Beadalon Darice 493517, Wire Rounder Designer DWO

I've been looking at cup burrs for weeks now, trying to figure out exactly what I needed for wire-wrapped jewelry making. It seems that most cup burrs or wire rounders are meant to go with a rotary tool, and the correct size cup must be paired with each gauge wire. Not so with this little manual version.I have been working with 20, 21, 22, and 24 gauge wires, and this tool fits all of them. The 20 gauge JUST fits into the cup, so do not try to use with anything thicker - but 20 gauge and thinner fits and works well. It seems that the secret to serving multiple gauges is the dome-shaped inner cup, which I took some high-resolution photographs of and will add them to the items's pictures, along with some before-and-after pics of the end of some 20-gauge brass wire.It is easiest to use by holding your wire very close to the end with pliers (to prevent the wire from just bending away from the tool under pressure), pressing into the cup and twisting the tool a few times. My wire from the photos was rounded in 2-3 full 360° turns total. With the way people talk about needing a rotary tool for wire rounding, I was really surprised at how easy this was to use (no "elbow grease" needed, really). The edges of my brass wire felt sharp after cutting - not comfortable to put through ear piercings at all, but this tool rounded the wires enough to pass very comfortably through as an earwire.Great tool for wires no thicker than 20-gauge! Thanks so much Amazon for carrying this!

Great tool for wires no thicker than 20-gauge! Thanks so much Amazon for carrying this!

Great tool

I tried this item with 16 and 18 gauge wire and it does not completely round the ends. The size, feel and handling of the tool are easy, but it doesn't quite get the job done. While the edges of the wire receive a nice smooth finish, the top center portion remains rough and unfinished. Even tilting the tool at an angle to try to catch the middle does not help. Do not recommend.

I made ear wires and smoothed the edge that goes through the ear, for a smaller gauged wire it was very easy to use.

I'm a budding jewelry designer and I work with wire almost exclusively. I was looking for something that would round off wire after I cut it with my wire cutters, which leaves the wire rather pointed. This wire rounder works beautifully! I can work the wire much better after it's been rounded. I love this thing!

As hard as I tried I could not get this tool to work. I wound up purchasing a more expensive set of bur cups for my e-drill that work.

This tool works very well. It does take a little bit of time to get the hang of using it. Smoothing the end of wires for jewelry is very important, this tool is great. The price was fair and the service was great!

Handluche Feile für dünnere Drähte. 2mm Draht kann ich damit nicht feilen, ist aber nicht tragisch

The media could not be loaded.  This is such a handy tool for making your own wire findings. I used the Beadalon 6-Step Looping pliers to create the hooks and soften the wire ends with the Beadalon rounder tool. Super fast and easy! I highly recommend this great quality tool.

Bijoux

Being new to beading I was not sure if I needed it boy was I wrong , excellent for rounding off those sharp ends.

Diese kleine Tassenfeile habe ich mir zugelegt, um abgeschnittenen Schmuckdraht abzurunden, was z. B. bei selbstgemachten Ohrhaken und -steckern zu empfehlen ist, damit das Ohrloch nicht verletzt wird. Ich glätte damit auch selbstgemachte Ösen, die direkt am Hals anliegen, damit nichts reibt, ebenso selbstgemachte Broschen und vieles mehr.Natürlich könnte man das auch mit herkömmlichen Feilen erledigen, aber mit diesem napfförmigen Fräser geht es einfacher, schneller und vor allen Dingen ist das Drahtende schön gleichmäßig abgerundet.Die Handhabung ist einfach: man drückt das Drahtende fest in den Napf und dreht den Fräser hin und her, bis der Draht abgerundet und glatt ist.Die Drahtstärke, die in den Napf hineinpasst müsste ich schätzen. Ausprobiert habe ich bis zu meinem dicksten Draht von 1,2 mm, welcher noch ein bisschen Luft hatte im Napf.Geliefert wird das Werkzeug in einem Kunststoffröhrchen mit Deckel, welches sich gut zur Aufbewahrung eignet.Fazit: Empfehlenswert