So with the wide variety of members here there has to be thousands of years of experience.

Share some names for tools, etc. that you have used/heard while working.

For example, in heavy construction (steel erection) a “Tweaker” might be the name for a sledge hammer.

A “rattle can” is an aerosol spray paint can with the little ball in it. - As in “Get that rattle can of black and bring it over here”.

You don’t have to reveal your definition, allowing someone else who knows it to make the best guess down the line.

As in a “Chuck and duck”?



So, dust off the old ones and bring them to light -

Monkey Cum - A solvent used to erase grease pencil from status boards on the bridge or combat information center of a ship.

EB Green- The green duct tape they make submarines with at Electric Boat.

Of course, everyone knows what a BFH is.

Weasel Piss

Gorilla Snot

Start Damnya

Crescent Hammer or Mexican Speed Wrench

Mexican Backhoe

Jesus Clips

More Bigger Maker

Dykes (or Dikes) - Diagonal Cutting Pliers

Tweaker - Micro Screwdriver for adjusting board mounted electronic pots (potentiometers) and wire clamps on small terminal strips for electronics/control wiring.

Plastic Romex connectors = Asshole.

At Florida Power and Light we called our phasing volt meter the "Buck Roger's" because it looked so futuristic, used to phase distribution primary volt phases ie; phase-to-phase and phase to ground voltages.

Widow maker: non contact voltage tester

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:
Dykes (or Dikes) - Diagonal Cutting Pliers

Tweaker - Micro Screwdriver for adjusting board mounted electronic pots (potentiometers) and wire clamps on small terminal strips for electronics/control wiring.

Indeed. As a dirty-fingers technician for my first 10 years or so in the Navy, I always had a tweaker in my shirt pocket. Usually two: the standard metal shaft with yellow plastic handle and pocket clip for general use, and a nylon one for coils/inductors where the metal would screw up the readings.

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Originally posted by just1tym:
At Florida Power and Light we called our phasing volt meter the "Buck Roger's" because it looked so futuristic, used to phase distribution primary volt phases ie; phase-to-phase and phase to ground voltages.

Just don't buck phases And you'll be OK.

Cadillac tape - We have this special thick nylon tape that is super tough and is used to make surfaces slick so that things glide across it. I once asked why it's called that and someone told me because its expensive and its "the good stuff". The parts room even labels it Cadillac tape on the shelf.

Fag shoes

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Originally posted by Nismo:
Cadillac tape - We have this special thick nylon tape that is super tough and is used to make surfaces slick so that things glide across it. I once asked why it's called that and someone told me because its expensive and its "the good stuff". The parts room even labels it Cadillac tape on the shelf.

I could use some if that at work. Can you tell me who makes it?

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
Plastic Romex connectors = Asshole.

Funny - in accounting back in day of paper workpapers we called these PAs, for paper asshole.

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Originally posted by Georgeair:
we called these PAs, for paper asshole.

In the old days a Chief called em that because he had to lick them.

Mexican dragline —-
Come-a-long —-
Roundabout —-

Bull Cum; Cable Pulling Lubricant that looks like.., well, you know.

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Originally posted by Beancooker:

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Originally posted by Nismo:
Cadillac tape - We have this special thick nylon tape that is super tough and is used to make surfaces slick so that things glide across it. I once asked why it's called that and someone told me because its expensive and its "the good stuff". The parts room even labels it Cadillac tape on the shelf.

I could use some if that at work. Can you tell me who makes it?

These are the closest thing I can find online that looks like the stuff we use

https://www.amazon.com/TapeCas...nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1

https://www.rockler.com/nylo-t...ee-drawer-slide-tape



I haven't been to work in a month so I cant verify exactly who makes the stuff we have until next week. I know we have accounts with 3M/Uline, so it might be from one of them.

Bull prick

Wacky Packer

The RCH is the finest unit of measure known to man.