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What is a "screwhammer"?
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:30 pm
by linearaudio
Some watch the telly to unwind. Me, I read. At the moment I'm on a Victorian novel kick, and have just re-read "three men on the Bummel". In the text relating to servicing? of the bicycles JKJ twice refers to using a screwhammer. Googling doesn't give any clue as to what sort of tool it would be. Any thoughts, anyone? I'm guessing impact wrenches hadn't been invented then!
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:58 pm
by rob.hardy1
Why does my mind get excited by stuff like this but it appears to be some sort of drill bit for drilling into softish stone so why its a bicycle tool, according to h g wells ( no less ) in
http://www.bikereader.com/contributors/misc/wells.html then i canr work out
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:11 pm
by linearaudio
Ho! another old time reference! Well done- actually getting down to it being an implement to loosen/tighten nuts rather than screws. Must get a copy of that book out for a bit more unwinding material.
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:12 pm
by les
It's a claw hammer for banging home screws I've seen a few chippies use them!!
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:17 pm
by d_harris
nah, thats an Irish Screwdriver
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:48 pm
by bigginger
Birmingham screwdriver, acksherley
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:01 am
by PSL184
bigginger wrote:Birmingham screwdriver, acksherley
"Brummy" if you don't mind
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:20 pm
by stevey
is it not something you shout when you hit your hand with a mallet? Or would that be more unprintable words?
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 8:05 am
by Peetee
is it not something you shout when you hit your hand with a mallet?
I thought that was a fork hammer.
