Along with tying rebar together for steel reinforced concrete structures, there are two other common uses for concretor’s nippers and pliers.
Cutting tiles
They can be used to cut tiles to size. When using them for this task you should only remove small pieces of tile at a time, otherwise you risk cracking the whole tile.
Begin by marking the section of tile you want to remove with a dry marker and then score the tile over this line with a utility knife, or better still a hand-held tile cutter with a tungsten carbide blade. This will help to reduce the chances of the tile cracking or breaking beyond where you want it to.
Nibble away at the part of the tile you want to remove, remembering to only chip away small pieces of tile at a time. Once you have cut away the unwanted section, you can sand or file the edged down to give a smoother, less jagged appearance.
Removing nails and staples from wood
Concretor’s nippers and pliers can be used to either cut or pull nails and staples from pieces of wood. High-leverage ones are best suited to cutting nails as the increased leverage gives them much better performance.
The extra handle length also makes levering staples and nails out of wood easier as less effort is required by the user.
