A pliers is a pliers type clamp.
A pliers is a tool that allows you to take, hold, shape or cut different elements. This tong has two arms so that the person can manipulate it (opening and closing it); At the other end it ends in a point.
For example: "I'm going to look for pliers to wind the wire" , "I need pliers to hold the cable while I work" , "John removed the nails with the help of pliers" .
Types of pliers
There are different types of pliers (a term that has its etymological roots in the Arabic language ). The stork pliers , also called pointed pliers or nose pliers , are used for cutting, bending and clamping. These pliers allow you to work with wires and cables and, thanks to their tip , they can enter small cavities where the fingers, due to size, cannot enter.
A pressure pliers or pressure clamp , on the other hand, is used to immobilize a piece. This simplifies the task of removing something or twisting it. These pliers, which in certain parts of the American continent are also known as man solo or bitch pliers , do not have the typical design of pliers , which have two identical handles.
In one of them there is a bolt, with which it is possible to establish the separation distance that we want for the jaws. The other is usually a lever , which is used to press on the two handles and make the tool disengage. With the jaws closed, a size that is barely smaller than that of the piece we want to hold must be set, and to do this it is necessary to turn the bolt, which in some models has slots to manipulate it with a screwdriver or a hexagonal wrench, with the goal of increasing grip pressure.
There are pliers that are used to cut cables.
cutting tool
The cutting pliers combine pressure and edge to precisely cut objects of different characteristics. In this case, you must place the cable or wire that you want to cut between the pliers and then apply pressure with the handles.
Cutting a cable with pliers is a relatively simple task ; However, peeling it is much more complicated, since it requires a higher level of precision, to avoid an unwanted cut . In this case, it is necessary to control the force that we apply to the handles of the pliers, so that the edge only affects the protective mesh of the cable, and not the copper wires that are underneath it.
Given the shape of most of the pliers used for this purpose, it is not possible to make a cut along the entire perimeter of the cable in a single attempt, since the blades are not circular, but straight; For this reason, it is recommended to rotate the cable and apply a little pressure with each step, until the mesh separates into two parts. Only then is it appropriate to start pulling on the end we want to peel.
nail pliers
Nail pliers work in a similar way, although their shape is adapted to allow nail cutting. The person must place the nail between the tool's tongs and then apply pressure. The sharpness of the tongs, which are usually made of steel, will make the operation possible.
There are many people who do not recommend the use of pliers to cut nails, since they point out different disorders that they can cause in the fingers; Needless to say, these are not serious consequences, but rather alterations in the shape of the nails that can be unsightly. For this reason, they prefer scissors specially designed for this purpose, which are much less aggressive and allow greater control, to achieve different finishes.