On Oct 14, 5:17*am, "nefletch" wrote:
put your torque wrench in a vice and drive the socket end to it with a
wrench or ratchet....."calibrate" your arm, hand, wrist to 60 in-lbs
and add 1/3 of oyur 80 in-lbs

cheers
Bob- Hide quoted text -

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I've never seen anyone actually using a torque wrench on these
couplings. * You just tighten them up like most things, to be
reasonably tight, but not risk stripping them.

Ditto, its just a coupling, grab a tool and tighten it...


Although, for most (many?) of us on AHR, tightening a wide range of
things is second nature.....after YEARS of doing so.

For some, every new device or situation, is just that.....a new
situation. Without experience or a "reference", it is hard for these
folks to execute confidently on these new and unfamiliar tasks.

I had a 15+ year apprenticeship on all manner of mechancial devices &
situations (followed by another 30+ years of professional
practice) ..... not everyone has the luxury of such an experience.

That's why it is helpful to "know one's audience" and to attempt to
relate the real world of mechanical experience to something they can
"measure".

As they gain experience, they will eventually "just grab a wrench &
tighten it".

cheers
Bob