"Cy Galley" wrote

Why not buy a straight pair and heat and bend to your specs?

The way I am seeing his question, the action of plyers, with a typical pivot
point, would only make the gripping surfaces slide past each other, and not
grip anything.

It seems like what is needed is a new type of tool, with a right angle on
the end, and a screw pushing the other grip towards the right angle one.
--
Jim in NC