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     Adam Savage's Favorite Tools: Monkey Wrench!

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2. www.youtube.com › watchAdam Savage's Favorite Tools: Monkey Wrench! - YouTube

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   Praise the trusty monkey wrench! In this week's tool tip, Adam explains how this essential pipe wrench works, why it's so much better than a crescent wrench,...

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   Video shows what monkey wrench means. A wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw.. An unexpected or troublesome problem, obstacle or dilemma.. monkey wrench synonyms: adjustable spanner,...

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   The monkey wrench is a type of adjustable wrench, a later American development of eighteenth-century English coach wrenches. It was widely used in the ninete...

5. twominenglish.com › monkey-wrenchMonkey Wrench – Meaning, Usage & Examples - twominenglish.com

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   Sep 18, 2024 · Discover the origins, diverse uses, and real-world applications of a Monkey Wrench. Unlock practical insights and tips for your toolkit.

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   Oct 21, 2024 · Plumbers and car mechanics alike are familiar with the monkey wrench, a heavy-duty tool with perpendicular jaws that can loosen or secure even the most stubborn of fittings. Monkey wrenches...

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   A monkey wrench is a type of size-adjustable hand wrench that was used heavily during the 19th century. Since then, this wrench style has lost ground to the more compact crescent wrench and the more easily-gripped pipe wrench.

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   What is a monkey wrench?

   • Al Barry/Three Lions/Getty Images (wrench), Jon Mayer/Mental Floss (thought bubble) Plumbers and car mechanics alike are familiar with the monkey wrench, a heavy-duty tool with perpendicular jaws that can loosen or secure even the most stubborn of fittings.

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   Do Plumbers use monkey wrenches?

   • Plumbers and car mechanics alike are familiar with the monkey wrench, a heavy-duty tool with perpendicular jaws that can loosen or secure even the most stubborn of fittings. Monkey wrenches are so substantial they could probably double as a murder weapon, though we’re not recommending it. But what does a plumber’s wrench have to do with primates?

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   What is the difference between a monkey wrench and an adjustable wrench?

   • However, the adjustable wrench – another wrench with a shaft and twisting bolt – has pretty much replaced the monkey wrench in all ways. This is simply because the adjustable wrench has thinner jaws which can fit into tighter spaces much better than the bulky jaws of a monkey wrench. Mr. Pen- Wrench, Adjustable Wrench, 8 Inch,...

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   Is a crescent wrench a monkey wrench?

   • Sometimes, people refer to a crescent or pipe wrench as a monkey wrench, though that’s not really correct. Generally, if you've got a wrench with vertical, smooth. adjustable jaws running sideways to the handle (like the one seen at the top of the article), it’s a monkey wrench.

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   What does throwing a monkey wrench mean?

   • According to idiom researcher Gary Martin, throwing a monkey wrench (or spanner) into the works likely refers to the calamitous effects of throwing a wrench into a piston or gear in an industrial setting. The tool would sabotage any activity, grinding it to a halt.

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   What is a crescent wrench?

   • A crescent wrench, which is sometimes called a “monkey wrench.” (Tools can be confusing.) / Peter Dazeley/GettyImages Almost as confusing as the monkey wrench label is arriving on who deserves credit for inventing it. As is the case with many tools, there were several people who came up with the basic concept for an adjustable wrench.

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   Jan 30, 2024 · English (US) The image is of the actual tool, but many people use the word as a metaphor. "To throw a monkey wrench" into the plan, into the project, into the operation means to block something or to try to cause something to fail. It is a deliberate action. It isn't an accident.