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Cishe unengxenye eyishumi nambili yalokhu ekhaya, ekhabetheni ledeski lakho, ibhokisi lamathuluzi, noma ithuluzi eliningi: ama-metha we-hex ama-intshi amasentimitha ambalwa ubude, imvamisa egoba abe ngu-L. Izindlela ze-Hex, ezaziwa ngokusemthethweni njenge-Hex Keys, ziyi-Workorse yanamuhla, zisetshenziselwa ukuhlanganisa konke kusuka kufenisha yeChipboard eshibhile kwizinjini ezibizayo zemoto. Ikakhulu ngenxa ye-IKEA, izigidi zabantu abangakaze bahlasele isando ngesipikili baphendule ukhiye we-hex.
Kepha amathuluzi abi avelaphi? Umlando we-hex wrench uqala nomngane wayo, i-bolt ethobekile, eyavela evela engxenyeni yezimboni njengengxenye yesethi esezingeni eliphezulu yezakhi ezazikhiqizwa noma kuphi emhlabeni.
I-CHF 61 ($ 66): Izindleko zokuthenga idokhumenti esezingeni eliphakeme le-Global Hex Key Standard.
I-8000: Imikhiqizo ye-IKEA iza ne-Hex Key, ngokusho kokhulumela i-IKEA engxoxweni ne-quartz.
Ama-bolts okuqala enziwa ngesandla kusukela ngekhulu le-15, kepha ukukhiqizwa kwabantu abaningi kwaqala ngesikhathi sokuvuselelwa kwezimboni lapho kufika injini ye-Steam, amandla amandla, kanye nokotini. Ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, ama-wetal bolts ayevamile, kepha amakhanda awo wesikwele abe yingozi kubasebenzi befektri - amakona athambekele ukubamba izingubo, okwenza izingozi. I-Round ngaphandle kwe-fasteners ayinati, ngakho-ke abasunguli bafihla i-engeli ebukhali edingekayo ukuguqula ngokuphepha i-bolt ngaphakathi, kufinyeleleke kuphela nge-hex wrench. UWilliam J. Allen wabhala lo mbono e-United States ngo-1909, futhi nenkampani yakhe yegama elifanayo yaqala ukufana nesikulufu esidingekayo ngezikulufo zakhe zokuphepha.
Amantongomane we-hex nama-wrenches abe yindlela enkulu yokuqinisa ngemuva kweMpi Yezwe II lapho ama-allies ebona ukubaluleka kokuthola ama-fasteners aguqukayo. Inhlangano yamazwe omhlaba ngokumiswa kwayo yasungulwa ngo-1947, kwathi enye yemisebenzi yayo yokuqala kwakuwukusungula osayizi abajwayelekile wesikulufa. Ama-Hex Blts nama-wrenches manje asetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke. I-IKEA iqale iqale ukusebenzisa i-hex wrench ngawo-1960s yatshela i-quartz ukuthi leli thuluzi elilula lifaka "wena wenza ingxenye yakho". Senza ingxenye yethu. Masindise ndawonye. "
Ngokuqondene nokwakhiwa kwe-Allen, kwatholakala okokuqala nge-APEX Tool Group, umenzi womhlaba wonke owayetholwe kamuva yiBain capital ngonyaka ka-2013. Kepha i-hex wrell ngokwayo ilusizo kakhulu kunangaphambili uma unesihlalo sebhayisekili ukuze uguqule noma i-lagkapten ukuhlanganisa.
Uvame kangakanani okhiye be-hex? Intatheli yahlasela ikhaya layo futhi yathola inqwaba (futhi yacabanga ukuthi ilahle iningi lazo). Kodwa-ke, izinsuku zabo zokubusa ziza ekugcineni. Umkhulumeli we-Ikea utshele i-Quartz: "Umgomo wethu ukuhambisa ikhambi elilula, elingenalo lamathuluzi elizonciphisa isikhathi somhlangano futhi senze inqubo yomhlangano wefenisha ijabulise."
Ngo-1818: IBlacksmith Mika Rugg ivula isikhungo sokuqala sokukhiqiza iBolt e-United States, ikhiqiza ama-bolts angama-500 ngosuku ngo-1840.
Ngo-1909: UWilliam J. Allen wafanisa ilungelo lobunikazi bokuqala ngesikulufa sokuphepha esiqhutshwa yi-hex, yize lo mbono kungenzeka ukuthi ubekhona amashumishumi eminyaka.
Ngo-1964: UJohn Bondhus uvimbela i- "screwdriver", ithiphu eyindilinga esetshenziswe ku-hex wrench esonta i-fastener ekhoneni.
I-hex wrench yadalwa ngonjiniyela oqondile, ivumela ukukhiqizwa kwesisindo kwezingxenye eziguqukayo ukuze ungene esikhundleni sama-fasteners angewona ajwayelekile.
Unjiniyela waseBrithani uHenry Maudslay ubizwa ngokusungulwa okukodwa kokuqala kwemishini yokusika isikulumo ngo-1800, futhi i-lathe yokusika kwakhe isikulufa ivunyelwe cishe ama-fasteners afanayo akhiqizwe. UMaudsley wayesedume ingane, eneminyaka engu-19 ubudala, wabelwa ukuba asebenze. Wakha ne-micrometer yokuqala eyamvumela ukuba alinganise izingxenye ezingaba yi-1/1000 ye-intshi, eyabiza ngokuthi "ijaji elikhulu" ngoba lalimelela isinqumo sokugcina sokuthi umkhiqizo wahlangana yini nezindinganiso zakhe. Namuhla, ama-screws awasikwa ukwakheka, kepha abunjwe kusuka ku-wire.
I- "Hex Key" is a proprietary angeke ibhaliswe njengophawu lwentengiso ngenxa ye-ubiquity yalo, njengoKleenex, uXerox neVelcro. Ochwepheshe bakubiza ngokuthi "ukubulawa kohlanga".
Yikuphi i-hex wrench elungele ikhaya lakho? Ochwepheshe bomkhiqizo wabathengi beWirecutter bahlole imichilo ehlukahlukene ye-Hex, futhi uma ukujabulela ukuxoxa ngama-angles angenayo we-fastener futhi uphathe izibuyekezo zabo ezigunyaziwe. Futhi: Inawo wonke amathuluzi owadingayo ukwenza ifenisha ye-Ikea.
Emasontweni eledlule i-Poll, ama-43% athi azokwakha i-Sustanable Supply Chain ene-Frito-Lay, 39% wakhetha iTaylor Swift, kwathi abangu-18% bakhetha ukusebenzelana ne-HBO max.
I-imeyili yanamuhla yabhalwa nguTim Fernholz (owathola okuhlangenwe nakho okuhlangene) futhi ukuhlelwa nguSusan Howson (othanda ukuthatha izinto ngokwahlukana) no-Analize Griffin (ukhiye we-hex ezinhliziyweni zethu).
Impendulo efanelekile yombuzo ngu-D., iLincoln Bolt saqhamuka nayo. Kepha abanye bayiziqu zangempela!