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    Pliers: Pliers Are Hand Tools, Designed Primarily For Gripping Objects by Using Leverage

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    Pliers are hand tools used to grip objects using leverage. Their basic design includes handles, a pivot, and jaws or cutting edges. Pliers convert a power grip into a precise grip, increasing force on the workpiece. Common plier types include lineman's pliers, needle-nose pliers, and channellock pliers. Special purpose pliers are used for wire stripping, fencing, retaining rings, nail pulling, and glass breaking. Adjustable pliers include slip joint and channellock pliers. Cutting pliers include wire cutters. Crimping pliers are used to connect terminals and attach tags, seals, and sprayers.

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    Pliers are hand tools used to grip objects using leverage. Their basic design includes handles, a pivot, and jaws or cutting edges. Pliers convert a power grip into a precise grip, increasing force on the workpiece. Common plier types include lineman's pliers, needle-nose pliers, and channellock pliers. Special purpose pliers are used for wire stripping, fencing, retaining rings, nail pulling, and glass breaking. Adjustable pliers include slip joint and channellock pliers. Cutting pliers include wire cutters. Crimping pliers are used to connect terminals and attach tags, seals, and sprayers.

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    Pliers are hand tools used to grip objects using leverage. Their basic design includes handles, a pivot, and jaws or cutting edges. Pliers convert a power grip into a precise grip, increasing force on the workpiece. Common plier types include lineman's pliers, needle-nose pliers, and channellock pliers. Special purpose pliers are used for wire stripping, fencing, retaining rings, nail pulling, and glass breaking. Adjustable pliers include slip joint and channellock pliers. Cutting pliers include wire cutters. Crimping pliers are used to connect terminals and attach tags, seals, and sprayers.

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    Pliers

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliers
    Pliers are hand tools, designed primarily for gripping objects by using leverage.
    Pliers are designed for numerous purposes and require different jaw
    configurations to grip, turn, pull, or crimp a variety of things. They are a tool
    common to many dexterous trades and occupations. Many types of pliers also
    include jaws for cutting.

    The basic design of pliers has changed little since their origins, with the pair of
    handles, the pivot (often formed by a rivet), and the head section with the
    gripping jaws or cutting edges forming the three elements. In distinction to a pair
    of scissors or shears, the plier's jaws always meet each other at one point.

    Pliers are an instrument that converts a power grip - the curling of the fingers into
    the palm of the hand - into a precision grip, directing the power of the hand's grip
    in a precise fashion on to the object(s) to be gripped. The handles are long
    relative to the shorter nose of the pliers. The two arms thus act as first class
    levers with a mechanical advantage, increasing the force applied by the hand's
    grip and concentrating it on the work piece.

    The materials used to make pliers consist mainly of steel alloys with additives
    such as Vanadium and/or Chromium, to improve alloy strength and prevent
    corrosion. Often pliers have insulated grips to ensure better handling and prevent
    electrical conductivity.
    Common types

    Gripping pliers (used to improve grip)

    • Combination pliers or lineman's pliers


    • Flat-nose pliers, also known as "duckbill," after their resemblance to a
    duck's bill. With long, narrow, flat jaws, they are stronger than long-nose
    (needle-nose) pliers, but less able to reach into really confined spaces
    • Round-nose pliers, sometimes called snub-nosed pliers
    • Long-nose or needle-nose pliers, which have long, narrow jaws for
    gripping in confined spaces
    • Locking pliers, also called "Vise Grips" or "mole grips"
    • Tongue and Groove pliers, also called Channellock pliers after a common
    manufacturer.
    Special Purpose Pliers

    Breaker-grozier pliers

    • Wire-stripping pliers - cuts and removes insulation on electrical wire while


    leaving the wire intact
    • Fencing tools - pliers that include a hammer, wire cutter and nail puller on
    one tool
    • Retaining-ring or circlip pliers, which are used for fixing or loosening
    retaining rings
    • Nail-pulling pliers - an adaptation of the end nipper used for cutting wire;
    the jaws may be asymmetric, allowing the nail to be pulled out with a
    rocking motion on the surface in which it is imbedded.
    • Glass-breaking / Grozz Pliers

    Adjustable pliers

    • Slip joint pliers, which are similar to combination pliers but whose pivot
    can be slipped between two holes when the jaws are fully open to change
    their size
    • Groove-joint or tongue-and-groove pliers (occasionally called water-pump
    pliers although technically water-pump pliers are a slip-joint plier in the
    general configuration of groove-joint pliers; or referred to by the name of a
    well-known manufacturer, Channellock) - with adjustable jaw sizes, which
    are designed to grip various sizes of round, hexagon, flat, or similarly
    shaped objects
    Cutting pliers (used to sever or pinch off)

    • Combination pliers or lineman's pliers


    • Diagonal pliers (wire cutters, side-cutting pliers or side cutters) not really
    pliers as only used for cutting
    • Pinching pliers (end-nippers)
    • Needle-nose pliers - designed for gripping, but typically incorporate a
    cutter for 'one-tool' convenience

    Crimping pliers

    • For crimping electrical terminals and connectors (solderless connections)


    • For crimping metal rings or tags on livestock
    • For crimping metal security seals on cargo carriers
    • For crimping an impression on a document - as in a notary's seal
    • For crimping laboratory vials
    • For crimping bottles with sprayer tops, such as perfume bottles

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