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Offline erndog

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Nickname origin
« on: April 14, 2012, 07:21:15 PM »
Does anyone know the origin of the term "smitty set" for an allen wrench pack?
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Re: Nickname origin
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2012, 07:24:55 PM »
Maybe Smitty of Ask Smitty, who answered questions on the Shopsmith website?
http://www.shopsmithhandson.com/archives/may_jun_03/html/ask_smitty.htm
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Re: Nickname origin
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2012, 07:19:00 PM »
I asked them, but no replies yet.
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Offline john k

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Re: Nickname origin
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2012, 10:15:47 PM »
In all the shops I've been in, an allen wrench is an allen wrench.  Sometimes a regional name begins when a particularly popular or useful tool gets good exposure, and soon the name is becoming a generic one.
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Re: Nickname origin
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2012, 04:38:55 PM »

Doing a search for that, I didn't find any hint of origin, but I did notice that it seems to be mostly used by the boating/fishing guys. (Things you want in your boat tool box)

Also do not see it anywhere before 2008....
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