Pinzeta #2

Fine Art No. 2 tweezers, modeling tweezers for fine work

Tweezers from the Fine Art brand, intended for plastic modelers, figure painters and for fine workshop and watchmaking work. They are not a kit and not an accessory for a model; they are a tool that is worth having with every kit. Tweezers within a range are distinguished by a number according to the shape of the tip: number two is the pair with a narrow, tapered (pointed) tip, that is the type for picking up genuinely small parts, not for a coarse grip. The exact geometry of the tip, straight or curved, is not given in the designation.

Use

• Picking up and seating small plastic parts that fingers cannot hold.
• Working with photo-etched parts: taking a part out of the fret, bending it, transferring it to the model.
• Transferring and positioning decals in a water bath.
• Setting parts into recesses and deep places that neither fingers nor pliers can reach.
• Holding a part while gluing drop by drop with cyanoacrylate or with a thin plastic cement.

Who the tweezers are for

For anyone who builds plastic models, figures, detail sets or model railroads. Good tweezers belong in the basic kit of tools along with a knife, a file and sprue cutters; with photo-etched parts and decals it is practically impossible to work without them. Even a beginner who has found that a small part keeps springing out of their fingers will appreciate them.

Care: tweezers stand or fall by their tips. Do not let them drop on the point, because the tips will bend or part and the tweezers will stop gripping reliably. Do not store them permanently closed (or squeezed in an overfull box), as the springy arms lose their strength. Do not use them as a lever, a scraper or on hard material.