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Engineering question

Wig · 2017-05-10 16:24:42

Sort of... I want to know the name of a key type. The key would fit a water tap but it could be in use in other applications. The key is a male fitting, into a female recess. Description.... Have a strong metal round rod, diameter approx 8 - 10mm, length 1m. Have the working end of that rod rounded off like the top of a…

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Wig Posts: 14,139 Forumite

12 May 2017 at 1:46PM edited 12 May 2017 at 1:51PM

esmerobbo wrote: »

Crank Handle?

Hey, thanks....that's it.
My dad had one in the garage similar to that. I knew I had seen one before...that might do the job.

BTW the length was irrelevant, I just said 1m to show that it was longer than a few inches.

And I can see that some scissor jack handles are similar
https://www.qualitytools.co.nz/wayco-scissor-jack-handle-cross-p-1899.html

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