TM 9-243TYPES AND USES - ContinuedCUTTING NIPPERSSome nippers have adjusting screw stops in the handleand adjustable jaws. Others have detachable jaws withcompound leverage and come with three extra pairs ofjaws. Cutting nippers range in size from 5-1/2 to 15incheslong and up to 1-3/4 inches in jaw widths.Cutting nippers are available with integral or detachablecutters. They are used to cut wire, light metal bars, bolts,nails, and to cut protruding metal flush with a surface.SAFETY1.Keep fingers, hands, and other parts of the body3.Always steady the work that is to be cut.clear of the cutting edges of bench shears, the4.shearing machine, hand shears, and nippers.After use, be sure to hang the tools or store them intheir proper place.2.Do not carry shears or nippers in your pocket.USING CUTTING NIPPERSWARNINGWEAR EYE PROTECTION AND WATCHTHE FINGERS.WIRE CUTTING1Place the wire (1) on the table. Measure the sectionto be cut off. Mark it with pencil, chalk, soapstone orother suitable marking piece (2).2Take the nippers (3) in the right hand and place thecutting edge on the mark.NOTELeft-handed people will reverse thisprocedure.3Squeeze the handles together slowly, exertingenough pressure to cut the wire.4Repeat procedure for as many pieces of wire asneed to be cut.37-3
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