I need a pair of pliers that I can use in tight quarters.

Use a pair of needle-nose pliers, which are good for this task as well as gripping small items, precision work, cutting wire or bending wire to wrap a terminal. The jaws and cutting blades meet evenly. If you hold them up to the light, you should not be able to see any diagonal chinks of light coming though.

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