Re: REQUEST: ascii wrench(spanner)
In article <Col...@equinox.gen.nz>,
Col...@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) wrote:
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> Here is what I call a spanner ( ring & open-ended )
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In Tex-speak, this is a combination wrench, a combination of a box
wrench and an open end wrench.
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> I would define Richard Kirk's illustration as a wrench.
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> Here's a heavier version for those bigger jobs:
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This is, in common parlance, a "monkey wrench".
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> Do you not differentiate between a spanner and a wrench ?
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To the average Texas mechanic, the word "spanner" is unknown, maybe
conjuring up an image some kind of women's underthingy or something.
"Boot" and "bonnet" have completely different, non-automotive meanings
here,too. Thanks for the ascii, they're great and just what I was
looking for.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,23de9b9ab0de53a2 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-07-24 11:40:30 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!hookup!news.sprintlink.net!bga.com!bga.com!nobody From: gre...@bga.com (Dave Fricke) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: REQUEST: ascii wrench(spanner) Date: 24 Jul 1994 13:36:39 -0500 Organization: Real/Time Communications - Bob Gustwick and Associates Lines: 51 Message-ID: <Sid...@bga.com> References: <tlO...@bga.com> <CtC...@canon.co.uk> <Col...@equinox.gen.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: vern.bga.com
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