Date:         Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:19:18 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Torque value for thermo switch on WBX rad?
Comments: To: Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <47C9A8D4.9090309@pottsfamily.ca>
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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!
>  >
>
>



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