Pliers

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• General utility tool with up to eight adjustments, allowing for jaw openings up to 4-1/2". • Either multiple hole or tongue-and-groove...

• Used for crimping sheet metal or metal duct work. • Used in HVAC work to reduce one end of a metal pipe, gutter or duct so two pieces of...

• Can be side, end or diagonal types. • Side cutters have a cutting blade on one side only and are available in long-, curved- and short-nose...

• Used to pull and cut staples in fencing and other work involving wire. • Only tool needed for work on wood posts. • Feature flat,...

• Also called electrician’s pliers. Used by professionals engaged in electrical, communications and construction work. • Used for cutting,...

• Adjustable, vise-type locking pliers that can be locked on to a work piece and operate like a clamp. • Features an adjustment screw that...

• Include straight, chain, round, end-cutting, diagonal-cutting and flat-nose pliers in extra-small sizes. • Used by professionals such as...

• Also called long-nose pliers, they have a pointed nose for doing work in tight places. • Used frequently for electrical and electronics...

• Feature an adjustable pivot with handles that allow compound movement. • They have deep teeth and curved jaws that stay parallel as the...

• General utility pliers with two jaw-opening size adjustments. • Some have a shear-type wire cutter to cut small-gauge wire. •...

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