Originally posted by Mat KelleyI'd say that all wrenches are spanners, but not all spanners are wrenches. I was thinking of the simple fixed-sized spanner, though. I looked up 'spanner' and 'wrench' and neither is marked as British or US only, so it looks like 'spanner' is a word the Americans have forgotten but everyone else still uses.
Certainly in the Uk a wrench is not the same as a spanner though it can be used for the same job - generally wrenches are adjustable whereas spanners are specic sizes you can also have ring spanners as well as normal spanners.
Originally posted by fearlessleaderScary...I had blue wrench
blue wrench, the big bulky adjustable kind plummers use. interestingly enough, the wrench was a chiped rusty red, but the color i thought of was blue.
it is possible that i was not doing this exersise fast enough, but i dont think so.
Originally posted by AcolyteI was definitely picturing an adjustable one, al la FL, but cleaner.
I'd say that all wrenches are spanners, but not all spanners are wrenches. I was thinking of the simple fixed-sized spanner, though. I looked up 'spanner' and 'wrench' and neither is marked as British or US only, so it looks like 'spanner' is a word the Americans have forgotten but everyone else still uses.