A pair of pliers for cutting wire.
Side cutters are pliers i haven't seen in the stores for a while. They had flat jaws and a small wire cutter on one side. A few of them were constructed so the jaws remained parallel. I have one pair dating from 1942 when they were made originally for the USAAF.
Wire cutter. It's two words as wirecutter may not be in the dictionary.
Pliers are not the same as cable cutters. Pliers have flat, grooved jaws. Cable cutters have jaws that are both ground to a bevel edge so where they meet is a sharp cutting edge.
Keep them dry and occasionally put a drop of oil between the sides at the pivot point.
If they are real 'side cutters' then they have flat jaws for gripping, and a wire cutter on one side. You don't see these around much any more. People have taken to calling 'diagonal wire cutters' , side cutters now.
Yes, they are called side cutters, dykes, snips, etc. They are actually not pliers though.
The following jewelry tools are recommended: flush cutter, round nose pliers, chain nose or bent chain nose, ruler, nylon jaw pliers, step jaw pliers, chasing hammer, anvil, and cup bur.
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To cut wire.
There are electricians straight pliers, wiring pliers, long nose pliers, angled long nose pliers, side cutting pliers, parallel jaw pliers, locking pliers, aircraft twist locking pliers, channel lock pliers, oil wrench pliers, water pump pliers and fencing pliers. -I have each of these and I'm sure there are many more kinds.
Hob shifting is moving the cutter axially (side to side) so that a new part of the cutter is used. In hobbing and worm grinding, this is used to increase cutter life and improve gear quality.