Seaming Plier Maintenance and Care
Seaming plier maintenance and care |
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Oiling your seaming pliers |
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Oil your pliers with a drop of oil on the hinged parts. | |||
Cleaning your seaming pliers |
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Use a dry, clean cloth to keep the jaws and teeth of the seaming pliers clean. Worn or greasy jaws and teeth are more likely to have a slippery grip. | |||
Storing your seaming pliers |
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Keep your tools away from extreme heat, which can expand the metal, causing damage over time. | |||
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Tools used for lead work should be kept separate from those used with copper material. This is because of galvanic corrosion: an electrochemical process in which one metal corrodes before another when both metals are in contact, in the presence of an electrolyte, for example moisture.
This means that copper will contribute to accelerated corrosion of any lead that the user’s seaming pliers come into contact with. |
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Seaming pliers should last for many years, if used for seaming only, and if well looked after. | |||
