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rake60
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According to the manufacturer of the Chinese lathe purchased from Enco,
a "Crecsent Wrench" is a "Monkey Wrench".
To me, THIS is a "Monkey Wrench".
It isn't really a pipe wrench with flat jaws on both side.
Who knows! :shrug:
Rick
a "Crecsent Wrench" is a "Monkey Wrench".
To me, THIS is a "Monkey Wrench".
It isn't really a pipe wrench with flat jaws on both side.
Who knows! :shrug:
Rick
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Diamond Auto Wrenches
Also known as: Ford Wrench and Monkey Wrench
Manufactured by Crescent Tool go figure. So is this too a Cresent wrench ?
Rick what you are showing is a pipe wrench.
this is a crescent wrench.
Tin
Also known as: Ford Wrench and Monkey Wrench
Manufactured by Crescent Tool go figure. So is this too a Cresent wrench ?
Rick what you are showing is a pipe wrench.
this is a crescent wrench.
Tin
rake60 said:According to the manufacturer of the Chinese lathe purchased from Enco,
a "Crecsent Wrench" is a "Monkey Wrench".
To me, THIS is a "Monkey Wrench".
It isn't really a pipe wrench with flat jaws on both side.
Who knows! :shrug:
Rick
Well, that I would call a "Stilson" wrench. The Monkey wrench is the one that Tin illustrates first in his post.
The "Stilson" jaw articulates to grip the pipe while the Monkey wrench jaw does not.
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According to Wikipedia, the you are holding just below is a Stilson or Monkey wrench, and it is for soft pipe as it tightens up when you rock it aginst the fitting. I call it a pipe wrench or monkey wrench.
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The folks that write up Wikipedia probably do not dirty there hands with tools. I do not always trust what is said on how things are made or posted to Wikipedia just one persons view.They are trying to get the basics across and loose details sometimes important ones.
I can see they look similar enough that folks would get them confused. Different tools different uses one for pipe one for large nuts and bolts.
One can and I have gripped large nuts with a pipe wrench but a monkey wrench is useless for pipe.
My view for what it is worth.
The main thing is understand how tools are used and intended purpose. Ie use the right tool for the the job. or at least the best you have on hand.
I can see they look similar enough that folks would get them confused. Different tools different uses one for pipe one for large nuts and bolts.
One can and I have gripped large nuts with a pipe wrench but a monkey wrench is useless for pipe.
My view for what it is worth.
The main thing is understand how tools are used and intended purpose. Ie use the right tool for the the job. or at least the best you have on hand.
Tin
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Where i come from we have spanners and not wrenches.
The only wrench i know is a monkey wrench or more correctly known as a bobbejaan spanner!!! :big:
It must be true if it is in Wikipedia: :big:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_wrench
When i talk to some people and talk about " throwing a spanner in the works" i get a lot of confused looks... ;D
Andrew
The only wrench i know is a monkey wrench or more correctly known as a bobbejaan spanner!!! :big:
It must be true if it is in Wikipedia: :big:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_wrench
When i talk to some people and talk about " throwing a spanner in the works" i get a lot of confused looks... ;D
Andrew
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:big: Andrew stole the words from my mouth...
A bobbejaan spanner is a most useful tool; if nothing else is around it can do pipe work, tighten or loosen bolts with rounded-over heads, and be used as a hammer ;D
We call a crescent wrench a "shifting spanner" - used to round over bolt heads so one can get to play with "vise grips" or the bobejaan spanner ;D
What Tin referred to as "Channel Locks" we tend to call "water pump pliers" in the southern parts of Africa.
The self locking wrench/mole grips we cal vise grips :big:
Now, that's some more spanners in the works
Kind regards, Arnold
A bobbejaan spanner is a most useful tool; if nothing else is around it can do pipe work, tighten or loosen bolts with rounded-over heads, and be used as a hammer ;D
We call a crescent wrench a "shifting spanner" - used to round over bolt heads so one can get to play with "vise grips" or the bobejaan spanner ;D
What Tin referred to as "Channel Locks" we tend to call "water pump pliers" in the southern parts of Africa.
The self locking wrench/mole grips we cal vise grips :big:
Now, that's some more spanners in the works
Kind regards, Arnold
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Channel Lock in Italy are call Papagallo (Parrot), it looks like one to me.
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Dave back in my apprenticeship days, the original mole grip was called an "elmo grip" it did'nt have the release lever, later using the same lettering it was changed to mole with the release lever,these grips when closed would get your hand caught, if you were not careful, had many a painful "black mans pinch" from these!Dave420g said:From 'across the pond'
self locking wrench = Mole Grips (Mole was a manufacturer)
Channel locks I know as a plumbers wrench (probably obvious where that comes from)
crescent wrench is just a spanner, if it has an open end and a closed end it is a combination spanner, the closed end is a ring spanner, if it is adjustable, its an adjustable spanner. Simple really!
We also make stuff out of Aluminium (note the 2nd i) :
Dave
these mole grips were never in the same street as the original US "vise grips" in my opinion
Regards Max.....
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Hello.Holt said:
The name "Inbus",which is used for socket head cap screws in Germany as well,is the acronym for
(In)nensechskantschraube (B)auer (u)nd (S)chaurte.Bauer und Schaurte is a company.
The correct German name is Innensechskantschraube.
Over the years the name "Inbusschlüssel" ("schlüssel"means key in German) had become synonym for the wrench,similar thing happened in the US.
Everyone knows an Allen key,which is synonym for a hex key.
If you ask me,my Allen keys,like the most of my tools,metric and imperial,are made by Stahlwille,
Genuine made in Germany.Almost indestructible.
Cheers,Ralph
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I can imagine that Inbus is used in all German speaking countries (that would be Germany, Austria and Switzerland i guess) I saw them named Inbus on the drawers of a big tool cabinet in the workshop at the former LEGO factory Willisau Switzerland, where i have been send to alter machines from time to time, back in the days working at LEGO Denmark machine workshop
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