Robot Building for Beginners, Third Edition

CHAPTER 12 ■ SOLDERLESS PROTOTYPING

Smooth, long, slim, needle-nose pliers are good for removing flat jumper wire from a solderless
breadboard (see Figure 12-25). This is especially valuable as the board fills up with wires and components
that human fingers can no longer reach.

Figure 12-25. Removing a flat jumper wire with needle-nose pliers

Figure 12-26. Serrated jaws

Obtaining Serrated-Jaw Long-Nose Pliers

Serrated (see Figure 12-26) long-nose pliers are better suited for more muscle-intensive work, where a sure
grip of the item is important but scraping and scuffing of the item doesn’t matter (see Table 12-7).