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Hi all, the last firm i worked for we used to call swivells SWIZZLES for a laugh ; now im working in Liverpool this term has gotten me into some bother ! so i thought id ask the experts ! lol ,is the term swizzle exceptible in the world of out door tubluar artistry ? and also the term WINDY for sway brace? many thanks !
 
tez. said:
Hi all, the last firm i worked for we used to call swivells SWIZZLES for a laugh ; now im working in Liverpool this term has gotten me into some bother ! so i thought id ask the experts ! lol ,is the term swizzle exceptible in the world of out door tubluar artistry ? and also the term WINDY for sway brace? many thanks !
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Never heard anyone call them a 'swizzle' mate, although I always called them 'squirrels'.
If you're new on a firm, I would just stick to the basics though. The lads will just think you're c**t otherwise. :laugh:
 
I would class myself as a ' Structural Tubular Engineer' or a ' Tubular Technician'.

Doubles are a barney rubbles , clips could be pigs ears or half raps, old days *****. even older days full raps etc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


(Christ my word for fanny got blocked out!!!)

:suspicious: :wacko:
 
ragscaff said:
I would class myself as a ' Structural Tubular Engineer' or a ' Tubular Technician'.

Doubles are a barney rubbles , clips could be pigs ears or half raps, old days *****. even older days full raps etc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


(Christ my word for fanny got blocked out!!!)

:suspicious: :wacko:
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wasnt it half lap because it lapped half the tube??
 
anyone still use the olde piss flap fanny clamp known as a mussel. well thats what we called em. recon they must be like the dodo now lol.
 
Dico how did you get away with that !!!!!!!!!!!

I put M*****e clip & got blooked you put fanny!!

What are the first six numbers in your head, no bigger than 45!
 
dico said:
anyone still use the olde piss flap fanny clamp known as a mussel. well thats what we called em. recon they must be like the dodo now lol.
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Funny you should mention, used them friday to clamp ledgers onto L shaped steel brackets, good also for fixing timber laths to scaffold if you need to fix plywood sheets for hoarding, security purposes.
 
My dad used to call singles 'kippers'.

I've no idea why - and he's dead now, so it remains one of the great unsolved mysterys of my life!
 
phil181 said:
Never heard anyone call them a 'swizzle' mate, although I always called them 'squirrels'.
If you're new on a firm, I would just stick to the basics though. The lads will just think you're c**t otherwise. :laugh:
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Exactly!:push:
 
brandy said:
Funny you should mention, used them friday to clamp ledgers onto L shaped steel brackets, good also for fixing timber laths to scaffold if you need to fix plywood sheets for hoarding, security purposes.
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Brandy

The Word Cowboy springs to mind ha Ha!!!!!:D
 
Yer I picked up "windy" as a term for the sway on my course. Never heard swizzles though. Worked with sum old fella once and he called singles "lapovers"
 
we still use this type of flap sometimes. theyre great for wooden ladders. dont think hse would like it tho !!!!
 
wilson81craig said:
we still use this type of flap sometimes. theyre great for wooden ladders. dont think hse would like it tho !!!!
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I think you're talking about a mussel clip mate - also know as a *****/fanny clip.

Bloody hell not allowed to say mi*ge! What's the scaffolding world coming to??
 
the proper term for a fanny clip is an oyster they're still used in boilers for fastening ledgers to boiler tubes
 
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