The Polemi Webcam

[Dominic]

I am adjusting this. A screw had fallen out causing it to sag.

Watch this space...

[Dominic]

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Well that was exciting, wasn't it? I also tightened up my piano stool with the new set of Alum keys I bought from Super Home Store. I bought them as they had a teeny tiny key suitable for the webcam, but the biggest one works for the piano stool, so I am on a roll.

[memory man]

 

Better...
 

Eat a Snickers, that's what Mr Bean says

[aphrodite]

I've got a set of what I thought were called Allen Keys, or have I been calling them the wrong thing? Or are Alum keys something completely different? I'm curious

[exodus]

I've got a set of what I thought were called Allen Keys, or have I been calling them the wrong thing? Or are Alum keys something completely different? I'm curious

Allen keys.
Usual micky mouse power lines I see in your neck of the woods Dominic.
Ours was like that until we upgraded to a 3-Phase supply and they (EAC) tidied them all up.
Amos.

[Dominic]

Alum keys are the same thing as Allen keys, I think Allen is the correct way but I did a google on Alum and got lots of pictures of Allen keys.

Hope that makes sense.

[trevnhil]

Yes it makes sense but I have never heard them called that before..

[PaphosAL]

For sure, they are Allen Keys, hexaganol, in metric and imperial sizes. But then they also come in two different varieties: Plain and Security...

The security variety have a male pin in the centre of the female hexaganol screw, meaning it needs a special security bit to fit it. A female hole in the centre of the bit...

Engineering and Electrics are quite sexy when you think about them, with all these male / female terminologies, LOL!

AL

[JimX]

Like when you try to buy castors for units, they looked at me gone out when I asked for these in the Home Centre, advice if you need these at any time they just call them wheels, not castors, " " why did I not know that.

[Dominic]

I think Allen is the correct way but I did a google on Alum and got lots of pictures of Allen keys.

Probably to reach out to people who can't spell

I've only ever known them as Allen Keys, though on Amazon they are also known as Hex Keys, which makes sense.

How did you know they weren't Alan Keys? Or even Alan Quays?

"Alum" is a word I have heard a lot more frequently than "Allen". Possibly this is due to my background in science.