Originally Posted by
bonsai171
IIRC 40 NM is what All City recommends for theirs (Wabi uses the standard Andel, which is mechanically the same). Pretty crazy you can get generate 60nm with that Allen key, must have been a heck of an effort.
Dave
Not pain free. Sharp allen wrench edges tend to really bite the hand at high effort. That ratchet is much easier on the hand, even though the leverage is the same.
One of the things I do for work is change out guillotine knife blades (on customers hydraulic cutters) using 8 mm or 10 mm T-wrench allens. These blades are usually 30" to 65" long. I hate following up behind someone stronger than myself, because the high torque snap release of an allen wrench in the hands is something I dread. You feel it to the bone.