Reviews for Durston Combination Ring Stretcher Reducer Bender

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22 Dec 2015 - by Lydia N.

Easy and efficient

Absolutely love this. Makes quick work of enlarging use a light touch, as it is very easy to overdo it!. The reducer is very simple to use too. The bender is great for forming sheet into curved forms for earrings as well as rings. Spend a little time adjusting the position of the dies and you can form the bends without marking your metals. The smaller the increments you feed the metal in by, the smoother your results. I have this permanently mounted to my bench and it is far easier to use than previous enlarging methods I've used. Great for everyday minimal adjustments.

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10 Dec 2015 - by Timothy D.

Good multi function kit

Confusingly this equipment is quoted as having 8 splines when it fact it has 6.That said it's one of those items I now wonder how I ever did without.I did wonder if I would ever use the reducer and shank bender but have actually used the reducer a lot especially to correct minor oversizing. It is also capable of un forming the edge of a a spinner ring in order to removereplacerepair a spinner.The shank bender on the side is excellent for bending thicker material especially some of the harder golds which can be difficult using hand tools only. Be prepared though to file out surface marks from this process.All in all an excellent product. To me it was well worth the extra for Durston quality and for the shank bender on the side.Currently I don't have space on my workbench to permanently mount it so I have mounted it on a wooden block which is held in my vice when required although it is heavy to lug around.

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