Old-school torque wrench?

**sparkles** · 9th November 2009, 20:18

so turns out i cant find my torque wrench only his old one

just wanted how do you use it?

well i know you turn it till it points to the right setting
BUT the units are difference?

this is what i need to go to

tighten torque 23-27 N.m
................ (2.3-2.7 kg-m)

**riffer** · 9th November 2009, 20:28

Use an online converter.

Like this one.

17 nm = 12.5 ft/lb
23nm = 17 ft/lb

**BASS-TREBLE** · 9th November 2009, 20:29

Use the ft-lb, lots of converters on google.

You have a typo there too, your kg-m and N.m don't match.

You mean 23-27N/m?

**sparkles** · 9th November 2009, 20:40

this is what it say

**Motu** · 9th November 2009, 20:46

Beam torque wrenches are good,just make sure your needle is zeroed.Best thing is you can see the theroy right before your eyes...no mystery clicky thing.

**smoky** · 9th November 2009, 20:49

Originally Posted by Motu

...no mystery clicky thing.

Bloody technology

**gatch** · 9th November 2009, 21:00

With the rust on it I would get it calibrated if you want to be really fussy..

**riffer** · 9th November 2009, 21:54

Originally Posted by smoky

Bloody technology

My FACOM doesn't go click, it sort of goes loose. My Warren and Brown goes click but...

**LBD** · 9th November 2009, 22:12

Originally Posted by BASS-TREBLE

Use the ft-lb, lots of converters on google.

You have a typo there too, your kg-m and N.m don't match.

You mean 23-27N/m?

He does have a typo although....

They shouldn't match exactly because 1 Kg/m = 9.80665 Nm...(Its not 10 x)

However....25 N.m = 18 Foot/ Lbs

**Motu** · 9th November 2009, 22:57

Originally Posted by riffer

My Warren and Brown goes click but...

W&B is the best torque wrench ever made,simple and accurate,and last a lifetime.Torque beam of course.

**smoky** · 10th November 2009, 15:18

Torque's cheap

**Ixion** · 10th November 2009, 17:55

Originally Posted by motu

w&b is the best torque wrench ever made,simple and accurate,and last a lifetime.torque beam of course.

+1 .

**paturoa** · 10th November 2009, 18:57

I've got one similar to that myself. As a helpful hint - I grap a bit of masking tape and stick it on the face at the desired torque setting MUCH easier than reading it as you go.

**taff1954** · 10th November 2009, 20:55

Originally Posted by sparkles

BUT the units are difference?

mkp = Kilopond Meter = 9.806 Nm - haven't seen that used for years.

For those that need it, I use to get HTC to calibrate our torque wrenches - from a tiny 10 oz-in to a double-barrelled 2000 lb-ft - we had to get them checked every 3 months. Good job they did too.