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aruba
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Tool Identification Trivia
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Jun 11 16:10 UTC 2007 |
A portion of the recent Williams College Trivia contest involved identifying
tools. I happen to be the official Trivia archivist, and the tool
identification section happens to be the only section for which no one has
provided an answer key. So I was wondering if anyone here could help.
The tools appear on pages 2-4 of
http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/trivia/jcsuperstars/H6_CommonSense.pdf
I can get most of them, but I don't recognize C,F,G,N, and P. Also I'm not
sure of the names for the files in S,T,U, and V. Anyone know?
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rcurl
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response 1 of 21:
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Jun 11 20:15 UTC 2007 |
C Allen wrenches
F Punch
G Spokeshave
N ??
P Vice-Grip pliers
S&T - I can't see the cut well enough o identify
U Rasp
V Round file
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aruba
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response 2 of 21:
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Jun 12 02:28 UTC 2007 |
Thanks Rane. Picture E looks like allen wrenches to me, so I was hesitant
to say that C was the same thing. I had never heard of a spokeshave before,
but that is definitely what picture G is. THanks! Can you be any more
specific on F and P? I'm guessing the punch may be for something in
particular, and likewise the pliers.
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rcurl
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response 3 of 21:
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Jun 12 17:20 UTC 2007 |
Those Vise-Grip pliers are used in auto body repair: the wide jaws, also
called "locking C clamps", are to get around and further into formed
edges.
I'd say the punch is a "bench punch", usually with interchangeable dies,
for sheet metal.
Allen wrenches are usually thought of as those "L" shaped ones, but they
also come with handles, also with other "bits", such as for screws with
"torq" and other heads.
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nharmon
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response 4 of 21:
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Jun 12 19:31 UTC 2007 |
C: T-Handle Allen Wrenches
F: Rivet Press.
G: ?
N: Jack Hammer http://www.indiamart.com/drillman/
P: Locking C-Clamp
S: Course File
T: Smooth File
U: Grater
V: Round File
I originally thought (N) was a pneumatic riveter, but found the picture
on a website with jack hammers.
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bru
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response 5 of 21:
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Jun 12 20:00 UTC 2007 |
A. tablesaw
B. Hand Plane
C. T wrench
D. Fire Hydrant Wrench
E. Allen Wrench
F. Punch
G. Draw Shave
H. Socket wrenches
I. Jigsaw
J. Phillips Screwdriver
K. Awl
L. Adz
M. Belt sander
N. Pneumatic drill
O. ?
P. c-clamp
Q. saw
R. tape measure
S. file
T. file
U. rasp
V. file
W. monkey wrench
X. band saw
Y. wire strippers
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nharmon
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response 6 of 21:
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Jun 12 21:10 UTC 2007 |
I don't think D is a fire hydrant wrench. And H would be Nut Drivers.
And I don't think F is a punch.
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johnnie
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response 7 of 21:
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Jun 12 21:29 UTC 2007 |
I don't think that the tools in E are allen wrenches--they look flat to
me. Q is a hacksaw (and a measuring tape). W is not a monkey wrench,
it's a pipe wrench.
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edina
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response 8 of 21:
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Jun 12 21:33 UTC 2007 |
I think E is a set of hex keys.
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edina
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response 9 of 21:
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Jun 12 21:39 UTC 2007 |
Damnit....now I'm obsessing and looking up stuff on Sears....
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/subcat.do?vertical=TOOL&cat=Hand+Tools%
2C+General+Purpose&subcat=Hex+Keys&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes
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bru
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response 10 of 21:
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Jun 12 23:31 UTC 2007 |
one mans pipe wrench is anothe mans monkey wrench.
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cross
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response 11 of 21:
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Jun 12 23:47 UTC 2007 |
That sounds so ... pornographic.
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other
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response 12 of 21:
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Jun 13 03:05 UTC 2007 |
I had a feeling N was a jackhammer as soon as I saw it, but when I
looked at the bottom and saw the tip, inside the chip shield, I knew
that's what it was.
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scholar
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response 13 of 21:
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Jun 13 03:29 UTC 2007 |
u nlucky
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fitz
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response 14 of 21:
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Jun 13 11:40 UTC 2007 |
Re 10: The monkey and pipe wrench have distinct differences. The monkey
wrench has smooth jaws: The pipe wrench has teeth.
Both have the same screw-and-gear adjustment, but the pipe wrench has a lot
of freeplay.
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aruba
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response 15 of 21:
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Jun 14 22:54 UTC 2007 |
THanks folks - this is a big help. I guess C and E are both allen wrenches,
as near as we can tell. If the wrneches in E were flat as johnnie suggests,
then I would have no idea what they were.
I still don't know about F. Google image searches haven't convinced me that
it's either a rivet press or a bench punch, but it seems clear it's designed
to squish something.
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durrett
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response 16 of 21:
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Jun 15 00:09 UTC 2007 |
I doubt that E is an allen wrench, it's hard to tell the picture is not
very good, it might be screwdrivers for hard to reach screws but I doubt
it, I'm wondering if they might be some kind of feeler gauges (to find
the gap between something like the points that used to be in auto's
ignition system)
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bru
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response 17 of 21:
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Jun 15 01:19 UTC 2007 |
They are allen wrenches, what might be bothering you about their appearance
is they are twisted.
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aruba
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response 18 of 21:
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Jun 15 02:29 UTC 2007 |
I guess I really can't tell. Their shape is a common shape for allen
wrenches.
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durrett
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response 19 of 21:
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Jun 15 20:15 UTC 2007 |
most allen wrnches are L shapped, those are more like Z and look flat.
again it's a bad picture.
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aruba
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response 20 of 21:
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Jun 16 05:30 UTC 2007 |
I have certainly used Z-shaped allen wrenches.
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durrett
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response 21 of 21:
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Jun 16 19:57 UTC 2007 |
I stand corrected, I've never seen one.
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