post pictures later). with that little task, i always kept the thought to do the same thing on a smaller scale like jewelry that would take a smaller, softer wire in the back of my head.
one of my little grabs at michaels was the copper wire 16 gauge. i like the two different pliers as there are times you need to bend a letter in a fierce turn (short nose pliers) and then you need the longer ones for softer turns like an 'o'. for snipping, i use the inside of the shorter ones and that always works well. if you get a sharp edge, i would just use a 