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Fatherly hazing (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver to c/[email protected]
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[–] ikidd 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Is that an Allan key? I've never seen them marked anything other than a single number, in SAE or metric.

[–] Jayve 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I believe it's an open ended wrench, one end is 12mm the other is 13mm.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Odd; I've never seen multiple sizes on one wrench, nor seen them called 'keys'

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] TenderfootGungi 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Ah, thanks. Never heard a double ended wrench called a key before.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

From German the direct translation to English is screw key.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

My bad. In Spanish we call them "llaves" and I translated it without thinking.

[–] ikidd 2 points 6 months ago

Never really see those around here anymore. I have a few in old tractors, but most of them have been lost by now and replaced with box end wrenches of single sizes.