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  3. Diagonal pliers - Wikipedia

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    Diagonal pliers Diagonal pliers with uninsulated handles. Diagonal pliers (also known as wire cutters or diagonal cutting pliers, or under many regional names) are pliers intended for the cutting of wire or small stock, rather than grabbing or turning. The plane defined by the cutting edges of the jaws intersects the joint rivet at an angle or ...

  4. Pliers - Wikipedia

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    Diagonal pliers, also called side cutters, are a similarly shaped tool used for cutting rather than holding, having a pair of stout blades, similar to scissors except that the cutting surfaces meet parallel to each other rather than overlapping. Ordinary (holding/squeezing) pliers may incorporate a small pair of such cutting blades.

  5. Wallpaper (computing) - Wikipedia

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    A computer screen showing a background wallpaper photo of the Palace of Versailles A wallpaper from fractal. A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic device.

  6. Locking pliers - Wikipedia

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    Locking pliers being used as a substitute knob on an espresso machine. The bolt is used to set the jaws to a size slightly smaller than what is to be gripped. The jaws are then closed on the gripped object. Because of the lever action the jaws move only slightly but with much force. Locking pliers have four advantages:

  7. 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.

  8. Retaining ring - Wikipedia

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    Klip (also known as a poodle ring) - similar to an E-ring but with larger ears that provide a large surface area against the retained part [9] Self-locking ring - does not require a groove [7] Split ring (also known as an X-washer) - fits into external grooves and is closed with a pair of pliers [9] Low clearance ring (also known as a crescent ...

  9. Circlip - Wikipedia

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    A circlip (a portmanteau of "circle" and "clip"), also known as a C-clip, snap ring, or ', [1] is a type of fastener or retaining ring that consists of a semi-flexible metal ring with open ends that can be snapped into place into a machined groove on a dowel pin or other part to permit rotation but to prevent axial movement. There are two basic ...