pliers

With etymological roots in the language Arabic, the term pliers is used to name a tool that allows to take, grasp, mold or cut different elements. Is pincers It has two arms so that the person can manipulate it (opening and closing it); the other end ends in a point.

For example: "I'm going to find a pliers to wind the wire", "I need a pliers to hold the cable while I work", "Juan removed the nails with the help of pliers".

There are different types of pliers. The stork pliers, also called pointed pliers or tip pliers, is used for cutting, bending and fastening. These pliers allow you to perform jobs with wires and cables and, thanks to their tip, they can enter small cavities where the fingers, for reasons of size, cannot enter.

A pressure pliers or clamp Pressure, on the other hand, it serves to immobilize a piece. In this way, the task of removing something or twisting it is simplified. These pliers, which in certain parts of the American continent are also known as lonely man or bitches tweezers, they do not have the typical design of the tweezers, which have two equal 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 get the tool to disengage. With the jaws closed, you should set a size just smaller than that of the part we want to hold, and for this it is necessary to turn the bolt, which in some models have slots to manipulate it with a screwdriver or a hexagonal wrench, with the goal of increasing grip pressure.

The cutting pliers combine pressure and sharpness to precisely cut objects with different characteristics. In this case, the cable or the wire to be cut between the pliers and then apply pressure with the handles.

Cutting a wire with pliers is one homework of relative simplicity; 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 print on the pliers handles, so that the edge only affects the protective mesh of the cable, and not the copper wires that are under it.

Due to the shape of most pliers used for this purpose, it is not possible to make a cut along the entire length. perimeter of the cable with a single attempt, since the blades are not circular, but straight; For this reason, it is recommended to turn the cable and apply a little pressure at each step, until the mesh is separated into two parts. Only then is it appropriate to start pulling the end that we want to peel off.

The nail pliers They work in a similar way, although their shape is adapted to allow cutting of the nails. The person you need to place your fingernail between the pliers of the tool and then apply pressure. The cutting edge of the pliers, 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 the 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 may be unsightly. Therefore, they prefer pair of scissors specially designed for this purpose, which are much less aggressive and allow greater control, to achieve different finishes.