What do you call these in your part of the world?

[Humai]

Originally posted by GETMETOCA
1.  Picture hook hammer thingy

2.  Zen Garden Sand Designer (very cool squiqqly lines!)

3.  Hole punch (Use with Picture Hook Hammer Thingy)

4.  Bug smasher

LOL! You've been swapping notes with my wife!

In my neck of the woods, this is a "Monkey Wrench" aka a "Stilson".

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[Jon K.]

This is a monkey wrench.

 

[Jon K.]

This is a pair of dikes.

 

[Glitch]

^^^ :laugh:

 

[BunduBasher]

Originally posted by Jon K.
This is a monkey wrench.

LOL, that is a Monkey Wrench !!! :scream: :laugh:

 

[Joepro9]

Actually that IS a monkey wrench. Tree jumper is the onlyo ne that got them all right too! ;) :confused:

 

[TwinSpar]

Don't ask Thump what this tool is.  He doesn't have a clue! :laugh: ;)

 

[nephron]

These were common words, when I worked on farms in Australia: "Get me the shifter! A shifter! Ya' bloody yank, you don't know what a shifter is? It's in the bonnet! The bonnet! You don't know what a bonnet is? You yanks aren't too smart...." ;)

 

[Jon K.]

Originally posted by TwinSpar
Don't ask Thump what this tool is.  He doesn't have a clue! :laugh: ;)

Thats not a tool; THIS is a tool!!!! Go ahead; click on it. What are you skeered of?!?

 

[Green Horn]

Originally posted by TwinSpar
Don't ask Thump what this tool is.  He doesn't have a clue! :laugh: ;)

PeeStink uses one of those when he has to adjust his bicycle seat. :laugh: Wouldn't want to torque a single bolt in this world and be out of spec. ;)

 

[Humai]

Originally posted by nephron
These were common words, when I worked on farms in Australia: "Get me the shifter! A shifter! Ya' bloody yank, you don't know what a shifter is? It's in the bonnet! The bonnet! You don't know what a bonnet is? You yanks aren't too smart...." ;)

Pronounced "Sheef Tahh".

BTW, what business does an MD have with an adjustable wrench? On second thoughts, don't answer that.

 

[BunduBasher]

Originally posted by nephron
These were common words, when I worked on farms in Australia: "Get me the shifter! A shifter! Ya' bloody yank, you don't know what a shifter is? It's in the bonnet! The bonnet! You don't know what a bonnet is? You yanks aren't too smart...." ;)

it's in the boot, you septic yank :p :confused:

the engine is under the bonnet :laugh:

 

[jeffd]

Originally posted by Humai
Just for the record and a bit of potential humour (or should that be "humor"), what do you call these tools in your part of the world. I'll kick off for NZ:

1) Crescent wrench (Crescent is a brand name - so I just call it an "adjustable cordless uni-standard wrench" :confused: )
2) wrench - depends on type: box end (open), closed, or combo (one end closed, other box ended)
3) hex keys or allen wrench
4) channel lock pliers

-jeffd

 

[wibby]

So if a wrench is a spanner....

What would a spanner be? ;)

 

[Stumpy]

At Clemson, we always called #1 a Georgia Tech Socket Set.

 

[nephron]

it's in the boot, you septic yank

...er, oh yeah. :o
Guess I ain't so smart a yank. :ugg:

As far as the crescent wrench goes Humai, I grew up on a farm. We called it something that has NOT been mentioned yet, and carries deeply ignorant prejudicial tone.

Another one: WD40/CR-556: "Throw me the squaw pee"

 

[JasonJ]

#1 American express (dont leave home without it)
#2 Stupid wrench that never fits in your box right
#3 I have every one except the one I need at any given time
#4 If you have to pull this from your box your probably already in troubble

Why is it that we call one cutting plier a PAIR of dikes???? wishfull male thinking I guese, I mean what fun is one dike anyway right?

 

[Highbeam]

Just like a pair of scissors, a pair of jeans, etc.

 

[jmics19067]

Originally posted by Highbeam
Just like a pair of scissors, a pair of jeans, etc.

but why a pair of underware but it is only a bra?

 

[jake949]

cresent hammer
end wrench
allen wrench (sharpen your broken ones to make real hard center punchs)
channel locks

 

[motometal]

water pump pliers...yes, that's used in iowa too, although ive never used that tool on a water pump...

 

[jeffd]

Originally posted by JasonJ
Why is it that we call one cutting plier a PAIR of dikes???? wishfull male thinking I guese, I mean what fun is one dike anyway right?

The term dike comes from DIagonal Cutter...

Which is actually DIC when you break it down.

However, I don't think that any self-respecting male mechanic would be caught dead asking someone to hand him a DIC, so DIKE it is. :eek:

And what fun is asking for one DIKE when you can ask for a pair? :eek: :eek:

-jeffd

 

[MARK IT]

1. Cresnt or adjustable wrench
2. End wrench (open or boxed or combo) (good to throw and fairly easy to find!)
3. Allen or hex ( usually strip and not good to throw to hard to find)
4. Channel locks (works good as a hammer or somthing to throw)
5.Dikes or side cutters ( I like dikes especially in pairs)
6. pipe wrench or stillsen (spelling?)
I work with all these tools and a lot more ever day, and have so much fun.

 

[Tony Eeds]

Since we have deviated a bit ....
Does anyone know what a lesbian rule is?
How about a gas axe?

 

[Flying Scot]

1. Cresent or adjustable wrench - yes or adjustable spanner ( King Dick is a great brand )
2. End wrench (open or boxed or combo) - Again Spanner open, closed or combo.

3. Allen keys or hex head ( always missing 4mm and 5mm no matter how many sets I buy ).
4. Channel locks or plumbers spanner
5. Dikes or side cutters ( I like dikes especially in pairs - agreed)
6. pipe wrench ( spanner ) or stilsen ( manufactures name ) prefer stilsen as a name.

Fag - Cigarette, any smoking Brit knows this.

Battle of wits with you lot - fighting an unarmed man. :laugh: