Wrench (7288 bytes)
1: A '''wrench''' or '''spanner''' is a [[tool]] used to turn [[...
3: ...d term, while ''spanner'' refers to a specialized wrench with a series of pins or tabs around the circumfe...
5: [[Image:Twohandledwrench.jpg|thumb|Double Handled Wrench]]
7: ...[[Tongs|''tongs'']], are not generally considered wrenches.
9: ==Common wrenches==

Socket wrench (787 bytes)
1: ...continuous motion, rather than requiring that the wrench be removed and refitted after each turn.
3: ...a co-woker, William Seidemann, formed the Snap-on Wrench Company, which is now [[Snap-on Inc.]] of [[Kenos...

Monkey wrench (1278 bytes)
1: [[Image:Monckywrench.jpg|thumb|Monkey Wrench]]
2: [[Image:Monkey wrench.jpg|thumb|Modern version]]
4: ... the ''Crescent®'', or adjustable–end, wrench.
8: ...ogy. To this Mr. H.E. Madden writes: "The wrench is not named from this, neither is it so called b...
10: ...anner|adjustable end wrenches]], including [[pipe wrench]]s.

Tension wrench (361 bytes)
1: ...e, while the other pins are shifted. The tension wrench is then used in order to turn the inner cylinder ...

Pipe wrench (695 bytes)
1: ...iv style="float:left">[[Image:pipewrench.jpg|Pipe Wrench]]</div>
2: ...''''Stillson&#174;'' wrench''' is an adjustable [[wrench]] used for turning pipes or other items with a ro...
4: ...870, for this basic design as an "improved monkey wrench".
7: The image below and right is of a pipe wrench designed for use in space restricted areas.
8: ...ight;margin:0 1em 1em 0;">[[Image:Wrench.JPG|Pipe wrench]]</div>

Torque wrench (1555 bytes)
1: ... or bolt. It is usually in the form of a [[socket wrench]] with special internal mechanisms.
3: ..., the operator stops applying force. This type of wrench is simple but not very precise.

Bristol Wrench (812 bytes)
1: ...s. The Bristol design was created by the Bristol Wrench Company of [[Spokane]], [[Oregon]] in the [[Unite...
10: *http://www.bristolwrench.com

Spoke wrench (577 bytes)
1: ...ench.jpg]]</div>A '''spoke wrench''' is a small [[wrench]] used to loosen or tighten the tension in a [[sp...
2: ...The end of the nipple is square shaped. The spoke wrench attaches here. Care must be taken when changing s...

The Monkey Wrench Gang (5564 bytes)
1: '''The Monkey Wrench Gang''' is a [[novel]] written by [[United States...
3: ...t]]s and was so influential that the term "monkey wrench" has come to mean, besides sabotage and damage to...
14: ...f the [[Glen Canyon Dam]] which the gang of monkeywrenchers long to destroy. Indeed Abbey's depiction of ...
20: Overall, The Monkey Wrench Gang is a fairly depressing but extremely inspira...
22: ...ounts to oppose The Machine instead of the monkey wrench. Futility be damned! It's <b><u>our</u></b> res...

Hayduke Lives (951 bytes)
1: ... popular book [[The Monkey Wrench Gang]]. Monkey Wrench was written in 1975 and one of the heros of the s...
3: ...ous reprints due to the popularity of "The Monkey Wrench Gang," a fictional account of four [[direct actio...

Adjustable spanner (1138 bytes)
1: [[Image:Adjustable_wrench.jpg|frame|Adjustable spanner]]
3: ... many forms of the '''adjustable spanner''' or '''wrench''' or '''shifting spanner''', from the taper lock...
13: ...a [[monkey wrench]]. A similar tool is the [[pipe wrench]].

Allen key (1343 bytes)
2: border-style:solid; padding:2px">[[Image:hex_wrench_set.jpg]]</div>
3: ...'', '''Allen key''', '''hex key''' or '''hex head wrench''' is a tool used to drive [[screw]]s and bolts w...
17: "Allen wrench" was originally a trademark of Allen Manufacturin...

Tire iron (205 bytes)
1: ...in car trunks is an L-shaped metal rod with a lug wrench on the bent end and a prying tip on the other.

Seldom Seen Smith (305 bytes)
1: ...'' is a character in the [[novel]] ''[[The Monkey Wrench Gang]]'' by author [[Edward Abbey]]. This charac...

Hayduke (255 bytes)
1: ... in [[Edward Abbey]]'s cult classics [[The Monkey Wrench Gang]] and [[Hayduke Lives!]].

List of J-Pop artists:W (1678 bytes)
34: * [[Wrench (J-Pop)|Wrench]]

George Washington Hayduke (4204 bytes)
1: ...rd Abbey]]'s wildly successful books [[The Monkey Wrench Gang]] and [[Hayduke Lives!]]
3: ...take [[direct action]] because, as Abbey's Monkey Wrench Gang puts it, "somebody has to do it."
7: ... his efforts with [[Earth First!]] and The Monkey Wrench Gang, despite the explosions, the tractors ruined...
9: ...aving one's own life. In Abbey's book The Monkey Wrench Gang, Hayduke totes numerous sidearms and his tru...
13: ...00 feet below, thus ending the last of the Monkey Wrench Gang's heroic work in America's beseiged Southwes...

Michael Buonauro (507 bytes)
1: ...oic webstory. He also worked on the webcomics, "[[Wrench Farm]]", and "[[Dr. Lobster]]". He took his life ...

PM (radio programme) (625 bytes)
1: ...ys, but weekdays from time to time), with [[Nigel Wrench]] standing in occasionally.

Billboarding (632 bytes)
1: ...one form of [[ecodefense]] in the form of [[monkeywrenching]]. It is the act of cutting down, burning, and...
3: ...s a minor role in the Abbey novel <i>[[The Monkey Wrench Gang]].</i>

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