Torque wrench check?

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boramee
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by boramee

I want to check my torque wrench to see if it is accurate.
A friend told me that if I clamp the square end of the wrench
in a vice sticking out level and hang 30 lbs. on the arm a foot
out from the center of the square end the torque wrench should
read 30 foot lbs. torque. Is this right?

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boramee wrote:I want to check my torque wrench to see if it is accurate.
A friend told me that if I clamp the square end of the wrench
in a vice sticking out level and hang 30 lbs. on the arm a foot
out from the center of the square end the torque wrench should
read 30 foot lbs. torque. Is this right?



google calibration servicing and send it to some one to get it done right..
or don't and don't worry about it

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by cyclespeed

boramee wrote:I want to check my torque wrench to see if it is accurate.
A friend told me that if I clamp the square end of the wrench
in a vice sticking out level and hang 30 lbs. on the arm a foot
out from the center of the square end the torque wrench should
read 30 foot lbs. torque. Is this right?


In theory this is correct. No reason why it shouldn't work.

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Sorry I miss read the post.. So it's a deflection type? Then yeah it should work fine

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by MikeDee

Those bending beam types are inherently accurate as long as it zeros. Can you use it to check another type of torque wrench? Not a calibration, but a check.

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by boramee

Thank you!

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