Posted by Bob Culver - 8 minutes ago Hi Tony
"It has been covered before but torque wrenches can be calibrated with weights."
I did this with mine very recently, using bottles of water hanging on string 1' from the centre of the square drive. I was pleasantly surprised at the accuracy of my two torque wrenches. Both are from the early 80s. One was a Williams device which cracked at 18lbs ft on the scale with 15lbs hanging on it. The scale is quite coarse, making accurate readings quite hard. The other, a bendy-bar type, was spot on, much to my great surprise.
It was reassuring, even if one is a little out.
Jamie.
"It has been covered before but torque wrenches can be calibrated with weights."
I did this with mine very recently, using bottles of water hanging on string 1' from the centre of the square drive. I was pleasantly surprised at the accuracy of my two torque wrenches. Both are from the early 80s. One was a Williams device which cracked at 18lbs ft on the scale with 15lbs hanging on it. The scale is quite coarse, making accurate readings quite hard. The other, a bendy-bar type, was spot on, much to my great surprise.
It was reassuring, even if one is a little out.
Jamie.