> > 4. When using a standard (normal, straight, co-linear, co-axial) extension,
> > use your other hand to steady the T.W. at the square drive "head" end.
>
> This is not such a good idea really. Any torque you apply with the spare
> hand will distort the reading of the torque wrench. Maybe this is a fiddly
> point, but if you care enough about the actual torque to bother using a
> torque wrench to begin with, you might as well get it exactly right...
Huh? Let's set theory aside for a minute & think realistically.
If you were using an extension and didn't steady it with the other hand,
the socket would slip off the bolt/nut before you ever got close to the
correct torque setting.
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