Torque wrench help Limerick

MURDO

Hi.

I wonder is there anyone in the Limerick area that could check a torque wrench for me against their own.

I'm not convinced my one is calibrated correctly and io dont want to cause any damage by using it if it's not working properly.

I have gone over a few vids online but still not sure its right.

Any help would be kindly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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bladespin

Who calibrated it? What were the results?
Best advice I can give would be to go back to whoever performed the calibration.

foxy farmer

Just a tip re torque wrenches. Always slacken off the spring completely when not in use.

hi5

Put the square drive of the wrench in a bench vice, measure exactly 1 foot from the centre of the square along the handle, tape a large nut at this point.
Now press a bathroom scales against the taped nut and measure the pounds reading on the bathroom scales just when the wrench clicks. Compare this to your wrench scale.
You can check the accuracy of your bathroom scales with a known weight.

Cordell

^ Nice
A luggage scale, the electronic kind, is more accurate than a bathroom scale, and easier to use in this setup.

galwaytt

...or hang a known weight - even easier.

If it's an expensive wrench BHP laboratories in Limerick calibrate them.

What brand is it ?

bladespin

Love the calibration set-ups guys, genius, if it's a pro job then MQS in Dublin can do them too.