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

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Humai

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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

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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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This is a monkey wrench.

 

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Jon K.

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This is a pair of dikes.

 

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^^^ :laugh:

 

BunduBasher

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

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

 

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

 

TwinSpar

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

 

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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...." ;)

 

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

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

 

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Green Horn

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

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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. ;)

 

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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...." ;)

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Pronounced "Sheef Tahh".

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

 

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BunduBasher

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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...." ;)

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

the engine is under the bonnet :laugh:

 

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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:

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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

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So if a wrench is a spanner....

What would a spanner be? ;)

 

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

 

nephron

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it's in the boot, you septic yank

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...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"

 

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#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?

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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jeffd

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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?

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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

 

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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.

 

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

 

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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: