders I knew it. Somehow your face and beard tell it. :) Did you consider getting the large gold Notre Dame from piececool? Its expensive but really well detailed.