Originally Posted by oboeguy
Heh.
I don't even know what a torque wrench (or wench!) looks like and I know that link was a silly. What is a torque wrench, anyway? Something that measure how hard you've screwed-on (err, torqued) on a part? How do you know "how much" is needed anyway?
Particularly if you don't know what material you're about to crush.
There is certainly a need for an instrument to measure how much some people screw up, though.
For those parts that *have* torque specs, and for those whose feel for the bolt is lacking, yes, a torque wrench can help. Avoid the wench version, she's costly and an armful.