Wire bending pliers

[Ember]

They actually look a slightly better design from the MicroMark ones. I bought mine on special last year when they had both sizes for the price of one. But they leave some pretty hefty marks on the brass.

[HomeRacingWorld]

Always good info, thanks Dave.

[Ember]

Looks like I might have to get some.

[TuscoTodd]

Dave -
Thank you for the link - I have been doing mine the hard way, as I only had done some simple supports, etc before the Mini build... Those would have come in VERY handy for doing that full on scratch build - I may have to look at getting a set of those, looking toward this years Mini proxy! :)
Thanks!

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Let me endorse the Micro Mark set. I use them all the time, from making Christmas present hangers for my wife's wall hanging quilt art to slot cars to a wire cage to protect the lights on my tractor from brush in the woods. I have yet to find a radius, angle, or fancy doodad I can't make with them. When I bought them, I thought they were overpriced. I was wrong.

[dr fabio]

Ive always just used a bench vice. Then fine tune the bend with standard pliers. Seems to have worked for me for the last 35 years.

cheers
dr fabio

[waaytoomuchintothis]

That's what I did for decades, but my needs changed when I started doing fancy stuff for my wife. Now I use these rascals and wonder why I didn't think of them before.

[TuscoTodd]

Dave,
I did order up a set of those to try - glad to hear that they are good for as heavy as 1/8" (while I used that heavy of flats for the Mini - I don't think that will be my norm ;) ).
Most of the rear bushing loops, braces, etc I have made in the past have all been notably smaller diameter wire/tubing than that, so this set will give me a good feel for how "handy" these may be (verse doing it with arbors, multiple sets of pliers, etc)
:)