types of pliers with name
Diagonal Pliers (Side cutter). As the name suggests, these cutters deliver a diagonal cut, and the most common type in use by tradesmen all over the world are known by several different names, such as side-cutters, diagonal cutters, âdikesâ, or even âdiagsâ.
Plier Types. Pliers can have either a fixed design or adjustable. Fixed or solid-joint pliers have a rivet attached to the pivot that allows them to open only to a set width. Adjustable or slip-joint pliers offer two or more widths to accommodate a wider range of tasks.
Some of the different jaw shapes available include straight, curved, and C-clamp styles. The brand Vise Grip is a popular manufacture of these types of pliers. Example: Irwin Vise-Grip Fast Release Curved Jaw Locking Pliers. Wire Strippers are a type of pliers with a very specific and limited use. These are design for removing the insulation off of electrical wiring. With different size holes that are graduated in the same size of the wire it takes the guess work out of removing the insulation.
Diagonal Cutting Pliers or Dikes are different than all the other types of pliers because their jaws do not have gripping surfaces. Equipped with just cutting edges, they have the ability to cut wire and remove small nails.
Combination pliers. Combine the function of a number of types of pliers and therefore have a wide variety of uses in the electrical trade. Available in sizes from 150 to 230mm. Application: Flat jaw tips are serrated for general gripping, bending, and twisting, etc.