Box stock T. Member 1,384 Member For: 9y 8m 16d Posted 07/09/16 07:36 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 07:36 AM Also yanks call things like a shifters and spanners, a wrench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/09/16 07:36 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 07:36 AM It's a shifter. We don't have wrenches in Australia only Spanners. (excluding Torque wrenches) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/09/16 07:37 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 07:37 AM 2 minutes ago, Box stock T. said: I thought there was a technical name for it. But a shifter it is. Jet wins. Most people on here would call it a shifter just not Ralph. Technical name is adjustable spanner...also known as a shifting/ shifting jaw spanner...hence shifter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box stock T. Member 1,384 Member For: 9y 8m 16d Posted 07/09/16 07:40 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 07:40 AM Boom there it is. Good work luke. Knew there would have to be a technical name for it. Just didn't know what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Jeturbo Bob the Freaking Builder Donating Members 10,813 Member For: 15y 3m 10d Gender: Female Location: SA Posted 07/09/16 07:51 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 07:51 AM Well ill be damned... lucky I didnt bet anything lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezy2Confuze Member 898 Member For: 15y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: West Perth. Posted 07/09/16 07:52 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 07:52 AM 14 minutes ago, Ralph Wiggum said: It's a shifter. We don't have wrenches in Australia only Spanners. (excluding Torque wrenches) I work with a few Spanners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 3m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/09/16 07:52 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 07:52 AM You of all people should know, you're married to a Spanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawlass Silver Donating Members 1,161 Member For: 17y 1m 14d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 07/09/16 07:54 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 07:54 AM Always known it as a U.N.F. (Universal nut fcuker, equally effective on metric & imperial) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb351 Donating Members 80 Member For: 17y 2m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/09/16 08:04 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 08:04 AM Universally handy for a zillion things. Never leave home without it It goes " keys, wallet, phone and shifter" before walking out the door. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawlass Silver Donating Members 1,161 Member For: 17y 1m 14d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 07/09/16 08:09 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 08:09 AM I have an uncle who always has a swiss army knife on his belt - ALWAYS. Sure he thinks he's MacGyver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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