i guess the main application would be to apply 35-40 inch lbs on carrier key screws. is there a tool that can be also used for more mundane household tasks as well?
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i guess the main application would be to apply 35-40 inch lbs on carrier key screws. is there a tool that can be also used for more mundane household tasks as well?
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I'm curious, too.
In the meantime, I'm too cheap to spend $100+ on a good "micro-meter," and it's not SO hard to gauge how much I'm torquing screws using an L-shaped hex wrench or even a screwdriver.
It's simple math: if you want 30-40 inch-pounds, then put 10-12 pounds of force on a 3-4" hex wrench.
Bimmer
ah, just wanted to ask around before splurging on a $150 set from Brownell's.
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http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=718023
Wheeler Eng. FAT Wrench.
Hopefully it's a good product; I have one that I have yet to use because I'm too busy to do the things that require it. But I read good reviews all over so I ponied up for it.
Some of the reviews on Midway call the FAT wrench junk, so I struck it from my shopping list.
Plato, please let us know how this works out. If this things works for $50, then I'll probably get one.
Bimmer
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Last edited by PALADIN-hgwt; 07-07-09 at 23:04.
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Just get on the MSC, Grainger, or McMaster-Carr industrial supply websites and search for what you want.
I bought a Proto 1/4" drive torque screwdriver that goes from 6 in-lb to 36 in-lb. It's great for things like backup sights, scope rings and bases, action screws on bolt rifles, and other applications. It wasn't cheap, but it a real precision tool, and not a cheap POS like the FAT screwdriver.
Sooner or later I'll get a torque wrench for the bigger stuff like AR barrels, flash hiders, and buffer tubes.
Good torque tools are going to cost $100-$200. But like anything, if you buy a good one, you'll only need to buy it once.
Look for a used Snap-On on either ebay or Craigslist.
Snap-On. I went the Ebay route as suggested already.
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