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Wheeler FAT wrench digital or analog????
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<blockquote data-quote="robpiat" data-source="post: 2253252" data-attributes="member: 17931"><p>If you do some detailed reading you'll find there lots of error or variables in the process and the quality or resolution of tool is not even relevant unless you control for those. Torque creates tension or springiness but isn't always directly correlated to friction which is a factor in setting stuff. Here's a list of things that likely have more impact on the final result than the tool you are using:</p><p></p><p>Lubricated vs dry</p><p> - lubricity of anything on there</p><p>perfectly clean vs some residue</p><p>thread locker</p><p>whether the screw / nut has been stretched or torqued before</p><p>Alloys, galling etc</p><p>Quality and consistency of the threads</p><p></p><p>So if you took a nut and a bolt made by the same guy with the same process, the first time you torque it, mark it. The next time it might be at a further clock position. </p><p></p><p>If you torque something with a little contamination in there three times it'll likely be three different clock positions each time </p><p></p><p>Many precision applications call for a lubricated torque because I believe it controls alot of variables and creates more consistency. I'm sure there are people that are much better at explaining this than me, but at the end of the day I am not super concerned about the precision of my tool as I realize its always just a ballpark.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robpiat, post: 2253252, member: 17931"] If you do some detailed reading you'll find there lots of error or variables in the process and the quality or resolution of tool is not even relevant unless you control for those. Torque creates tension or springiness but isn't always directly correlated to friction which is a factor in setting stuff. Here's a list of things that likely have more impact on the final result than the tool you are using: Lubricated vs dry - lubricity of anything on there perfectly clean vs some residue thread locker whether the screw / nut has been stretched or torqued before Alloys, galling etc Quality and consistency of the threads So if you took a nut and a bolt made by the same guy with the same process, the first time you torque it, mark it. The next time it might be at a further clock position. If you torque something with a little contamination in there three times it'll likely be three different clock positions each time Many precision applications call for a lubricated torque because I believe it controls alot of variables and creates more consistency. I'm sure there are people that are much better at explaining this than me, but at the end of the day I am not super concerned about the precision of my tool as I realize its always just a ballpark. [/QUOTE]
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