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10 A pair of nylon-grip pliers will make working with spooled wire frustration-free, and is an essential part of your toolkit. These straight, wide-armed pliers have a nylon pad that prevents the pliers from scarring the wire. Whenever you use a new wire, pull it through a pair of nylon pliers first to ensure that the working wire is straight and without the small bends that naturally occur from being wrapped on the spool. Roll off a length of wire from the spool, grip the wire close to the spool with the pliers, and then pull the pliers to the end of the wire.

As you can see on this pair of pliers, on some nylon-grip pliers the nylon pads can be replaced if the pads become damaged over time.

Because of their extra-wide surface, nylon-grip pliers are perfect for gripping very large curves, spirals, and bends as you work jewelry links.