One of those necessary tools that almost every DIYer and professional has in their toolbox is a pair of pliers.
Pliers are certainly one of the essential tools you should keep in your toolbox, but if you use the “wrong” pair of pliers, you might not succeed in finishing the job. When attempting to cut a wire, for example, it makes no sense to use pliers without a cutting function.
Every pair of pliers has a unique set of functions, so it’s important to have a set ready that fits the needs of the activity you’re doing. So without any more delay, let’s learn about the various types of pliers and their purposes.
The following are the different types of pliers and their uses:
1. Hose Clamp Plier
A Hose clamp plier is manufactured to compress the hose and spring clamp, tightening the joint. They come in a wide range of forms. It is also known as spring clamp pliers and radiator hose pliers. This plier has a peg-shaped tooth on each jaw, which pinches the clamp. Some models are used directly on the hose.
2. Crimping Plier
A crimping plier consists of a fulcrum at the end and is used as a nutcracker. The wires are fed first into the jaw jack, then to the connector. It is also known as a crimping tool.
Pressing the handle will damage the plastic coating and causes it to deform (or collapse) so that they stick together and provide the data to pass through. They are massively used in networking and telecommunications.
3. Long Nose Plier
The Jaws of this type of pliers are tapered in length and are conical. These pliers do not have a cutting edge. These are used where there is no adequate space for a combination of the plier. They are mainly used in the gold smithy, radio, and T.V. jobs for making hooks of wires bending wires. Bearing locks can also be opened with it.
4. Diagonal Plier
The jaws of diagonal pliers have an angled edge that is made to cut through the thick wire. They are very strong and can also be used to cut nails. Hence they are useful in carpentry and also in electrical work. It is also known as a side-cutting plier, wire cutter, diagonal-cutting plier, and flush-cut plier.
5. Slip Joint Pliers
As per their name, these are pilers that permit adjustment to a greater range of openings by slipping motion of the two halves about the pin or rivet which connects them. Their jaws are square so that they can hold only square jobs. They can not cut wires etc.
6. Snap Ring Plier
The Snap ring pliers have small or round jaws to help close snap plates. Rings are open-ended ends that fit into the grooves of a dowel or other round object. It is also known as C clip pliers, lock ring pliers, retaining ring pliers, and circlip pliers.
Once they are closed, the ring can turn easily, but it is inefficient to slide sideways. They are employed for gear on mountain bikes and similar vehicles.
7. Tongue and Groove Pliers
The Tongue and groove pliers are adjustable types of pliers with a jagged groove with an upper handle, allowing the lower jaw to be closed in multiple positions. These jaws make this tool helpful for turning nuts and bolts. It is also known as channel locks.