Auto Tool Names in US English 

You're a great guy Brian. Too many people not willing to share info like this but I appreciate your work! Keep it up!

Yet another awesome, informative video! Thanks a bunch for this, Brian! A friend of mine has recently shown an interest in automotive repair as a career path, so I'll definitely be sending this along to her! Congrats on the ginormous RU-vid placard, too!

hey Brian garage journal is a awesome forum, it sucks you've only recently heard of it I been on it for a few years now and people like you are definitely a asset to a forum like that.

Very thorough! I am taking the ASVAB for the military soon, and knowing about tools and different processes involving handy work are a major portion of the score. I appreciate the thought you put into this, and I hope you are successful in all your endeavors!

This amazing video helps me a lot to learn new tech vocabulary, thanks, Man!!

But they can all be used as a Hammer!

Thank you. I was able to learned new tools which it helps me to learn in advance for my second semester.

keep up the good work Brian..keep them videos coming..!!

Super cool! Never had someone teach me the names of tools. Useful!

17:50 Lol I know the feeling. I'm going through that right now. This video helps! Thank you

You are extremely blessed, helpful and appreciated!

Very informative video and congrats on the 100k youtube plaque!

Very educational. !!! Been around tools all my life but English isn't my native language therefore I really enjoy your video!!! Cheers

"Crescent" is actually a brand name of an adjustable wrench manufactured by the Crescent Tool Co. My brother used to work there in the 1960s. It has become the defacto name for that particular design of the adjustable wrench; just like Kleenex has become the standard name for all facial tissues (not the other end tissue).

THIS IS REALLY AN INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL VIDEO - GREAT JOB!

Excelente video. Gracias por las anotaciones en ingles, son utiles para quienes hablamos español y estamos aprendiendo ingles. Saludos.

Thank you. My friend got me hired at a body shop and this helped a lot before I go in on my first day!

Your Cresent wrench we call shifting spanners or just Shifters here in OZ...You do entertaining vids mate.

I am not into mechanical works but I do need to know the tools for my summer job thank you for the video it was really helpful

Very nice video , learned a few new things. Loads of stuff in a very short time frame. It isn't very common in the automotive sector , but there are also Pozidriv screw drivers. They are commonly mistaken for Philips screwdrivers. And that prematurely wears out the screws.

Howdy Brian, you are right, this video could be helpful to a newbe for sure, I am going to show it to a 10 yr old, he has been hangin around when his dad and I are workin on some old junk. Good vodeo, I always enjoy your videos, Thanks, see ya next time.

Bravo! Congrats on your RU-vid award, Brian.

Very informative, Thank you. Growing up I did learn some alternate names that may or may not be helpful. An adjustable Jaw wrench (Crescent wrench) was called a 'Mexican Metric'. A claw hammer was also called a 'Mexican screwdriver' It was far more efficient to drive a wood screw with the Mexican screwdriver than a conventional screwdriver. Yeah, Gay means happy, I agree, get over it. If you ever discuss calculators we could discuss 'polish notation'.

Hey brian I like this video. It was helpful to learn the tools. But I don't know much about cars so what are they used for? Again thanks for the video

Great video man. Not a lot of these concise videos around.

I can't wait for my 14 year old and 11 year old to watch this. I have went over this info with them but maybe if it comes from someone else, it will stick!

Right to the point. Excellent video.

The ring spanner with slot in it is a pipe spanner here in Aus, for brake and fuel pipe nuts. Sockets are single hex or multi hex here.

HEY!!! I've reviewed over a dozen Tool ID Videos to pick one to show our FIRST Robotics Team newbies (High School Freshmen) and yours is the winner!!! Thanks for a real good video. My only critique, the Channel Lock Pliers should be called Arc Joint Pliers, Allen Wrenches should be called Hex Wrenches, etc.. However, you (in my opinion) are still "the best of the best!!!". When we watch your video and go over our tools I will explain the 'Trade Names' and where they came from, e.g., Allen Wrenches (or Allen Keys) were originally manufacture by the "Allen Manufacturing Company" in 1910, Crescent Wrenches were originally manufacture by the "Crescent Tool Co." in 1908, etc.. Thanks again!!!

Thanks for this video I’m Brazilian and Helicopter Mechanic. It was helpful

Thank you for sharing your Knowledge Sir. 👍

THANK VERY MUCH BRIAN...

Box wrench is a Ring spanner over here in the UK. Adjustable / crescent wrench is an Englander in Germany lol

Brian, on your wire strippers the small holes are there to cut screws, usually for electrical boxes and such, the screw sizes are listed on the tool. but thanks great videos!

There was 9/32 and 1/8 drive sockets too,Snap On used to make them.There are 1/4 drive impact wrenches out there,I have the IR 2101 1/4 impact wrench.A regular tap and die are made for making new threads only.Invest in a rethreading tap and die set for thread repair.There is another version of the torx bit,a torx plus bit.The tips are rounded off instead of a pointy tip which a regular torx bit has.Same with the Phillips screwdriver,there is a JIS which stands for Japanese Industrial Standard.Use these on anything Japanese such as the Mikuni carburators.

Brass hammer behind a hole you're welding? Gold! Can you forgive me that hearing something I mostly already knew was a perfect way to go to sleep? :) It's okay, I came back later and finished to the end. 100k subscribers? That's totally sweet! Ericthecarguy gave you a plug the other week in comments when people were talking about good channels. :) 50k more subscribers? Oh yeah, oh yeah. :)

you're very informative and good at explaining

Very helpful video thanks

congrats on the play button! also another name for the hammer is adjustment tool. :-)

thanks for the video brian

Thanks a lot for the information. I often want to ask at the Hardware Department and the person there can be rude when i ask questions.

The wire strippers that say insert screw here you say you can gauge wire. Also those holes are threaded. You insert electrical bolt and when you close the pliers they will cut the bolt off and then as you remove the bolt the pliers repair the thread. Learned that from my dad many many moons ago. Im sure you already know that though. Cool vid!

Love your videos

very nice work

I've gotten in the habit of using the generic name as opposed to the brand name. Everyone where I work does it, so it kind of caught on. Kleanex vs face tissue, adjustable open ended box wrench vs cresent wrench, hex key vs allen wrench.

Thanks for Video. BTW, Adjustable wrench is called 'Monkey Spanner' in South Korea. I don't know where the name came from.

Damn good video. Appreciate your professional insight.

Grease up Play Button is how it should be lol edit: just to let you know, a well know company has a study sheet with your link on it. you help me so much. thanks also intro cool

I appreciate the video, thank you!

Thanks alot. This video helped. Now when people ask me what tools i need. I dont say. Idk. It looks like this but smaller etc..

Wow, you have very nice tools all around! Great video as always.

Appreciated Guy.. Do u have any notes of handtools and there purpose?

CONGRATULATIONS FROM POLAND BRIAN!!!:)

16:00 That's actually called a Cross Peen Hammer. Used by blacksmiths to move metal mostly in one direction instead of all directions like a ball peen hammer. An Engineer's hammer is a short handled mini sledgehammer usually around 2-4 pounds.

Great Video... Thank You !!

loved this video !!

Where do you find good wire strippers? No matter how much I spend, so far, they all end full usefulness pretty quickly. (Got a good cheap one years ago, but spending triple, I still get junk now.) The one that grabs sideways up top is my favorite. 13:51

13.44 its a screw cutter....My uncle has been a contractor for 25 years and didn't know what those are for, so don't feel bad.. the hole is threaded so you can cut outlet cover screws shorter if you need to I think. I wouldn't use them and anything more heavy duty than that though

the "tamper proofed" bits are more often advertised as "security" bits. like "security torx" incase anyone cant find them when looking online... great video, good info for everyone.

Don't know if you rebuild your pneumatic tools but I used to get rebuild parts for the vane-axial motors and it doubled the life of my ratchets, impacts and grinders. Easy re-rebuild, parts very inexpensive.

Thanks for this!

Dude awesome video

Are the glove to keep your hands clean or keep them warm good video very interesting

Thanks a bunch!

My torx with holes are called security torx! But i have the smaller one's for computer's and micro job's.

Owesome sir Thanks for knowledge

Cool video Brian, love your vids just one little thing I have to mention at 13:40 in the video those wire strippers where you point out the little holes in it, those are actually machine screw/bolt cutters.. yea I know I didn't know either until one day I couldn't find the right size screw and an older mechanic just got a same thread but longer screw said lemme see your wire strippers, you thread it in to your desired length and squeeze like a mother.. and viola! Go ahead try it! And keep up the awesome vids!

Thanks for the video!!!

Well done

Thank you!

Holy shit balls... a Brian's Mobile video I didn't learn something from. That said, the first one I can share with everyone.

Great video

Didn't know there are "e sockets" out there @ 11:54. Something new every day. :-D Now about the "richard" donkey friend of yours ...

Brian... First off a big congrats to you for the RU-vid plaque! Its always good to be recognized for work and success. Second.. so what was the video we were supposed to get today, which you had all of the success, yet we didn't get to see it! LOL.. Will it be the next vid? C'mon...give us a hint...just a little one? Love your vids, cant wait for the next one, and again congrats!

nice showing

Thank you bro!

Oddly when referring to bolts that take an allen key, the bolts are called "socket head" bolts (at the fastener suppliers), but the tool to undo them is an allen key.

I know it's kind of out of the scope of this video, but on those wire strippers with the threaded holes (like 10-32), they're meant for shearing off those machine screws like on electrical outlets and covers, made perfect sense when I learned about that. I'm sure someone's said something already :P Then again, any part of any tool can be used for whatever you need it for as long as it'll work and won't kill you. Cheers

Thanks a lot

Thank you!!

17:07 it is probably teflon Did you use ever splajn sockets?

Great Video!

great video

So beautiful voice and the video I love it so much👌👍😘😘😘😘❤

Question for anyone on here. Sorry if this is long winded. I recently replaced pads and rotors and now today I am doing the caliper. The caliper piston face had a few chips where metal (or is it ceramic?) was missing along the outside edge so I thought why not replace it. Now that I have it all apart again I noticed two small scrape marks all the way around on the back of the rotor and two scrape marks on the one brake pad. It's almost as if two rocks sat inbetween the pad and the rotor. I am wondering if the worn out piston could cause this by not equally applying pressure? Also does the rotor and pad need to be replaced or should I just leave it? The scrape isn't very deep but its definitely noticeable. Especially on the rotor. I also just recently had the wheel bearing done on that side. Could a worn wheel bearing cause a scrape like that? Little back story. The car lit up like a christmas tree with all the lights on. I replaced driver and passenger side pads and rotors and only driver side caliper as it's piston face was also cracked and missing pieces. Then I drove it very little and had a shop do the wheel bearing. At that time they told me the back of the rotor which was practically new, had been scraped. When I got the bearing done I cleared the lights and they stayed off for about a week. Now all the lights are back on including abs. So I decided I would change the other caliper which wasn't as bad as drivers side but had a small chip out of it. TLDR: What the hell would cause the caliper piston face to crack and chip off. And would you recommend changing the the rotor and pad because they have a scrape in them? Car is a Toyota Prius.

"We call this a flathead driver" I'd call that a multi-tool. Screwdriver, scraper, chisel, punch, does it all!

hope you have good day

Your right. This would have helped me as a kid when I was helping my Dad in the garage. Too late, you weren't even born then. lol A good idea for a video though, no one else that I know of has done one like this.

Great vid! just thought i'd add what they are called here in the UK, at least by me! Wrench = Spanner, as in open, combination, and ring. A box spanner would be like a hollow double ended socket you turn with a Tommy bar. Crescent wrench = Adjustable, or adjustable spanner. Gear wrench = Ratchet ring spanner. For screwdrivers we also have pozidriv which is similar to phillips but different enough to need the right one. Those replaceable blade knives are know as Stanley knives, no mater who made them. The Channellock pliers would be water pump pliers or slip joint pliers. The side cutters would be Snips. Needle nose are sometimes called Snipe nose pliers. Allen wrench = Allen key. Vice grips = Mole grips. Ball joint separator = Ball joint splitter. Hand sledge = Lump hammer or Club hammer. Teardrop mallet = Bossing mallet

thanks man!

Hmmm. Buying rivet tools might be smarter than the long, draw out process I've done with chisels, hammers, and disc cutters.

I'm a teacher and I'd really enjoy your videos.

very useful

very good!

Thank you

thank you

u r a good techer

Also 8 point sockets!

Thanks bro

THANK YOU