Inch/Pound Torque Wrenches
Cruiser
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RE: Inch/Pound Torque Wrenches
I have a Snap-on TechWrench. 3/8" drive, around $300. Yeah, expensive. But it is electronic - vibrates and beeps when you hit the torque setting, which is set digitially. Oh, and you can choose in-lb, ft-lb, or Nm. And it'll read from 5 to 100 ft-lbs. You'd have to have two or three torque wrenches to get that kind of range. I've been using this thing for the last four years, and I would buy it again. There's one like it on ebay here. Looks like used they're going for about 150 or so.
Road Master
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From: Eastern Massachusetts
RE: Inch/Pound Torque Wrenches
ORIGINAL: Bryan1724
But what do you do if your 1/2" drive foot lb torque wrench starts at 30lbs like mine does? you have to get a inch lb one.
But what do you do if your 1/2" drive foot lb torque wrench starts at 30lbs like mine does? you have to get a inch lb one.
(do I have to say that's a joke?)
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RE: Inch/Pound Torque Wrenches
ORIGINAL: aj373ku
You should be fine with your foot pound torque wrench. Here is a coversion tool:
http://www.numberfactory.com/nf%20torque.htm
I have noticed in the manual they sometimes refer to foot pounds and sometimes to inch pounds. I have a conversion chart that came with my torque wrench so all I do is look up the conversion.
You should be fine with your foot pound torque wrench. Here is a coversion tool:
http://www.numberfactory.com/nf%20torque.htm
I have noticed in the manual they sometimes refer to foot pounds and sometimes to inch pounds. I have a conversion chart that came with my torque wrench so all I do is look up the conversion.
You can buy one for less than $50.
Road Warrior
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From: Lancaster, PA
RE: Inch/Pound Torque Wrenches
ORIGINAL: Splatter
Get a foot-pound to inch-pound adapter -- right next to the 1/2" to 3/8 adapters.
(do I have to say that's a joke?)
ORIGINAL: Bryan1724
But what do you do if your 1/2" drive foot lb torque wrench starts at 30lbs like mine does? you have to get a inch lb one.
But what do you do if your 1/2" drive foot lb torque wrench starts at 30lbs like mine does? you have to get a inch lb one.
(do I have to say that's a joke?)
Road Warrior
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From: Lancaster, PA
RE: Inch/Pound Torque Wrenches
ORIGINAL: schoney
Just divide your in. lbs. by 12 and thats your ft. lbs.. 120 inch lbs is 12 foot lbs.
Just divide your in. lbs. by 12 and thats your ft. lbs.. 120 inch lbs is 12 foot lbs.
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From: Lenexa, KS (KC)
RE: Inch/Pound Torque Wrenches
ORIGINAL: schoney
Just divide your in. lbs. by 12 and thats your ft. lbs.. 120 inch lbs is 12 foot lbs.
Just divide your in. lbs. by 12 and thats your ft. lbs.. 120 inch lbs is 12 foot lbs.
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From: Lenexa, KS (KC)
RE: Inch/Pound Torque Wrenches
ORIGINAL: Bryan1724
You mean divide your foot lbs by 12 to get inch lbs. Or if you need to go the other way then it would be 120 inch lbs = 10 foot lbs. 12 inches in a foot. 12 goes into 120, 10 times.
ORIGINAL: schoney
Just divide your in. lbs. by 12 and thats your ft. lbs.. 120 inch lbs is 12 foot lbs.
Just divide your in. lbs. by 12 and thats your ft. lbs.. 120 inch lbs is 12 foot lbs.