From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Dec 12 2004 - 11:46:59 PST
At 7:35 PM +0000 12/12/04, noel shelley wrote:
>Do those wrenches put on enough torque?
I'm speaking of an impact wrench. I'd expect that
can put more net torque on a nut than I can place
without resorting to a torque multiplier or what
you described below.
>I would doubt it !
>What do you weight 180 - 200 Lbs , right 450 ÷ 200 = 2.25
>Take a bar 3feet long , that will fit your socket bar and measure 2` 3" from
>the socket centre , mark this point , with the bar alittle above horizontal
>stand on it with your feet either side of the mark , now your a torque
>wrench ! When it won`t go any more your somewhere near , always add alittle
>. With a little ingenuity and common sense this principal can be adapted !
>Wrenches that go to 450 Ft /Lb are expensive !
that's one way to think about it. I'll have to
see if I can find a 4 foot cheater bar.
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