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Spanner basics
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Shop for Spanners |
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![Using spanners Spanners are small fixed size hand tools to tighten and loosen nuts and bolts.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) |
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A spanner is a small, fixed-size hand tool designed to tighten or loosen fasteners (holding two or more workpieces together) by turning a nut or bolt. |
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![Single piece Spanner made from a single piece of metal.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) |
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Spanners can be made from a single piece of metal… |
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![Jointed heads Joints and extra components on some types of spanners.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) |
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…or have joints and extra components. |
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![Head shapes Different shapes of profiles of spanners.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) |
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Lots of different sizes and shapes are available for all sorts of different jobs around the home and across the industries. |
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![Spanner set Spanners can be bought singly or in sets of 3 to 20 spanners.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) |
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Spanners can be purchased singly or in sets. |
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