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What are pliers

Pliers are hand tools, designed primarily for
gripping objects by using leverage. PliersRound  nose  pliers
are designed for numerous purposes and
require different jaw configurations to grip,Long-nose or needle-nose pliers, which have
turn, pull, or crimp a variety of things.long, narrow jaws for gripping in confined
They are a tool common to many dexterousspaces
trades and occupations. Many types of pliers
also  include  jaws  for  cutting.Water pump or channel lock pliers - with
adjustable jaw sizes, which are designed to
Historygrip various sizes of round, hexagon, flat or
similarly  shaped  objects
Pliers were first invented in Europe around
2000 BC to grip hot objects (principally ironRetaining ring or circlip pliers, which are
as it was being forged on an anvil). Amongused  for fixing or loosening retaining rings
the oldest illustrations of pliers are those
showing the Greek god Hephaestus in hisLocking  pliers
smithy. Today, pliers intended principally to
be used for safely handling hot objects areNail pulling pliers - an adaptation of the
usually called tongs. The number of differentend nipper used for cutting wire; the jaws
designs of pliers grew with the invention ofmay be asymmetric, allowing the nail to be
the different objects which they were used topulled out with a rocking motion on the
handle: horse shoes, fasteners, wire, pipes,surface  in  which  it  is  imbedded.
electrical  and  electronic  components.
Cutting  pliers  (used to sever or pinch off)
Design
Combination  pliers  or  lineman's  pliers
The basic design of pliers has changed little
since their origins, with the pair ofDiagonal pliers (wire cutters, side cutting
handles, the pivot (often formed by a rivet),pliers or side cutters) not really pliers as
and the head section with the gripping jawsit  is  only  used  for  cutting
or cutting edges forming the three elements.
In distinction to pair of scissors or shears,Pinching  pliers  (end  nippers)
the plier's jaws always meet each other at
one  point.Wire stripping pliers - cuts and removes
insulation on electrical wire while leaving
In technical terms, pliers are an instrumentthe  wire  intact
that convert a power grip, the curling of the
fingers into the palm of the hand, into aNeedle-nose pliers - designed for gripping,
precision grip, which directs the power ofbut typically incorporate a cutter for
the hand's grip in a precise fashion on the'one-tool'  convenience.
object to be gripped. The handles are long
relative to the shorter nose of the pliers.Crimping  pliers
Therefore, they act as levers, concentrating
and, in effect, amplifying the force in theFor crimping electrical terminals and
hand's  grip  on  a  work  piece.connectors  (solderless  connections)
Common  typesFor crimping metal rings or tags on livestock
Lock jaw pliers, also called vise grips orFor crimping metal security seals on cargo
"mole grips". NOTE: Vise-Grip is a trade namecarriers
of  IRWIN  Industrial  Tools  pliers
For crimping an impression on a document - as
Enlargein  a  notary's  seal
Lock jaw pliers, also called vise grips orFor  crimping  laboratory  vials
"mole  grips".
For crimping bottles with sprayer tops, such
NOTE: Vise-Grip is a trade name of IRWINas  perfume  bottles
Industrial  Tools  pliers
Rotational  pliers
Gripping  pliers  (used  to  improve  grip)
developed by NASA engineers to enable an
Combination  pliers  or  lineman's  pliersastronaut to turn a nut in zero gravity. The
clamping motion of the hand is converted to
Flat  nose  pliersrotational motion to drive a socket wrench



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