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Tweezers: Bent from a Thin Brass Strip (Cassell's, 1900)
Fine tweezers from a single strip of thin sheet brass, bent double so the spring of the bend holds the tips apart. Cassell's gives them for handling dead insects by the thorax.
Variable: strip 3/8 or 1/2 in wide, 6 or 8 in long.
Source: Cassell's Cyclopaedia of Mechanics (1900), p. 72. Picture: drawn by Youblob from the text.
Beginner
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Instructions
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1
Cut the strip
Cut the strip
Cut a strip of thin sheet brass 3/8 or 1/2 in wide and 6 or 8 in long.
Materials for this step:
Brass Sheet1 stripTools needed:
Tin Snips2
2
Bend it double
Bend it double
Bend the strip double at the middle until the two ends meet. Ease the bend so that its spring holds the ends about 3/4 to 1 in apart when free.
Tools needed:
Bench Vise
Hammer3
3
Point the ends
Point the ends
File the two ends to a blunt point.
Tools needed:
Metal FileMaterials
1- 1 stripPlaceholder
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