Talk:Lineman's pliers

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Whoah.. when did pliers officially get recognised as something you hammer with??

Every electrician I've ever worked alongside uses their lineman's pliers to hammer romex staples and other small fasteners. A decent pair (Kleins, for example) can handle light hammering duty.

Being an electrician myself, I carry a hammer for this sort of thing.Trumpy 11:55, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Show me a compact, lightweight, multifunction tool that in a pinch can function as a hammer in less that 2 inches of clearance and I'll show you a linesman's pliers, the Colt 1911 of the industry. Trumpy, you're obviously clueless and certainly not an electrician. I'll bet you don't even own a beater driver.

Also, the section on stripping MC cable makes no sense as diagonal cutters or tin snips are typically used, and the procedure makes no sense unless you're an idiot (although it is possible to do with linesman's pliers, it sucks; oh yeah, and noone uses a hacksaw to strip MC. Can you say, KABOOM!). As such, deleted. 216.170.153.151 22:26, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lineman's pliers are indeed used for hammering in the electrical trade, and I have used them for this purpose myself numerous times. There is a reason electricians are rarely seen carrying hammers on their tool belt/pouch, and that is because they know that a good set of linemans can do everything a hammer can, with slightly reduced power. Unless this observation is challenged, I will include this in the article. PurpleDiana (talk) 19:36, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How do they make the box joint on pliers that have box joints? 81.99.126.52 (talk) 11:09, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Should probably add a section on bending/straightening solid wire in the uses section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajarmst (talk • contribs) 04:54, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What is the rounded section (the one between the flat part in the front and the wire cutters in the back) called?

What is the use of this part? Some people say to turn hex nuts/bolts, but I find that only very little torque can be applied by this before it slips and more often than not, the head of the nut/bolt will be damaged and rounded off. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.165.72.30 (talk) 17:11, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What you mention above (Damage of technical stuff) is absolutely right. No skilled Worker does use this tool. Edgar Wollenweber (Germany)07:46, 14 September 2021 (UTC)