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

[DanAKAL]

Since everyone is on the "Name That Tool Subject". What do you guys call this: http://www.jamarco.com/Hand_Tools/wrenches/slugging.jpg

 

[DanAKAL]

Well, I've done about everything that I know how to do to edit my above post and turn the url into a link. I either don't have permission to edit my own post or I'm do dumb to figure it out. Maybe I should take another one of those "CQ" tests and see just how dumb I really am.

Dan

 

[Jon K.]

That's a hammer wrench.

What is this?

 

[whyzee]

Jon, I think it's a line-man's cable cutter

 

[Jon K.]

Nope; it is something much more sinister.

 

[whyzee]

Originally posted by Jon K.
Nope; it is something much more sinister.

you mean something that helps young bovine .... "steer" a little better?

 

[Jon K.]

You're getting warmer . . . .

 

[nephron]

...definitely something gynecological. Not necessarily for humans. The image of a 'pried' cervix come to mind...not sure--definitely not for the office gynecologist.

 

[Anssi]

1) Jakoavain
2) Lenkki(avain)
3) Kuusiokoloavain
4) Säädettävät tongit

That's what my father and I call them, and the first three are probably pretty much the correct or at least universally accepted Finnish terms for them. I'm not sure about the last one, but "our name" is pretty much a direct translation of adjustable pliers.

 

[Flying Scot]

DanAkal - Flogging spanner

 

[Timr]

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...." ;)

Do you remember when the ISDE was in Australia?  Well, I remember a story told by Ron Lawson from Dirt Bike magazine.  Seems his gear shift lever had fallen off on the trail.  Some spectators came along and found him crawling around on his hands and knees.  They asked him what he was looking for and he said, "My Shifter."  They all gave each other blank stares as if to say, 'Why is he looking for a wrench out here in the weeds?'  It wasn't until later that Ron learned that he should have told them that he was looking for his gear selector.

:)

 

[TheGrinch]

Aahhh, the variations of the English language make for some humerous situations.

When I was in San Clemente California I wanted to go for a surf, so I went into the local surf shop and asked if I could hire a surfboard for the day. Of course they all stared at me with blank faces thinking what the hell. After several minutes I realised I should have been asking to rent the surfboard.

I guess you had to be there.

Anyway
1. Shifting spanner, Shifter, Adjustable spanner
2. Spanner
3. Allen keys, hex keys
4. Multigrip pliers, Multigrips.

 

[DanAKAL]

*Flogging spanner*

That's the answer I was looking for.

I work in the oil field and was recently at a BP (British Petroleum) facility. We needed one of these from the warehouse and almost never found it until someone said that we were looking for the wrong thing. No Hammer Wrenches, No Slugging Wrenches, They had lots of "Flogging Spanners" though.

 

[Fark]

JMICS, that was good.

I work in telecom... alot of people consider me lucky. I work with strippers and dykes all day.

 

[RedRebel]

1. Cresent Wrench
2. Closed wrench
3. Allen Wrench
4. Channel locks pilers

 

[cactusreid]

#1 Saskatchewan metric set
#2 box end wrench
#3 allen keys
#4 water pump pliers