Originally Posted by
digger
. states, "Torque wrenches allow anyone, from zero to most experienced to consistently and accurately set bolts to their proper torque." To me, in this case only of course, Operator is correct.
However, many of you, being more experienced than Operator, seem to be saying to me that a torque wrench is not necessarily a wise choice? Other factors come into play here? Ok, perhaps I should return this thing before I do evil (and become like Operator) and check into those beam-type torque wrenchs at Park Tools (I'll probably have to take out a second mortgage on the house though). :-)
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Operator is correct. And a decent torque wrench is a precision tool, not one to be dropped on the floor or just thrown around loosely.
I'll tell you like I was told, and I grew up with a father that owned a precision machine shop: : "There's no such thing as a calibrated elbow" which is why you use the proper tool. Since all his work was MIL-SPEC, all tools like that had to be sent out to be calibrated.