tools are used to form relatively long terminals which can be inserted into openings of a plastic part without causing bending bowing or misalignment of the terminals during insertion this modified wire die and shears can be used with the previously described wire die holder 75 the wire die 211 has a longitudinal extending channel 213 formed in one face thereof a pair of elongated wire receiving slots 215 extend through the back of the wire die and into the channel 213 a pair of shears 217 and 219 are mounted in the channel 213 for reciprocal movement towards and away from each other two wire passages 221 of circular cross section are formed in the shears 217 and three similar wire passages 221 are formed in the shears 219 the wire passages in the shears align with the elongated wire slots 215 in the wire die sleeves 223 extend from the shears 217 and 219 through elongated slots 227 formed in the base of the channel 213 washers 229 located on the opposite side of the wire die from the shears span the elongated slots cap screws 231 threaded into the shears 217 and 219 engage the washers and fasten the shears to the wire die 211 the heads of the cap screws 231 are sized to seat in the slots 89 formed in the spring biased slides 85 located in the wire die.