On 04/08/2016 11:44 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> Hmmmmmm.... A metric bolt torqued to lb. ft? Oh, the humanity!!!! >> ;-) >> >> Mark > Hey Mark, when all you have is a group of torque wrenches, all in lb/ft > or inch/lbs... 4 of them, all bending beam, may go out of zero from > bent needles, but never go out of calibration. Bend the needle back to > zero and its as good today as it was 150 years ago. The usual 1/2" drive > 0-140 lb/ft thats in everyones tool box, a 3/8 drive midget goes to 50 > lb/ft, something else I picked up for a fiver at a flea market but > haven't used enough to remember its range, 90 I think, don't use it that > much because the handle is solid on the end of the beam, not pivoting on > its calibrated length, and my most recent buy is an even smaller one I > had to get to properly torque the guard screws on my 22-250, a Howa 1500 > action in a stock I carved. Bolts are torx, bigger than the usual deck > screws torx socket. And the recommended torque feels like it ought to > be about 1/2 turn past broke. But it works. > > Rule #1, Race what you brung... > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
Just funnin' with our metrical brethren. ;-) Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
