Pliers

How can I replace pliers?	Description
With pincers	Pliers are often used to grab various parts. This instrument is distinguished by long handles and small lips that close over a short distance with pointed or flat surfaces. A number of electrical installation tools are commonly called pliers. They can replace pliers only in certain types of work.
Round nose pliers	This tool is designed to bend wire neatly. Round nose pliers work with thin plates of sheet material and metal conductors. The tool can be used to pick up, bend, and cut the wire. The ends or so-called “lips” of the pliers can be straight or curved. It all depends on what purpose the tool is intended for.
With pliers	This tool is designed for gripping pipes and cylindrical surfaces. Many people unknowingly call pliers pliers, although this tool is better used for installation work. It should be borne in mind that pliers are a more powerful tool when compared to pliers. He has working “lips” with oval grooves.
Wire cutters	This tool is distinguished by the presence of a cutting working surface, which makes it easy to “cut through” wires, fittings, and nails. There are 5 different types of wire cutters, which differ depending on the position of the cutting edges on the “lips”. When choosing nippers in a store, you should definitely look at what material this type of tool is designed to work with. If you use the pliers for other purposes than they are intended, they can quickly become unusable.

Pliers are a tool that is found in almost every home. Craftsmen are accustomed to using it for various jobs, but in some situations the necessary device may not be at hand.

There are several options for replacing pliers at home for emergency work.

What can replace pliers?

Dear needlewomen! Please tell me, is it possible to replace the round nose pliers with anything? Because I finally bought pins, and my hands are itching to start trying to sculpt something on them, but I can’t find round-nose pliers anywhere in our city (if I don’t find them, I’ll have to order them online, but that’s a digression).

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Try pliers and a knitting needle of the appropriate diameter. Just learn on the wire, otherwise by the time you get the hang of your hand, the pins will run out.

Natalia

Thanks for the advice, but I can't figure out how to do it

. I’m sitting with a knitting needle and pliers in my hands and pins for training (I’ve accumulated a lot of them, the remnants of sets that I buy for the pins for keychains, rings and stoppers, but the pins remain, they’re kind of short, but they’re suitable for experiments)

Do you have a store for electricians? Telephone operators and electricians use pliers in their work.

There are different stores, I systematically comb through them. So far I haven’t come across exactly round-nose pliers anywhere, somewhere they are trying to pass off thin pliers as thin pliers.

Bend the tip about 1cm. at an angle of 90 degrees, bend the very tip slightly, and then use pliers to wrap this centimeter around the knitting needle, you will get a beautiful head. But it’s better to look for round-nose pliers in stores where they sell tools, and only use a knitting needle to correct them when you almost can’t bend them straight.

Natalia

I try diligently, it turns out better. Thank you very much for the advice

So far, one problem remains: the tip of the curl is poorly rounded, it remains sort of straight, but I think by the morning I’ll figure it out. Thanks again!

Is hunting better than captivity?

Good luck Natalya

Oh, more

, and I just made a pretty decent loop. Most likely I’ll be able to sleep today!

As Akhedzhakova said in “Office Romance” - A WONDERKIND

Natalya happily left the “kinda” age, but thank you!

Hm. In the capital of Buryatia there are no round-nose pliers. There is something I don’t understand in this life. What do you have there, socialism or goods can only be delivered by helicopters? [quietly slips into a pre-perestroika faint]

They probably exist somewhere, but I haven’t gotten to those stores yet.

In general, things are different here, but we can live

Oh Poha. I can’t find a normal compass for a child to use for drawing. It's all Chinese, so we found Italian. so I remember my Soviet training with quiet sadness. Whatever you grab, it’s gone.

Natalia

What is true is true, what you miss is not

Round nose pliers can be purchased in radio parts departments. Where there are soldering irons, telephone sockets, connectors, resistors and all sorts of rubbish.

Thank you for showing what these round nose pliers look like. I'm also looking for them in my city.

Yanina - what you described with a non-smooth surface inside, these are platypuses, I tried to tighten the pins like that, how did it work out, I also want pliers, but I can’t get to the shops

Puhi girls, those round pliers with unequal insides are for the wire so that they don’t slip

Puhi, thanks for the educational program, I’ll know now.

Diana Kolomina, good luck with your squeaks!

Soldering iron selection

For high-quality and comfortable soldering of wiring, you need to choose a suitable soldering iron. The selection is made based on power, size, material of the handle and tip.

Commercially available soldering irons are not fully ready for use. Before using them, you will need to carry out preparatory manipulations. The process does not take more than an hour.

Important! When a new soldering iron is first plugged into a power outlet, it starts to smoke. Don't worry

This is absolutely normal. The smoke is formed due to the burnout of the technical lubricant that was used in the production of the soldering iron. It will go away in 3-5 minutes.

Heater power

The power of the soldering iron is selected based on the cross-section of the wires being soldered. The larger it is, the more powerful the device is needed. Thin wires with a cross section of up to 2.5 square meters. mm are successfully soldered with a 25 W soldering iron. For thicker cores, 2.5-10 sq. mm, you will need a 40-60 W device. The thickest wires are soldered with appropriate soldering irons with hundreds of watts.

Soldering irons differ by type of heater:

from nichrome wire (the most common);
with induction heating;
soldering irons, where the tip is heated by current passing through it.

Induction soldering station
There are also differences from an ergonomic point of view:

classic with an oblong handle;
soldering iron in the shape of a gun (similar to a hot glue gun)

Important! There are other, exotic types of soldering irons. For example, infrared

Heating is carried out using IR thermal radiation.

Soldering iron tip care

Modern fireproof tips do not require sharpening or maintenance. However, ordinary copper ones have to be sharpened.

During operation, the copper tip heats up to temperatures from 80 to 450°C. Heating causes it to burn out. Pits, craters and depressions form at the tip of the sting. Irregularities interfere with high-quality soldering. Therefore, the shape of the tip needs to be periodically corrected with a file. This operation is needed no more than once a month. According to safety rules, before sharpening the tip, the soldering iron must be disconnected from the network.

Frequent filing reduces the length of the sting. Over time, it will have to be replaced with a new one. Therefore, the tip must be replaceable and removed from the soldering iron (if the tool model allows it). During operation, flux vapors enter the cavity of the soldering iron. They harden and block the sting. Therefore, once a year it is recommended to remove it from the soldering machine and shake out the fumes from the flux from the power tool. If this is not done, then after a few years the sting will become so stuck that it will become impossible to remove it.

Soldering temperature selection

The temperature of the soldering iron plays a key role. A tip that is too cold is not able to melt the solder to the required fluidity. It will not spread properly over the parts being soldered. An overheated tip is also bad. The flux will burn and evaporate from the soldering area too quickly. A characteristic sign of an overheated soldering iron is excessive smoking of rosin. A hot tip is also bad because it becomes covered with a layer of oxide, after which it will not be possible to solder the wire.

Soldering iron with power regulator

How to replace pliers

A number of electrical installation tools are commonly called pliers. They can replace pliers only in certain types of work.

The ends or so-called “lips” of the pliers can be straight or curved. It all depends on what purpose the tool is intended for.

It should be borne in mind that pliers are a more powerful tool when compared to pliers. He has working “lips” with oval grooves.

There are 5 different types of wire cutters, which differ depending on the position of the cutting edges on the “lips”.

When choosing nippers in a store, you should definitely look at what material this type of tool is designed to work with.

If you use the pliers for other purposes than they are intended, they can quickly become unusable.

Pliers are a tool that is found in almost every home. Craftsmen are accustomed to using it for various jobs, but in some situations the necessary device may not be at hand.

There are several options for replacing pliers at home for emergency work.

Ticks

A tool in the form of lever pliers can replace pliers in some situations. Pliers can be carpenter's pliers. This type is designed for pulling out nails or other parts driven into the surface.

There are also blacksmith's tongs. At home, this tool is not one of the most popular. Blacksmiths work with it, holding hot metal. There are also electrical clamps. They are designed to measure current and voltage in high-voltage lines.

Round nose pliers

At home, round nose pliers can partially replace pliers. This tool is intended for metalwork, assembly and electrical work. These pliers are very convenient for holding small parts or unscrewing something.

When choosing pliers, you should definitely pay attention to the insulation of the handles. During electrical installation work, a short circuit is possible. If the handles are made of poor quality material, there is no proper insulation, the possibility of electric shock cannot be ruled out.

Soldering the cable

Flexible cables made of thin conductors have long been used in modern household equipment.
They can be found in a regular mobile phone, as well as in any type of computer equipment that has multi-core connections. As a rule, the conductor tracks in a cable are very thin and located close to one another, which imposes the following restrictions on soldering work:

to solder the cable to the board you will need a soldering iron, the power of which should not exceed 24 watts;
when soldering, it is advisable to use a special magnifying lens mounted on a working stand-bracket;
To ensure good heat removal from the work area, you will need massive tweezers.

It is often necessary to connect two thin wires together (to eliminate their break in a loop formed from several conductors). In this case, you first need to strip the broken ends and then twist them tightly together.

In order to isolate the connection point, a plastic tube of suitable diameter (cambric) is first pulled onto one of them.

Upon completion of soldering of the twisted area, the insulating tube is moved with slight interference to the connection area.

Demand

Home craftsmen rarely use these tools, but professionals in their field - mechanics, plumbers and electricians, as a rule, do not spend a day without using pliers and pliers. These tools are universal and practical, but if they are unavailable, they cannot be replaced with other tools. What is the difference between pliers and pliers?

The differences between these two elements are quite significant. And the confusion arises because of the similar spring appearance. There is only one similarity: both pliers and pliers belong to the articulated pliers types of tools.

To sort out the differences, let's look at each product separately.

How to remove a screw without a screwdriver?

To remove a screw without using a screwdriver, you can use a screwdriver. It is important to choose the right tool. It is important that the tip fits well into the groove and is not damaged. If this fails, you should use additional methods.

If you want to remove a screw from a piece of wood, you need to hit the head and then tap the surface each time you apply force. You can also use pliers or rubber band seals.

To get the screw to start turning, it is recommended to use a little lubricant or brake fluid. Kerosene is also suitable for this purpose. In addition, the screw can be heated. This will provoke its expansion and deformation of the adjacent material, which will help to quickly unscrew the product.

Pliers - what are they?

The name of the tool directly indicates its external structure: metal “lips” with notches, a hinge joint and a handle, which can be plastic or wooden.

The flat shape makes it easy to hold parts of any size. The tool is designed to perform various functions: gripping and clamping parts, cables, wiring. The parameters of the parts must be appropriate - no more than 195 mm in size.

Pliers can also replace a wrench - they can be used to unscrew nuts, despite the fact that this is not their intended purpose.

How to unscrew a screwdriver bolt?

To unscrew a bolt, you can use the following methods:

Clean the surface with a wire brush and treat with diesel fuel or kerosene. After this, you can use a spanner wrench.
Use a chisel and hammer to make blows in the direction of unscrewing. However, this method cannot be used for small products.
Grasp the bolt with a gas wrench and a powerful clamp. The longer its handle, the easier it is to unscrew the fastener.
Use a drill to cut a hole inside the fastener and thread an L-shaped rod through it. It will serve as a handle with which the product will be removed.

Distinctive features

Pliers and pliers differ not only in parameters, but also in their working surface:

Pliers have a long and narrow nose, the tool is able to get through where others cannot.
Pliers with curved ends are used by electricians; with such a tool you can get through where others cannot get through.
Pliers are somewhat reminiscent of tweezers; they are designed to work with miniature and fragile parts. Thanks to this shape, the tool does not damage small parts when holding them.
The jaws can also be removable; they are designed for manipulating fragile parts.

If pliers are used to perform operations on conductive devices, you should take a tool with insulation on the handles. In this case, the voltage with which a specific tool can be operated must be indicated. Otherwise, manipulations in the electrical field are prohibited. The tool is selected taking into account the specific task at hand.

Tinning of modern coating

Ceramic and nickel tips do not need to be tinned. This is what manufacturers read, but this is nothing more than advertising. Modern coatings are also prone to oxidation, but the process occurs more slowly. It will not be possible to tin the soldering iron tip of a modern soldering station in the usual way - the coating will be erased.

Cleaning is done with a wet cotton cloth. They take solid rosin, where they put a little solder. The tip should be rubbed with a cloth and immediately dipped in rosin. A piece of solder is pushed vertically down. The solder melts and envelops the tip cone.

What are pliers?

This is a close relative of pliers, a practical and multifunctional tool. It is often used in the electrical installation industry and when performing plumbing work. Pliers and pliers are really very similar, so it’s worth finding out the fundamental difference between them.

The working surface of the pliers has a groove with notches that allows you to grab and hold objects. In addition, part of the working area is flat; sometimes there are recesses that allow you to work with parts of different sizes.

With pliers, you can adjust the force of lip compression, since the hinges are placed in special grooves. Changing the diameter is easy - the handles are moved apart and the hinges are moved to the desired recess. This operation is not difficult even for a novice master.

Most pliers contain side cutters that allow you to quickly and safely cut cable strands, wire, etc. For this purpose, edges are made on one side of the tool for cutting hard parts.

Pliers are divided into two types:

for the electrical sector;
for locksmith work.

The effort applied by the master depends on the handle. For their manufacture, rubber or a two-component coating is used. The dielectric pads must bear the inscription: “Work under voltage up to 1000 V.”

Types and characteristics

The modern market for household and professional tools offers a wide selection of pliers of various types, sizes and designs. They are sliding, adjustable, adjustable, expandable, multifunctional (universal). Pliers can be used to install grommets, remove retaining rings or strip wires, there are also models for clamps and products with a lock, the tool length can be 160, 180 or 200 mm.

Models that allow you to adjust the compression force of the jaws and the parameters of the distance between them are very popular, thus significantly expanding the range of dimensions of the elements being grasped. Many models are equipped with side cutters, thanks to which you can remove insulation from conductors, as well as cut thick wire; tools for cutting durable metal have special edge knives on the front part.

Dielectric

Dielectric pliers are equipped with special handles with a reliable insulating coating; such devices are suitable for electrical installation work performed under high voltage, and also allow for the effective replacement of equipment and metering devices. Thanks to the soft ergonomic handles, all necessary manipulations can be performed quickly and easily.

The handles are ribbed, which prevents your palms from slipping while working. The jaws are equipped with small teeth, which provide a more physiological grip on the material. The weight and dimensions of the tool are relatively small, so the work does not cause fatigue to the operator.

Eyelet

Eyelet models are the most popular; they are mainly needed to solve everyday problems related to the need to hang new curtains and curtains. Everyone knows that when sewing fabric, metal or plastic rings are used, usually their diameter does not exceed 7 mm, they are called eyelets. Thanks to special pliers, the work is greatly simplified: you only need to apply a little physical effort and the rings will be securely fixed to the material.

Combined

These models are needed to perform various functions; they combine elements of side cutters, pliers, wire cutters and other tools. Like most similar models, they are made of high-strength carbon steel; the edges of such tools are certainly hardened to increase their service life.

If necessary, these tools can be strengthened by using devices that allow you to grip and hold even pipes, since they provide the ability to adjust the opening parameters of the jaws.

What are the differences?

Perhaps it is not too clear from the description of the tools how they differ and how to use them. Here are the specific distinguishing characteristics:

Work surface shape. In pliers it is flat, but in pliers it is notched.
More durable steel (chrome-molybdenum or chrome-vanadium) is used for making pliers, since the tool itself has the ability to compress parts with greater force.
In pliers, you can adjust the surface gap and the compression force of the material.
Pliers do not have side cutters, but pliers have them along with cross cutters for cutting wire. In addition, the latter may have an adjustable swivel joint.

So, now it is clear how the considered tools differ. Even an inexperienced craftsman who does repair work from time to time can distinguish them.

Pliers are a multifunctional tool that can replace a vice, wire cutters, and side cutter. Pliers are designed to perform single operations. Therefore, purchasing pliers is most advisable.

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Materials for soldering wires without a soldering iron

The difference between the methods is the shape and temperature of the solder applied. In this case, the shape of the material with which you can solder the wire without a soldering iron becomes decisive. This is solder, which can come in various forms:

the familiar composition of rosin, tin or a tin-lead mixture in ingots;
the same solder, rolled into thin foil, 0.5-0.7 mm wide;
paste, where solder is a mixture made from powders and an acid solution of various metals and rosin;

Since it has become possible to solder a contact without a soldering iron, various forms of material have appeared, the use of which allows the use of a primitive heating source: the open fire of a lighter, an alcohol lamp or an ordinary candle.

The use of materials in different states still has its differences, for example, the choice of technology for how to solder a wire without a soldering iron into a headphone differs from the one that can be used when soldering dishes. And the method of restoring the board will be different from how to solder a garland without a soldering iron.

This is interesting: Welding pipes using electric welding - galvanized, thin-walled, water pipes

What can you use instead of pliers?

Railroad workers have pliers for carrying railroad ties and also for carrying rails.

Use carpenter's pliers to pull out nails.

Plumbing pliers (pipe pliers) usually have a serrated groove for gripping pipes, angled jaws and an adjustable hinge mechanism for clamping pipes of different diameters.

Pliers also include a whole range of electrical installation tools: these are crimping pliers for terminals, pliers for stripping wires, pliers for connectors, pliers for cable entries, current clamps, insulating pliers for replacing fuses, etc.

In general, almost any pliers-joint tool can be called pliers, for example, pliers; in simplified terms, these are pliers with flat jaws.

Combination pliers, sometimes called pliers, are a tool that includes pliers that have cutting edges for cutting wire and nails, and a notch with teeth for gripping tubes, nuts and various cylindrical parts. This is a multifunctional tool, on the one hand, capable of helping in various situations, on the other hand, special tools cope with specific tasks better. Therefore, combination pliers are a tool for a household tool set, and not for a professional one.

Round nose pliers

Modern pliers, instead of several notches, have an adjustable hinge for pipes of different sizes.

Apparently, pliers differ from plumbing pliers in that they are smaller in size, or you can safely put an equal sign between them.

What many are accustomed to calling pliers, according to GOST 5547-93, are combination pliers. And it turns out that, on the one hand, this tool can be defined as pliers with pliers, and on the other hand, pliers with pliers.

When buying nippers, pay attention to what kind of material they are intended for cutting, since copper wire nippers may not be able to cope with nails, and the cutting edges will be damaged.

Nippers for cutting cables, ropes, fittings, and bolts have a particularly durable design, increased hardness of the cutting edges, and often several hinge units to provide increased compressive force.

When working with small parts, you often have to pick up pliers to use them as a handy holder for workpieces and various objects. But holding them in this way is inconvenient and difficult; you have to make an effort so that the part is firmly fixed. It’s good when there are small vices for such cases, they help out, but they lack mobility. For cases when pliers or ordinary vices are not suitable, the master came up with a hand vice, equipping them with a comfortable grip sponge. There are specially shaped recesses in the jaw that prevent tubes and other round-shaped parts from slipping out of the vice.

This is what finished hand vises look like

One use case

New vices have found their place in the master’s arsenal of developments

A small piece of channel wood was used for the base.

One of the usefulness of this tool is that it protects your hands from injury.

You can clamp this vise in combination with a regular vice for quick work to quickly clamp things, change angles, and release workpieces.

The video shows how to make a vice-holder and design features

Thank you for watching! We thank the video blog “Alexander Polulyakh” for the information!

Which tool to choose for yourself

Let's summarize: what tool should be in the home workshop? First of all, a pair of pliers of different sizes, which do not unscrew nuts or bend metal, but are used exclusively as reinforced tweezers. The next place in the box is occupied by pliers of large (160–200 mm) and small (120 mm) sizes for a wide range of tasks. This will be enough for most home craftsmen, but if you are a DIYer or involved in equipment repair, your arsenal of pliers needs to be expanded.

At a minimum, you will need pliers with long, tapering jaws, round-nose pliers with conical jaws, and a pair of curved long-nose pliers of different sizes. For metalworking, reinforced pliers are indispensable, having stiffening ribs on the handles and their articulation with the hinge. Adjustable pliers are well suited for unscrewing licked nuts; it is also advisable to have pliers with a free hinge for large parts.

One of the most useful tools for the workshop are hand clamps, otherwise known as fixed clamp pliers. This thing is really useful and has many applications in different types of locksmith work. Well, if you work on the road and don’t want to constantly carry a bunch of tools with you, purchase a high-quality multitool with a universal jaw shape, spanners and folding screwdrivers.

Regarding quality, one thing can be said: the fact that there are truly “indestructible” pliers is not a myth. Therefore, at least one copy of really high-quality and expensive pliers for 140–160 mm should definitely be in the arsenal of every master; it will be enough for most of his professional activities. But all the other representatives of the articulated pliers family, used for special work, are better to take cheaper, but always with high-quality multi-component handles and more or less decent quality steel.

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