

| Subject: | Re: Torque value for thermo switch on WBX rad? |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:19:18 -0800 |
Neat! Pretty handy I bet. Neil. On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote: > Hi Neil. > > Maybe not wrenches, but there are torque screwdrivers. I recently > discovered this when I started a new job servicing wide format printers > and vinyl cutters; the new brand of machines I am now working on > requires a specific torque setting on the screws that hold the printhead > in place. > > http://www.torqueleader.com/Product_Selection/Product_Selection/Apply/Torque_Limiting_Screwdrivers > Now I have to find a Canadian vendor for these things.... > > Happy Trails, > > Greg Potts > > > > neil N wrote: > > And what's the deal with "inch pounds"? Do they make torque wrenches > > with values less than 10 ft/lb's ? (Internet tells me that 89 > > inch/pounds = roughly 7.x ft/lbs) > > > > I normally go by feel on *most* fasteners, but I just had to ask! > > > > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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