Talk:Monkey wrench

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Should this page be merged with pipe wrench? I'm not aware of a difference between them, and neither article makes a clear distinction. dbenbenn | talk 23:12, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I removed the picture of the "modern version" that was previously on this page. It was not of a monkey wrench, but of a pipe wrench. A monkey wrench has smooth jaws for gripping nuts. A pipe wrench (formerly a Stillson wrench) has teethed jaws designed to grip pipes in a single direction. When the direction of motion is reversed the grip is released. This is accomplished by attaching the handle to the lower jaw of the pipe wrench, while in a monkey wrench the handle is attached to the upper jaw. Eclecticology 03:47, 2005 Mar 20 (UTC)

Also, there is a pivot where the lower jaw of a pipe wrench attaches so that it increases gripping force with applied handle force similar to a strap wrench. I don't think it should be merged as it is very different in function. [Guy:David|Headrick] | [:)

Monkey Wrench is also the name of a song composed by the Foo Fighters on their album The Colour and The Shape