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Klein Tools was founded in 1857 in Chicago, Illinois by German immigrant Mathias Klein. [8] The first tool Klein made was a pair of side-cutting pliers for a telegraph lineman. [9] The company grew as the telegraph and eventually telephone and electrical industries grew after the Civil War by adding 100 types of pliers in the 1910s.
Lineman's pliers (US English), Kleins (genericized trademark, US usage), linesman pliers (Canadian English), side cutting linesman pliers [1] and combination pliers (UK / US English) are a type of pliers used by lineworkers, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable, and small metalwork ...
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A lineman's handset typically connects via a pair of test leads, not the modular connector found on most consumer telephone equipment. The test leads will feature some combination of alligator clips (to connect to bare wires), a piercing spike or "bed-of-nails" (for insulated wires), and something designed to fit a punch block.
DeWalt is now a popular brand of tools for commercial contractors. In 2004, Black and Decker bought rival power tool manufacturer Porter-Cable and combined it with DeWalt in Jackson, Tennessee. [3] In 2011, DeWalt launched a line of contractors' hand tools (including utility knives, pliers, adjustable wrenches, tape measures, saws, and hammers ...
Special tools for making crimp connections in electrical and electronic applications are often called crimping pliers or crimpers; each type of connection uses its own dedicated tool. Parallel pliers have jaws that close in parallel to each other, as opposed to the scissor-type action of traditional pliers.
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