Long Nose Pliers

Pliers with long narrow jaws

Long narrow jaws solve a different problem from flat nose pliers. It is not about force or about the precision of a bend but about reach: the tool gets inside a fuselage, between interior walls that have already been glued, into a narrow gap in a structure or down to a depth where neither fingers nor tweezers reach. At the same time the jaws grip more firmly than tweezers, so they also suit places where a part has to be pulled out, held against resistance or a wire twisted into position. The pliers are small, suited to modeling work.

Use

• Grip the part as close to the tip as possible, as the control is most precise at the end of the jaws.
• Do not press hard, as the long arm creates great leverage at the tip and crushes the part.
• On painted surfaces, put a piece of card between the jaws so that no mark is left.
• Do not use the pliers as a lever, as the long jaws bend and then no longer close.
• Wipe the jaws after work, as traces of glue and paint spoil how they close.
• Check the jaws against the light now and then, as a bent tip is hard to spot.

Who they are for

The pliers suit anywhere that involves working at depth: in the interiors of aircraft and vehicles, in ship superstructures, with figures on bases and when pulling out a part that has fallen into an already closed fuselage. They are a complement to flat nose pliers and to tweezers rather than a replacement for them, but at the moment you need them nothing else will do.

Store the tool out of the reach of children. Protect your eyes when working with metal, as a part that comes loose flies off fast.