[AT] Lightening up the tone around here
John Hall
jtchall at nc.rr.com
Tue Feb 25 16:07:24 PST 2020
My 30 year old Craftsman adjustable wrenches at work are labeled in
inches on one side, millimeters on the other. I've been known to harass
new kids to go get the metric adjustable out of my tool box.
John Hall
On 2/25/2020 6:57 PM, bloomis at charter.net wrote:
>
> All the Aussies that would show up at the wine factory to work with
> the centrifuges called adjustables "Shifters" box ends were "Ring
> Spanners". Of course we'd send the new guy after a metric adjustable. 😊
>
> Brad
>
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> From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of Spencer Yost
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> I just read a great name for an adjustable wrench: someone
> derogatorily called it a “Nut lathe”.
>
> Now that’s funny. It made me wonder if there are any other great
> tool names that I have missed hearing all my life?
>
> Spencer
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