View Single Post
Old 02-22-24, 06:33 PM
  #12  
Bill Kapaun
Really Old Senior Member
 
Bill Kapaun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Mid Willamette Valley, Orygun
Posts: 13,923

Bikes: 87 RockHopper,2008 Specialized Globe. Both upgraded to 9 speeds. 2019 Giant Explore E+3

Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1814 Post(s)
Liked 1,297 Times in 893 Posts
Originally Posted by Tusk
Mid range - yep. They all have their place

We have torque screwdrivers where the range is 5-20 in-lbs.....
And fasteners where the designer specified torque of a 1" A325 bolt requires a 600 ft-lb wrench and a 3:1 multiplier. Or a hydraulic wrench calibrated based on hydraulic pressure.
In the shipyard when torquing large steam lines (like aircraft carrier size) they would often use a chain fall on the handle.
Bill Kapaun is offline