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Re: torque wrench question

To: Brian Burkhalter <Brian.Burkhalter@Eng.Sun.COM>
Subject: Re: torque wrench question
From: Gary Boone <gboone@sisna.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:39:13 -0700
I have both the clicker type and the beam type torque wrench.  I use the beam 
type
for critical torquing as it never needs recalibration and you can check the
calibration of your clicker with it also.  My 2 cents.

Brian Burkhalter wrote:

> I've been off the list now for quite some time as I've sort of left the 
>project
> drop ...
>
> Anyway, what I wondered was a couple of things about torque wrenches:
>
> 1. Calibration
>
> Has anyone ever had their wrench calibrated? Is it preferable to buy a new 
>one?
>
> 2. Aging
>
> As a torque wrench ages will it tend to tighten things too much or too little?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Brian


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