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2. Multi-tool - Wikipedia

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   Bicycle multi-tool folded (left) and unfolded Two multi-tools from Codex Löffelholz, Nuremberg 1505 Victorinox SwissTool Wenger PocketGrip. A multi-tool (or multitool) is a hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single unit. The smallest are credit-card or key sized units designed for carrying in a wallet or on a keyring ...

3. Gerber multitool - Wikipedia

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   There are similarities and differences between the Gerber multitool and tools made by Leatherman. Some of the Gerber tools are accessed by opening the handles, but no longer unique to Gerber is a system in which the pliers slide straight out from the end. The sliding Safe-T-Loc system (similar to the Blackie Collins "Bolt Action" lock) locks ...

4. Lineman's pliers - Wikipedia

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   Lineman's pliers are used in the electrical trade to cut, straighten, and bend wire, and also to twist wires together when making splices. Lineman's can be used to strip wire and some types of cable, although wire strippers are more commonly used for this purpose as they can strip wire more quickly without damaging the conductors themselves.

5. Tongue-and-groove pliers - Wikipedia

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   The lower jaw can be moved to a number of positions by sliding along a tracking section under the upper jaw. An advantage of this design is that the pliers can adjust to a number of sizes without the distance in the handle growing wider. These pliers often have long handles—commonly 240 to 300 mm (9.5 to 12 inches) long—for increased leverage.

6. Locking pliers - Wikipedia

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   The first locking pliers, with the trade name Vise-Grip, were invented by William S. Petersen in De Witt, Nebraska, United States in 1924. [1] [2] Later, in 1955, in the United Kingdom, M K Mole and Son, a hand tool manufacturing company, under the managing direction of Thomas Coughtrie, began making nearly identical pliers.

7. Pliers - Wikipedia

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   A blacksmith using pliers Slip joint pliers Cutting wire with diagonal pliers/side cutters. Pliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, possibly developed from tongs used to handle hot metal in Bronze Age Europe. [1] They are also useful for bending and physically compressing a wide range of materials.