When the monkey wrench first emerged, it was in contrast to another tool called a “key wrench”; some took to calling it a ...

Other common and widely used wrenches are termed as pipe wrenches, or Stillson wrenches. These types of wrenches are adjustable and used for turning soft iron pipes and fittings with a rounded surface ...

But that’s not where it all started. In 1959 a company called Wurlitzer (known for things like juke boxes, pianos, and giant pipe organs) produced a new device that had musicians worried it ...

Residents on a Wellingborough street where an above-ground sewage pipe has been built outside their homes have called it an eyesore. They say it smells and they are are woken up by the sound of ...

Historically, impact wrenches were predominantly pneumatic, or air powered, which left them squarely in the domain of professional mechanics. To run a typical 1⁄2-inch pneumatic impact wrench ...

So you can imagine our glee when we saw [JGJMatt]’s 50mm LED lamp, which looks like a giant version of something ... hand forming a reflector cup out of brass pipe, and the anode and cathode ...

Some of the tools you’ll need to change your own oil include a floor jack, jack stands, oil drain pan, and an oil filter wrench. While it’s possible to take off most oil filters with your bare ...

Many of the sculptures are giant representations of household objects like a wrench, safety pin, pipe or wrench. An avid ...

While an analog torque wrench adequately fastens nuts and bolts to their proper tightness, a digital torque wrench represents an impressive upgrade in terms of accuracy. Whereas a standard torque ...

Giant pipe segments have washed up on the coast of Norfolk. The 8ft (2.4m) diameter plastic pipes, with the longest beached segment 1,574ft (480m) long, washed up at Winterton and Sea Palling.

The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s largest freshwater fish. It’s also cloaked in mystery. No one is sure how many giant stingrays are left, which habitats they prefer ...

The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...