Is everyone using a torque wrench, or doing the old A&P method of tighten down then another 1/8 turn? What torque wrenchs are being used, and where did you find them?
Any thoughts on the min-max range I should look for in a torque wrench? It seems, according to p32 of the Construction Standards doc, that I'd want one capable of 12 to 260 "lbs (1 to 22 'pounds) which is not an easy wrench to find.
I don't have an electronic torque wrench, but I've always wondered ... a lot of electronic instruments are self-calibrating - do the electronic digital torque wrenches self-calibrate?
I’ve got 4 torque wrenches. I SELDOM use the 1/2 drive so I didn’t get it out to see the range of it. I hardly use the 1/4”drive, but it’s 10-200 in-lbs.
the two that I use frequently are 3/8 drive. The most used is 25-250 in-lbs. The other one is 100-1000 in-lbs.
Jason Fish
Any thoughts on the min-max range I should look for in a torque wrench? It seems, according to p32 of the Construction Standards doc, that I'd want one capable of 12 to 260 "lbs (1 to 22 'pounds) which is not an easy wrench to find.
Nov 26, 2020
John Austin
I don't have an electronic torque wrench, but I've always wondered ... a lot of electronic instruments are self-calibrating - do the electronic digital torque wrenches self-calibrate?
John
N750A
Nov 27, 2020
Darrell Doerhoff
Jason,
I’ve got 4 torque wrenches. I SELDOM use the 1/2 drive so I didn’t get it out to see the range of it. I hardly use the 1/4”drive, but it’s 10-200 in-lbs.
the two that I use frequently are 3/8 drive. The most used is 25-250 in-lbs. The other one is 100-1000 in-lbs.
hope this helps.
Nov 27, 2020