Description
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER. DELIVERY FROM FEBRUARY 17TH 2025.
ONE HALF-ROUND JAW FOR RING BENDING FROM WIRE. PLUS, THREE DIFFERENT WIDTH NOTCHES FOR SHAPING SHEET INTO AN ARC FOR COLLET MAKING.
A gem of a tool for jewellery makers. The half-round profiled jaw makes ring bending easy.
Hold sheet metal securely in the correct sized notch, and bend it around the half-round jaw to form an arc-shaped sheet - perfect when making a collet with minimal waste.
Benefits
- Ring bending made easy with one half-round jaw.
- Designed for shaping precious metal sheet into an arc when collet making.
- Perfect for gripping and manipulating wire and sheet materials.
- Parallel jaws grip securely along their whole length.
- Smooth jaws for a flawless, mark-free result.
- Built to last, with a robust construction and rust-resistant finish.
Features
- Jaws move in parallel throughout use.
- One half-round jaw for ring bending.
- Use slots for gripping precious metal sheet to form an arc around half-round jaw.
- Three different sized slots for gripping sheet of varying thicknesses.
- Compound-lever action gives high leverage with minimal pressure.
- Spring-free handles for a no-resistance feel when holding the workpiece.
- Jaws case hardened to HRC 57 for durability.
- Zinc-plated handles with detailing for added grip.
Applications
This tool has been developed in conjunction with course leaders at Birmingham School of Jewellery, Europe’s leading jewellery design school. It is a refinement of Maun’s standard Half Round And Flat Jaws Parallel Plier.
The half round jaw has a smaller radius to optimise the tool for shaping sheet metal into an arc for collet making. The three notches are of varying widths suitable for gripping common thicknesses of gold and silver sheet.
A workbench essential for the keen jewellery maker, with robust yet practical construction. This tool is deal for:
- Professional jewellery makers, particularly for ring bending and collet making.
- Hobby jewellery designers and enthusiasts.
Specifications
- Made in England.
- Standard 12 months' warranty. Register your tool to extend this to 2 years.
- 140 mm length.
- 10 mm jaw opening.
- 8 mm jaw width.
- 20 mm useable jaw length.
- Three notches of different widths in half-round jaw: 0.7 mm, 0.85 mm and 1.0 mm.
Why Maun?
Maun’s original problem solver adapted for jewellers to make ring bending and collet making easy. That’s Maun for you. We see problems and find innovative ways to solve them.
So, why settle for ordinary? We don’t. And you shouldn’t either.
Our pliers have been in action for over 75 years. Each and every one is engineered to last and has been since 1944.
Discover our range of premium, British-made tools today. Like our best selling Jewellery Kits. Or our superb Diagonal Cutting Pliers and extensive range of Craft Tools.
