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  • BS 1842:1952

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    Specification for double-ended open-jawed spanners for B.A. hexagon sizes

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  10-03-1952

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Dimensions, manufacture, material of spear-head and round-head spanners. Sizes and relationship of sizes on each spanner. Spear-head spanners with alternative angles of head: one with both heads inclined at 15°, the other with one head in line with the axis and opposite head inclined at 45°. For B.A. hexagon bolts and nuts to BS 57 or hexagon bars and rods of similar sizes.

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    This British Standard relates to spanners having open-ended jaws suitable for hexagons in the B.A. (British Association) range as given in BS 57, “B.A. bolts, screws, nuts and washers.??

    Details of material and hardness are included together with dimensions and tolerances on the jaw openings.

    There shall be two categories, designated spear-head and round-head, which are illustrated at the head of Table 1 and Table 2 respectively.

    Each spanner shall be double-ended and the range of jaw openings shall be that given in Clause 4.

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    Committee MTE/15
    Development Note Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    DEFSTAN 51-11(PT28)/2(1993) : 1993 HAND TOOLS, GENERAL PURPOSE - PART 28: (A): MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS (B): HAND TOOLS FOR USE IN HAZARDOUS OR CRITICAL CONDITIONS
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