Abstract: A hand tool for supporting a jaw-type electrical tap thereon during the positioning of the same with respect to an electrical wire and for clamping the tap thereon comprising a pair of elongated handles which are pivotally secured together and which has a tap support operatively secured thereto. The tap support is designed to be removably connected to the electrical tap so that the electrical tap may be positioned with respect to the electrical wire and clamped thereon by pivotally moving the handles towards one another to cause the jaw members thereof to clamp the tap onto the wire.