Fun fact speaking of regional things, in Swedish they are called “insex” (as in six on the inside)
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finalarbiter@lemmy.world 11 months agoI don’t think I’ve ever heard that fastener called an Allen bolt, just the tool (Allen key). I’ve generally heard them called hex sockets heads. Maybe it’s a regional thing?
fayoh@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 11 months ago
In Dutch they are called “inbus”, which apparently comes from the German name “Innensechskantschraube Bauer und Schaurte”, where Innensechskantschraube means inside six sided screw and Bauer und Schaurte is the company who patented the screw type.
I have no idea how the name inbus came to be
Olmai@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Innensechskantschraube Bauer und Schaurte probably
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Well yeah but still, who would think of that?
bane_killgrind@kbin.social 11 months ago
Maybe, I do hear hex a bunch
LolcatXTREME@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Allen is a brand name, they’re hex keys/wrenches
bane_killgrind@kbin.social 11 months ago
Yeah you are right
LolcatXTREME@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Positive affirmation 🥰🥰