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Torque Wrench Calibration
Having suspected that my ancient torque wrench read incorrectly, and not finding any adjuster, I have bought a new one. Silverline make and rates pretty well, I checked its calibration and found it at least 10% out. I'm glad I checked but am annoyed I had no previous knowledge of such a test.
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22nd November 2020, 18:09 | #2 |
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Interesting info here
https://www.wikihow.com/Calibrate-a-Torque-Wrench
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I was always told to wind the setting right off when not in use but I guess that like a lot of folks, I often didn't!
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Totally agree. I know they are cheap but still overpriced for what you get. Worst case was a pack of drill bits that seemed to be made of cheese. Managed to break them all in a single job. Bought a bosch bit and finshed the job and still have it.
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Whatever happened to "nipped up", "grunt" and "all you've got"?
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I have a couple of 1/2 drive Norbar torque wrenches which were prizes I was awarded during my apprenticeship and find these good to use. These I know came with calibration certificates. I do have a big, battered 3/4" drive one for doing wheel nuts on the bus, don't know where I picked it up but obviously been abused as the calibration scale is off but when I need to use it I take it into work and set up on our torque analyser and mark it, as the setting seems consistently off through the range. |
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