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

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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 sizes of the stripper holes are printed on both sides for righties and lefties. The only downside is that the markings are small and not laser-etched. As such, it might be difficult to read the sizes when the paint comes off. This is actually the only thing I feel doesn’t match the quality of these pliers. 3. Reaming The cutting edge is long enough and provides good leverage for cutting several wires simultaneously. For example, you can cut up to four 12 AWG wires at a go. The cutters on the Milwaukee 7 in 1 multifunctional pliers are extremely sharp and overlap to make nice clean and flat cuts. The blades are rated to cut wires as large as 12 AWG but some users report cutting 8 AWG stranded copper wires with ease. Working for such clients as Universal Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment, NASA, Universal Studios, Planet Hollywood, SEGA, NASCAR, and others, Clint DeBoer dealt extensively with client management as well as film & video editing, color correction, and digital video & MPEG compression. He also carries several THX certifications (Technician I and II, THX Video), and is ISF Level II Certified. If you want to ream the outer edge of a conduit, you can use regular combo pliers with a round gripping area on the jaws. 4. Gripping, grabbing, and twisting wires

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Clint’s career has covered nearly the entire realm of audio and video production. After graduating at the top of his class with an Associates Degree in Recording Engineering, he began working for the famed Soundelux studios in 1994, one of the largest post-production companies specializing in audio for feature films & television. Working on a myriad of feature films, Clint honed his skills as a dialogue editor, foley editor, and sound designer. Years later, he moved into the expanding area of video editing, where he served as the company’s senior AVID video editor for three years. 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. 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 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. 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

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 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. 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. When wiring electrical outlets it is important to loop the ground wire around the screw terminals on the receptacle. This helps create a strong electrical bond.

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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.