Why are some head pins so hard to bend into shape ? My fingers are so sore.
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You can get hard pins, usually about 28 gauge metal and soft pins that are about 21 gauge, at least thats what I have and the 21 are much easier to bend.
The only thing I find is depending on what I am making the 21 gauge can be too soft and the 28 really hard to bend.
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It depends on the thickness of the head pin and what the base metal is.
I sell both 0.7mm and 0.5mm diameter pins, which are from Beadalon, with real 'silver plating' and easy to use.
I know what you mean though...when I first started making, I used some cheap head pins. They were really tough to bend and I ended up with grooves in my thumb nails.
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