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wrench

vr.tr.wrench · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent explain wrenches and their kinds, relay sizing, standards and use from tool references, describe specialised and powered wrenches, and distinguish wrenches from pliers, screwdrivers and the British and American naming differences.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain wrenches and their kinds, relay sizing, standards and use from tool references, describe specialised and powered wrenches, and distinguish wrenches from pliers, screwdrivers and the British and American naming differences.

A hand tool for gripping and turning nuts, bolts, pipes and fittings, called a spanner in British English, in forms from open-ended, ring and combination spanners through adjustable and socket wrenches, tube spanners for recessed nuts, spanner wrenches with pins for slotted collars, oil-filter wrenches and specialised tools such as the Basque wrench to powered impact wrenches; wrenches are standardised by size and are among the most common tools.

What it is for: Turning nuts, bolts and fittings.

It can be explain kinds; relay sizing and standards; describe specialised tools; distinguish related tools.

Distinguishing features

Fixed or adjustable jaw

Standard sizes

Hand and powered

Naming varies

What it looks like

A metal tool with a shaped jaw or socket on a handle.

Physical character

metric sizes: e.g. 8, 10, 13, 17 mm list

adjustable wrench patented: 1842 Budding, 1891 Johansson note

impact wrench torque: hundreds to thousands of newton metres note

How it is recognised

Tool for turning nuts and bolts

Open-ended, ring, combination, adjustable, socket, tube spanner, spanner wrench, oil-filter wrench, power wrench, Basque wrench

Pliers grip; screwdrivers turn screws; in British English a spanner is a wrench

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

hand tool

turns - and bolts

nut

is contrasted with - which grip

pliers

is exemplified by - a common form

adjustable spanner

In practice

Families and kinds

open-ended, ring and combination spanners

adjustable wrenches

socket wrenches and ratchets

pipe wrenches

specialised wrenches such as tube spanners, spanner wrenches, oil-filter and Basque wrenches

power and impact wrenches

Standards and regulation

ISO and DIN standards for wrench sizes and strength

Torque tool calibration standards

Workplace safety rules for powered wrenches

Failure modes and hazards

Rounding nuts with wrong sizes

Injury from slipping or powered tools

Registry aliases naming obscure specialised tools

Also called

power wrenchtube spannerswivel head pin visespanner wrenchbasque wrenchoil-filter wrenchbreaker barspoke wrenchhydrant wrenchmotor wrenchratchet wrenchnon adjustable wrenchopen-end spannertriangular wrenchBasin wrenchTorque multiplierSpark plug spannerstommy barRing ratchet spannerplumber wrenchMagic keysmonkey wrenchCan wrenchDrum wrenchsquare driveRatchetsNipple wrenchtorque testerstrap wrench

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.wrench

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a wrench is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition and naming.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a wrench, how does it differ from pliers and screwdrivers, and how do wrench and spanner differ across English? definition
  2. Is the question about wrenches in general, a kind or a specific use? boundary

Kinds

Kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What are open-ended, ring, adjustable, socket, tube, spanner, oil-filter, Basque and power wrenches? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Use Use.

Practice.

Sizing

Sizing and torque.

Sizing

Sizing.

  1. How are wrenches sized, and how is torque applied correctly? action
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Safety

Safety.

Safety

Safety.

  1. How are wrenches used safely, including powered wrenches? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Engineering Engineering.

Science.

Design

Design and materials.

Design

Design.

  1. How are wrenches designed and made from chrome vanadium and other steels? provenance
  2. Which entry fits tool steel? action

Standards

Standards.

Standards

Standards.

  1. What standards govern wrench dimensions and strength? provenance
  2. Which entry fits tool standards? action
Context History and culture.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did wrenches develop from early spanners to adjustable and powered tools? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of hand tools? action

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How does the wrench appear in symbols, idioms and culture? provenance
  2. Which entry fits tools in culture? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should socket wrench and impact wrench be separate primary entries?
  • How should tool references be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specialised tools and a pin vise; should they be split off?