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Pratik Kunapuli 29-04-2013 21:22
Re: Names of Tools
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZoeR (Post 1269533)
We have rather large c-clamps that we call "Big Bertha"
We call our largest dead blow hammer "Big Bertha"

Caliper next to the lathe/mill = "Excaliper"
Small flathead = "Tom's thumb"
LED ring = "A thousand suns"

sg999 29-04-2013 21:33
Re: Names of Tools
 
"The Thingummy", sometimes also known as "The Thingmabob"- whatever our programmers are pointing at

Mykey 30-04-2013 10:18
Re: Names of Tools
 
We have a broom that has been repaired and rebuilt six or seven times named Frankenbroom.

FilthyArgonian 30-04-2013 10:29
Re: Names of Tools
 
Some people on our team call tin snips "Cut-Whatevers"

ASmith1675 30-04-2013 10:38
Re: Names of Tools
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJ (Post 1269555)
I forgot that computers are tools.
Said our lead programming mentor...

bbuncher12 30-04-2013 10:45
Re: Names of Tools
 
In electrical, we have two strippers. The really nice one is named Kandy. The old, bad one covered in sticky botom-of-the-toolbox gook is named Alphonzo

MisterG 30-04-2013 11:05
Re: Names of Tools
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJ (Post 1269245)
The only nickname I have for a tool on 1675 is the Maraca (dead blow hammer)
:D I always use my little black stanley as a rhythm instrument.

Our best classmate netbook is "Happiness" and any small standard screwdriver is a Wago (best pronounced in a count von count voice as VAH-goh).

The printer that our scoutegy subteam took to champs is now called "Betsy."

dubiousSwain 30-04-2013 16:35
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our broom is called "The Pry Bar"

themccannman 30-04-2013 16:50
Re: Names of Tools
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterG (Post 1269979)
:D I always use my little black stanley as a rhythm instrument.

Our best classmate netbook is "Happiness" and any small standard screwdriver is a Wago (best pronounced in a count von count voice as VAH-goh).

The printer that our scoutegy subteam took to champs is now called "Betsy."
You should put wheels on your printer and a sticker that says "118 Robonauts".

Lil' Lavery 30-04-2013 17:13
Re: Names of Tools
 
Some of our alumni started the tradition of naming (and labelling) all of Dawgma's machine tools (and some other tools). I don't remember most of the names off hand, other than the vacuum cleaners' (which get used the most).

The large shop vac is named Willard, and the portable one is Bill.

dubiousSwain 30-04-2013 17:33
Re: Names of Tools
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery (Post 1270293)
Some of our alumni started the tradition of naming (and labelling) all of Dawgma's machine tools (and some other tools). I don't remember most of the names off hand, other than the vacuum cleaners' (which get used the most).

The large shop vac is named Willard, and the portable one is Bill.
One of our mentors labels everything. He put a "refrigerator" label on our mini fridge.

jspatz1 30-04-2013 17:41
Re: Names of Tools
 
The most popular tool in our box is a long phillips screwdriver named "Big Red."

On a related subject, I'll bet some other teams have named all of their batteries like we have (it is a practice we picked up from 1625 Winnovation.) We actually become very familiar with each battery by name, and remember which ones won important matches, which ones are a little weaker than others, etc.

Our current roster of competition batteries:

Franklin
Neil
Mackenzie
Freebie
Oprah
Michael
Gary
Sandbag
Darwin
Pedro

Plus two batteries reserved for alliance partners: Tonto and Wattson.

apb2390 30-04-2013 18:57
Re: Names of Tools
 
Our team likes to refer to those little ClassMate laptops as 'JankMates'.

Lightfoot26 01-05-2013 10:11
Re: Names of Tools
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jspatz1 (Post 1270309)
The most popular tool in our box is a long phillips screwdriver named "Big Red."

On a related subject, I'll bet some other teams have named all of their batteries like we have (it is a practice we picked up from 1625 Winnovation.) We actually become very familiar with each battery by name, and remember which ones won important matches, which ones are a little weaker than others, etc.

Our current roster of competition batteries:

Franklin
Neil
Mackenzie
Freebie
Oprah
Michael
Gary
Sandbag
Darwin
Pedro

Plus two batteries reserved for alliance partners: Tonto and Wattson.
Yea, We used to name our batteries names like "Old Gregg" but in 2010 picked up a new, more standard, naming convention. We now use the NATO phonetic alphabet to keep track of our batteries for very similar reasons. It comes in handy, many a times I'll hear myself saying "NO!! *INSERT FRESHMAN* WE JUST USED ALPHA!!!" lol

AlexH 01-05-2013 11:48
Re: Names of Tools
 
we were using a 96t chop saw blade that kept throwing teeth. i think it ended its life with around 80ish teeth. we called it "deathblade"


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