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Post by barrumundi on Sept 20, 2015 20:38:51 GMT -5
I know a pair of 'vise-grips' is called 'hombre solo' or single man.........I guess there must be some sort of reason why.
Anyone know what a set of feeler gauges is called?
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Post by gallito on Sept 20, 2015 21:27:26 GMT -5
Feeler gauge - Calibradores de espesores,hoja cónica or galgas.
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Post by barrumundi on Sept 21, 2015 6:37:41 GMT -5
Muchas gracias gallito. Now I know what to ask for.
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Post by búfalo on Sept 21, 2015 8:09:33 GMT -5
Tools in Colombia? They usually call them gringos!!! HAHAHAAHA
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Post by gallito on Sept 21, 2015 11:18:00 GMT -5
A tool thread...
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Post by gallito on Sept 21, 2015 11:20:24 GMT -5
Tweezers/ - pinzas
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Post by barrumundi on Sept 22, 2015 17:05:25 GMT -5
A friend sent me this. Having built a house here I knew most, but not all of them.
Herramientas - Tools
unas herramientas tools una ferretería a hardware shop el bricolaje DIY (do-it-yourself) una droguería store selling cleaning materials and other household goods
Frases útiles para la ferretería
¿Tiene algo para .......? Have you got anything for ....? Necesito algo que sea....... I need something that is....... ¿Cómo funciona este chisme? how does this thing work? un chisme thing, gadget, thingamajig
un martillo a hammer un mazo a mallet una sierra a saw una sierra de metales a hacksaw una llave a spanner una llave inglesa an adjustable spanner un destornillador a screwdriver un clavo a nail un tornillo a screw una lima a file el papel de lija sandpaper unos alicates pliers (pair of) un nivel a level un escoplo; un formón a chisel (wood) un cincel a chisel (stone) un cortafrío a cold chisel un taladro a drill una broca a drill bit Escuadra, una a square unos cortaalambres wirecutters unas tenazas pincers un metro a metre rule una regla a ruler un calibrador a pair of callipers un cepillo de carpintero a plane un torno de banco a vice un cárcel a clamp una escoba a broom una hacha an axe una carraca a ratchet un encaje a socket un pincel a paintbrush (small) una brocha a paintbrush (large) un soldador a soldering-iron una espátula a scraper un soplete a blowtorch un destornillador de estrella a Phillips head screwdriver un granete a center punch un cútter a Stanley knife
And of course the verbs:
cortar to cut destornillar to unscrew martillar to hammer golpear to hit barnizar to varnish pintar to paint serrar to saw
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