[QUOTE=Nolongerin;10819745]The fescalised portion on an undercarriage (or any actuator or jack) is the shiny machined bit. Its not in the English dictionary as it comes from the Greek word fescalise which basically means 'without cheese'. Greek shepherds used the phrase 'fescalised portion' to describe the 'shaft' of a goat's penis (a delicacy in Greece) which was held held between the thumb and forefinger while the 'helmet portion' was dipped in a jar of Feta
This what Giggle threw up. After 46 years on the spanners ( and laptops) you still live and learn.[/QUO
The word is Fescolise, with an 'O' and it is an electro chemical deposition process (electro plating) developed for the aircraft industry, and used in other hydraulic applications, by Fescol Ltd. of Glasgow in Scotland. Fescolising was the trade name for the process, which due to the war was copied freely around the world. Fescol still exists today, but I don't think they do Fescolising anymore. I guess it's still known as Fescolising in the same way you might 'Hoover' you carpet even though you might be using a Dyson.