Combination Pliers

Combo Pliers, also known as Grozer/Breakers, Grozing pliers or Grozers, are pliers that combine a Grozing Iron and Breaking Pliers into one tool.

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These pliers make use of a curved serrated jaw and flat serrated jaw for Grozing or Nibbling and Breaking Glass respectively.

Tool Design

This tool is made similar to other pliers except with one curved jaw and both are covered in serrations to help remove nubs/flares of glass.

Due to the tool having two different jaws what one is on top changes the use.

• Flat Jaw - Used for breaking glass similar to Breaking Pliers.
• Curved Jaw - Used for grozing away or nibbling glass.

Tool Anatomy

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• Flat Jaw (Breaking Jaw)
• Curved Jaw (Grozing Jaw)
• Pivot/Fulcrum
• Handles
• Serrations

How it Works

Depending on what jaw is on top changes how it works and the effects on the glass.

Flat Jaw (Breaking Mode)

In breaking mode these pliers work identical to Breaking Pliers, they apply pressure upwards on the underside of the score while applying downward pressure on the top of the glass. You use the same downward and pulling motion to separate the glass too.

Curved Jaw (Grozing/Nibbling Mode)

• Nibbling where small sections of glass are removed by chipping it away by using the conner of the tool for applying downward force on the glass. The serrated teeth turn the glass into many little shards.
• Grozing where nubs or flares of glass are removed from the edge by rolling the serrations on the edge of the glass thus breaking them off without removing extra glass.

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Tips, Tricks, FAQ

• Not all pliers have jaws that can easily be identified from the top for what jaw is flat or what jaw is curved thus it's helpful to put a mark or smiley face on the flat breaking side to have a known direction.
• It takes a bit of practice to get used to using the curved jaw!
• Using the pliers for anything other than breaking is going to throw glass all over the place, doing it over a container can help contain some of the mess. You will still find glass everywhere though.
• Often times when breaking textured glass with you get thin spikes of glass that stick out. Rather than trying to remove them with the curved jaw you can just slide the edge of the jaw across the edge of the glass to knock them off.

• My glass just explodes everywhere!
  • You are smashing the glass by squeezing too hard, you aren't squeezing to do the work but just to hold the glass in the pliers.
• I can't get the nibbling to work without it snapping my glass!
  • When nibbling make sure you are using the corner of the tool. You don't want to take giant bites or you risk the glass breaking in unwanted ways.
• Breaking a score isn't working!
  • There's lots of things this could be thus it's hard to give a specific solution so here's a bunch.
    • You need to grab next to the score so that it's running in front of the head of the pliers.
    • Make sure you are grabbing as close to the score as possible but not over it.
    • When applying the downward motion make sure to pull outward slightly too, this greatly improves the breaking power.