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[mini-mad-mark]

I just posted, and used the word "raunching" which flagged up as a spelling mistake.

 

Is it just common use by me/local to me/something my dad said that I copied? - to translate:

 

Raunch it up -  excessively tighten a nut/bolt/nut and bolt, without control, almost to the point of shearing or often actually shearing the nut/bolt BECAUSE excessive force was used.

 

This then led me to consider other terms I commonly use: 

 

FT torque - for unspecified torque settings

BFH - tool needed when all else fails

 

Anyone have any other technical terms they commonly use

[Cooperman]

DGS - Dirt, grit and s***. What you don't want in yout hydraulic system or wheel bearings.

Graunch - Damage by scoring or scraping.

FUBAR - Fouled(?) Up Beyond Any Repair.

[Maccmike8]

DGS - Dirt, grit and s***. What you don't want in yout hydraulic system or wheel bearings.     

Can I also add underpants to this list.

Edited by Maccmike8, 30 January 2021 - 11:04 PM.

[vx220]

My dad used to shake his head when I said "fillering", he'd take a deep breath and say "no, you're going to be filling it with filler..."

We lost him last year, his funeral was brilliant. Obviously limited numbers due to the current situation, but everyone that came had a great time telling stories about him

[Itsaminithing]

 

Raunch it up -  excessively tighten a nut/bolt/nut and bolt, without control, almost to the point of shearing or often actually shearing the nut/bolt BECAUSE excessive force was used.

 

Raunch: Verb - to tear away.

Raunch: Noun - a (modern) back-formation from Raunchy.

 

Previous employment in stock control & absolutely hated JIT (Just In Time) bosses always objected when i referred to it as TFL (Too F****** Late!).

 

[greenwheels]

One of my Director bosses used to say  "JDI"  Just Do It, if someone argued against him.

For extra emphasis there would be an "F" after the J.

 

(As an aside - he was a great bloke - once after a discussion with him he said " OK that's settled, anything else?" quick as a flash I replied "nothing, unless you want to give me a 5% rise" to which he replied "OK"  I nearly fell of my chair.

Edited by greenwheels, 31 January 2021 - 09:28 AM.

[Tornado99]

In the IT industry, a commonly heard term was RTFM (read the f'ing manual).

Though not so "local", Im still trying to figure out what you Brits keep calling a Fletch panel on my mini.

[nicklouse]

In the IT industry, a commonly heard term was RTFM (read the f'ing manual).

Though not so "local", Im still trying to figure out what you Brits keep calling a Fletch panel on my mini.

You mean flitch panel. Me too.

 

there are many parts gopher cars that are totally different depending on which side of the pond you are on.

Rockers - Sills etc....

 

as to local terms I have a whole shed full of them I could use.  

[Cooperman]

 

In the IT industry, a commonly heard term was RTFM (read the f'ing manual).

Though not so "local", Im still trying to figure out what you Brits keep calling a Fletch panel on my mini.

You mean flitch panel. Me too.

 

there are many parts gopher cars that are totally different depending on which side of the pond you are on.

Rockers - Sills etc....

 

as to local terms I have a whole shed full of them I could use.  

 

 

What I always find strange is that where a car has 'Disc Brakes', they are so-called because they use discs and not drums. 

However, whilst Americans still call them disc-brakes, they call the discs 'Rotors'.

Why, therefore. do they not call them 'Rotor Brakes', or would they then have to call the rotors 'discs'?

[Tornado99]

This thread reminds me of the day I was in a HomeDepot milling a bout. This was when I lived in Southern California. Heard a familar voice talking with a store worker. I recognized the guy from work and his New Zealand accent. He was asking the worker where the letter boxes were. The worker looked at him quizzically, not knowing what a letter box was. The kiwi tried to resolve the confusion by clarifying with "you know, where you put your post".
I will never forget the expression on the workers face, PRICELESS!