In a message dated 12/29/2000 6:36:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
growe58@hotmail.com writes:
> 10 inch pipe wrench. I leaned on it with most of
> my weight - 180 pounds. It's supposed to be torqued to 150
> ft/lbs and intuitively it seems that I'm all right, but I think
>
If the 10" pipe wrench is 10" from the center of the nut to the end of the
handle, then the force on the end of the handle times 10/12 (10"/12" per
foot) is the foot pounds of torque applied...
You figure it out...
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