I decided to buy this versus the Cricut tweezers. I understand they are pretty much the same. This is a reverse tweeter. This means that when you squeeze the tweezer, it opens up. It also means that when you are not squeezing the tweezer is holding onto what you placed in it. I use it for card making and scrapbooking. I can see a lot of different crafters and hobbyists using these tweezers. Actually, I've just bought 4 more. One for my spouse who will use it for wood working and other odd things, our child who is a hobbyist (model trains) and I bought two more for myself. Yup, I'm greedy.
The reasons I like this set of tweezers:
1. Made of metal with a silicon finger grips (Thick metal not tin and cheap)
2. Great size for my hands 5 inches long
3. PRICE
4. Grip strength. It holds my papers together well
5. The angle of the tweeze part is great for glueing two pieces of paper together without the paper touching the table
6. Comes with a tip cover. Not sure how long it will take me to loose the little cover
Works great, and it's very fine at the point, great for small models. However, the strength of the tweezers is pretty strong, strong enough to propel any item held in it across the room if it were to slip. I've had a couple of small plastic parts shot into eternity by the force generated y the tweezer spring. Jus' sayin'....
These tweezers are "reverse" tweezers and operate with tension--you pinch or squeeze them open, position the tips around what you want held, and then relax your grip and the tweezers do the holding for you. Then you can manipulate the item you're working on by loosely holding the tweezers--you don't have to maintain a constant pressure to keep the tips closed around whatever it is. My thumb and hand muscles used to ache like crazy after using other tweezers from the exertion of the constant "pincher" squeeze. These have a very fine point at the tip, perfect for very delicate work. A bumpy rubber surface provides a sure grip for your thumb and finger, and the angle of the blades increases the comfort of working with them somehow. These tweezers are wonderful!
I highly recommend them and I've been using them for years. Initially I purchased and used these for paper crafts--working with tiny bits of paper. Then I moved into making my own stamps, gluing down tiny bits of foam board to other pieces of foam. These tweezers are PERFECT for handling tiny bits! I've also used them while bead working and jewelry making and here is a caution: round items--like seed beads--will sometimes go zinging off across the room, suddenly escaping from the squeeze of the tips. (Over time I learned to handle seed beads by keeping a very slight pressure on the tweezers, rather like holding slippery soap lightly instead of tightly.)
Now I make fused glass art and work with teeny tiny bits of glass, and I use these tweezers constantly. In fact, serious glass artists as well as friends of mine at the glass studio were so impressed by them that everybody had to get their own pair. I even bought myself a second pair, just to make sure they are always readily available at my fingertips.
The extreme point is like a needle, so be careful of that, otherwise it's perfect for fine, detailed pieces that need a tweezers. This is actually my third pair over 13 yrs. My only complaint is that the rubber "grippers" on each side of the handle come off easily. The tweezers still work great without the grippers, but still, they shouldn't be coming out/off. For this pair, I'm trying putting a dab of glue on the rubber to try to keep them in place.
I love love love these tweezers. I make vinyl decals and tshirts, and in my opinion this pair of tweezers and an exacto knife are teh only tools you will ever need for vinyl weeding. It comes with a little rubber cover for teh VERY pointy tip, and the rubber grip is great too. If I could change one thing about this product it would be NOTHING cuz these tweezers are awesome for crafting.. They wont pluck an eyebrow tho, so don't even try. But that's ok cuz they are not made for that, and they work wonderfully well for the purpose they are intended for. I have also found these tweezers useful in reaching light weight things I cant quite reach, and in fishing out the string on my daughters hoodie when it got lost in the great unknown.. Highly recommend.. shipping was fast, and product awesome..
Feature Product
- Makes picking up small beads, embellishments and other tiny pieces easier
- Precision tip with protective cover
- Non-stick coating allows picking up stickers and adhesives
- Ergonomic, compact design
- Reverse comfort grip
Description
A handy to have on hand to pick up tiny pieces, beads, embellishments and more. The Ek Tools craft tweezers feature an ergonomic, reverse grip design and non-stick coating which means they can even pick up stickers. Protective cover slides over the angled precision tip. Approximately 4.75-inch long.
So I finally get why I needed these tweezers. They help! I have seen craft tweezers for sale for all the years I have been crafting but never saw the need for them. Then I started seeing them being used in many craft videos and they looked pretty useful. I bought these and gave them a try and am very glad I did. They are easy to use, angled just right. I use them for those awkward little pieces that end up sticking to your fingers or are too delicate to maneuver without messing up what you just spent time creating. They're also good when you are worried that the ink, glue, or paint on your fingers will get onto the piece. Great for adding small embellishments.
I love these tweezers! I'v used regular tweezers to hold small objects for years. How tedious! Thank goodness for EK tools Craft Tweezers. They are reverse tweezers so you don't have to squeeze them to hold small objects. Yea!
The EK Craft Tweezers far exceeded my expections. They are the perfect size and they hold my paper craft project without marring it and that's a big plus for me. The cushion grip provides comfort when working for long periods of time and no pressure is required to securely hold my project in place. The tweezers are well made and I would buy them again. However, I don't think I will be buying another pair any time too soon because they are that well made. Thanks, EK for another great product.
Wow, I love these! I thought I was buying the tweezers for my teenage granddaughter to use with her weekly planner stickers. I already have a pair of craft tweezers in another brand. However, I wanted to try them out before giving them to her. I found they are better at grasping at picking up stickers and sequins than my other tweezers. Since I do paper crafting every day, and she does it only in a planner, I decided to give her the used ones. Bad grandma! :-)
These are absolutely FANTASTIC! I love them and have been using them for years. Use to buy at Michaels until they were discontinued. Wish they came in a box of 12 at a bulk price. Highly recommend! They will pick up the smallest and thinnest piece of paper or seed beads they are durable and have a nice comfort grip
I bought these EK tools craft tweezers for picking up tiny rhinestones.
Unfortunately I haven't been able to use them for that. It doesn't seem to grasp them properly.
I use tweezers similar to this at work so I am pretty comfortable using this type of tweezer.
However what I have found extremely useful is the ends of the tweezers I have been using to poke through the tiny holes in the back of my metal dies to release cardstock from it.
It works beautifully. As the end isn't too sharp that it will poke through the paper like some tools do.
So all in all I am pretty happy with this tool.
It feels like good quality as well. Worth the $8.00 (which I still think is pretty reasonable).
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