Cheap Micro Bead Crimper Crimp Tool Pliers Review
Actually I've been beading long enough to remember squishing crimps flat. Crimping pliers are wonderful, and I have these in a couple sizes.
They are invaluable if you do a lot of stringing with beading cables like Soft Flex Best Beading Wire .024" 100' for ending the wire securely. Knots won't generally hold in beading cables and they are the strongest option for heavier beads so you need another way to terminate them which is where crimps come in. Using these pliers you can crimp down crimps very securely and very neatly. Instead of just squishing the crimp flat, they fold the crimp with the first part of the crimping process, then compact it very nicely into a small cylinder. It's a very neat professional finish to crimp beads. I've also used crimp beads on headpins for specific effects and these work very well to crimp down beads around head pins. They still can slide off head pins but for decorative use it does just fine.
