Originally Posted by
damnpoor
Of course I'm gonna tell you to get a proper torquing tool.
Personally though...I work on airplanes for a living and every damn nut, bolt, and screw has a torque so I trust my calibrated elbow enough to do it by feel.
I never want to fly again.....
Over tightening can be as damaging as under tightening, the correct torque is the torque that was allowed for in the design, anything else is just BS