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I believe that you are laboring under several misconceptions.
FIRSTLY: A Crescent wrench is actually properly identified as an "adjustable wrench." CRESCENT is the name of the company who first produced it for sale in the United States. Many people don't know that there is a wrong, and a right way to use one. The correct way to use one is with the crescent shaped part on top of the nut or bolt when pulling down. That puts all the stress on the strong jaw and prevents it's "Knuckle buster" nickname from becoming true.
SECONDLY: A "MONKEY WRENCH" looks very much like a "Pipe Wrench," or being true to the company who first produced a toothed-jawed pipe wrench for sale in the USA; A "Stilson Wrench." The main difference between a pipe wrench and a monkey wrench is that the monkey wrench was made for turning unions, flange bolts, and other things that the serrations of a pipe wrench's jaw would ruin.
THIRDLY: A "SPANNER WRENCH" is a highly specialized wrench that spans the distance across an axle or other item, to engage the two pins of the spanner into the two slots cut into the face of a nut that was made without shoulders for a wrench to grasp onto. You may be able to see that it was called a spanner because it spans an area where a regular wrench would have a hard time doing the same. One of the most common applications for a "spanner wrench" is for tightening the wheel bearings on the front or rear axle of a bicycle. I also have a spanner wrench for changing the grinding wheel on my hand-held 5" electric grinder.
I hope that clears it up for everyone.
FIRSTLY: A Crescent wrench is actually properly identified as an "adjustable wrench." CRESCENT is the name of the company who first produced it for sale in the United States. Many people don't know that there is a wrong, and a right way to use one. The correct way to use one is with the crescent shaped part on top of the nut or bolt when pulling down. That puts all the stress on the strong jaw and prevents it's "Knuckle buster" nickname from becoming true.
SECONDLY: A "MONKEY WRENCH" looks very much like a "Pipe Wrench," or being true to the company who first produced a toothed-jawed pipe wrench for sale in the USA; A "Stilson Wrench." The main difference between a pipe wrench and a monkey wrench is that the monkey wrench was made for turning unions, flange bolts, and other things that the serrations of a pipe wrench's jaw would ruin.
THIRDLY: A "SPANNER WRENCH" is a highly specialized wrench that spans the distance across an axle or other item, to engage the two pins of the spanner into the two slots cut into the face of a nut that was made without shoulders for a wrench to grasp onto. You may be able to see that it was called a spanner because it spans an area where a regular wrench would have a hard time doing the same. One of the most common applications for a "spanner wrench" is for tightening the wheel bearings on the front or rear axle of a bicycle. I also have a spanner wrench for changing the grinding wheel on my hand-held 5" electric grinder.
I hope that clears it up for everyone.
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Wow, you sure do know a lot about wrenches. Very nice answer.
I didn't have a clue, so i decided to just mess with Nomads' head a little concerning his question. Hats off to you, 111357. Good job.
I didn't have a clue, so i decided to just mess with Nomads' head a little concerning his question. Hats off to you, 111357. Good job.
Thanks Tamarind. I spent a good part of my life learning all the jobs that used those wrenches. Now I'm all crippled up from doing those jobs in a SUPERMAN fashion. I became forcibly retired at 51 and am teaching my grandkids how to use my tools. I now thank God that I'm able to receive the Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare that I used to curse about paying into every week. Funny how life works out. LOL!!!
I completely understand. I had to stop working early too. Loved my job. Still miss it, but fought to keep working for way too long with osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease. Yes, it is funny how life works out. I always stayed busy. Guess I pushed my body too hard for too long.
Well, actually, it was a woman who named the crescent wrench a monkey wrench. She was watching her husband who was pretending to fix the plumbing in the kitchen and said to herself; Self, my husband really isn't doing anything with that wrench, he's just monkeying around. And that is how it became known as the monkey wrench. The End.
You do believe me, don't you?
Now, about that spanner...............
You do believe me, don't you?
Now, about that spanner...............
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I tried to put a comment down earlier ,but my computer was throwing a tantrum. Sort of like when a man raps his knuckles on a car when a crescent wrench slips and he throws the monkey wrench across the garage and then hops all over the place holding his hand and kicking stuff while blaming his wife for yelling dinner setting the whole thing in motion...: )
Ahahahahaa. You are so funny sometimes, my friend. Thanks for the laugh. I'll take all I can get.
They call it a spanner in Britain because that is what they have always called it there. We call it a monkey wrench and i am not sure on this one because it is a universal wrench to fit many sizes. A profesional mechanic would use the proper size for the proper nut , hence only someone who is just monkeying around would use a crescent wrench
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Okay ,but why the word spanner. Where did spanner comes from who term the wrench a spanner...just curious..
Well, aren't you so smart? What, you didn't believe my answer? Ahahaha
I always believe everything you say dearest because it is dangerous not too! LOL
Because men don't know what they're talking about. The invented tools to start with, didn't they
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