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Righty tighty, lefty loosey updated

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

screw thread direction

If you ever need to remember which way to turn a nut, bolt or screw to loosen it, then the mnemonic above will help. Turn it to the left (also known as anti-clockwise).

But one more thing to remember: (more…)

Translation of some art material names from Spanish to English

Wednesday, May 12th, 2021

etching-plates

EnglishSpanish
awlpunzón
brushpincel
burinburil
canvaslienzo
carbon paperpapel de calco
chine-collé chine-collé
crinolinetarlatana
drypointpunta seca
engravinggrabado
etchinggrabado al agua fuerte
eyeboltcáncamo
gougegubia
inktinta
linocutlinoleografía
linseed oilaceite de linaza
mat, mountpaspartú
methacrylatemetacrilato
monotypemonotipo
oil paintóleo
pencillápiz
presstórculo
tarlatan/starched cheeseclothtarlatana
tissue paperpapel de seda
turpentinetrementina
turpentineaguarrás
watercolouracuarela
woodcutxilografía

Translation of some ironmongery names from Spanish to English

Tuesday, September 29th, 2015

ironmongery

 
P.S. Tap filters are unscrewed clockwise (looking down the tap along the direction of flow). This applies to both filters that screw inside the tap and those that attach on the outside.

tap filter
 
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