Electrician's Tool - Pliers Knives

Plier knives are not usually sold in stores. Household knives are suitable for these purposes at home. So, on the metal handle of the knife, you can wind several layers of electrical tape, preferably three or more. Adjusted knives should have a straight edge with no burrs or burrs. In addition, the knife must have a double-sided sharpening of 30-40 °.

One of the main tasks of the electric knife is to remove the insulation from the wires. This is quite challenging when you consider that you have to remove it without damaging the wire. The thinner the vein, the more difficult it is to remove the insulation from it. When you release the wire from the insulation, the blade of the knife should move away from you, just touching the surface of the core adjacent to the insulation. A common mistake when core removal is to remove chips from the core. To avoid this, straighten the wire in the hole. When removing the insulation, the tip of the blade should be in front of the handle.Stripping the insulation from the end of a wire with a cross-section of more than 3 mm2 will become less laborious when you place the thumb pad on the end of the wire and grasp the handle of the knife with your other fingers. The blade of the knife is carefully moved to the thumb, removing the insulation in the form of chips with a blade, if the insulation adheres to the core, the wire is supported with the finger of the left hand.