Milwaukee 48-22-3078 7IN1 High-Leverage Combination Pliers

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Another downside is that the gripping section of the jaws is just flat. There is no round gripping section that you can use to grip round fasteners and small-sized pipes. 5. Cutting bolts bolt cutter If the bolt is hard to turn by hand, use a screwdriver to remove it. As you unscrew it from the hole, you clean the threads out. 6. Crimping Unfortunately, you cannot get as much leverage on the cross-hatched jaws as you would with regular linesman because of the distance from the pivot. Generally, the farther the load is from the pivot, the less the leverage. So, the mechanical advantage of any pliers reduces as the load moves away from the fulcrum/joint.

Generally, the cutters are one of the things that put these pliers ahead of any linesman pliers. They give you very flat and clean cuts even on very heavily stranded wire. You can use them to prepare panel flex cables for lug terminals. 2. Stripping wire stripper jaws The 7-in-1 milwaukee pliers have a cross-hatched linesman head for gripping and manipulating wire. The jaws are wide and strong enough to grasp wires without releasing or causing damage. You can use them to pull wires or fish tape through conduits or studs without damage. The cross-hatched jaws are also excellent for twisting wires together to make a strong electrical bond.

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The following are the 7 tasks you can accomplish with the new multifunction Milwaukee combination pliers for electricians. 1. Cutting The 7-in-1 Milwaukee pliers have a crimper behind the hinges. This is the new feature that the 6-in-1 Milwaukee combination pliers did not have. You can use it to crimp both insulated and non-insulated crimps. Needless to say, the handles of these 9″ high-leverage multi-function pliers from Milwaukee provide a very comfortable grip. However, the handles of not insulated, and therefore, you shouldn’t use these pliers on live circuits! Wrap up There are two bolt cutters on one side of the hinge for numbers #6 and #8 bolts. These are ideal for cutting to length the bolts for wall outlet covers and light switches. Reaming conduit is very important in electrical installations. It helps expand holes and remove burrs from freshly cut conduits to prevent damage to conductor insulation.

You can use the jaws of regular pliers to bend the wire ends or the round nose pliers. However, the latter makes better loops. Alternatively, if you have the Milwaukee 7-in-1 combination pliers, you can use the loop maker hole on the hinge to make very nice wire loops. The loop maker accepts wires smaller than 12 AWG.

Unfortunately, the crimping section is not very versatile. It only crimps large terminals of about 10mm2. It also works best as a crimper for insulated terminals. You will like the type of divot the crimper makes after pressing insulated crimps. 7. Making wire loops The Milwaukee 7-in-1 high leverage pliers have a robust wire stripper with wide stripper holes. You can use it strip solid core wires of sizes 8awg to 18awg or stranded wires of sizes 10awg to 20awg.