Torque Screwdriver.....

[LankyWill]

My elbow is out of calibration and i would like to use a torque screwdriver instead, its something ive been putting off but i have finally caved.

What torque screwdriver is everyone using?

A little review would also be helpful

 

[ipf]

Too much yapping already.....don't need a talking driver.

 

[Squid]

speeding in his lotus/subaru/lambretta?

Don't forget the E30 ;o))))

 

[johnduffell]

How do you check calibration of a torque driver? Tape measure and a known weight?

 

[telectrix]

Don't forget the E30 ;o))))

E30? pfffff. i've got a WD40.

 

[Pete999]

E30? pfffff. i've got a WD40.

Visited Th Orange Shed this morning, Ed China is advertising something that is "better than WD40" was tempted, but it's not a tool so I didn't bother.

 

[Pete999]

Surprised @Pete999 hasn’t posted here. He probably has one of each brand

That's a blatant Lie.

 

[telectrix]

Visited Th Orange Shed this morning

wash your mouth out with carbolic, and take 1 hour detention. no tools allowed in detention room..

 

[SparkyChick]

How do you check calibration of a torque driver? Tape measure and a known weight?

You can get torque calibrators. They used to be calibrated springs with a dial indicator I believe. Nowadays they are more likely to be load cells and digital displays.

As far as I know you clamp them to a fixed surface, attached the torque driver set to a specific torque setting and then turn it to check the mechanisms breaks at the specified torque.

One would assume they test at several points across the range of adjustment and possibly generate a torque curve for the tool.

 

[Pete999]

Visited Th Orange Shed this morning

wash your mouth out with carbolic, and take 1 hour detention. no tools allowed in detention room..

Yes Sir but I was only buying some batteries Sir Honest

 

[johnduffell]

They used to be calibrated springs with a dial indicator I believe. Nowadays they are more likely to be load cells and digital displays.

interesting! so who calibrates the calibrator machine?
they must eventually pop to France and try them on the IPK - no kidding they have an official Kilogram weight under glass domes, and if that's lost we don't know what a KG is any more: BIPM - IPK - https://www.bipm.org/en/bipm/mass/ipk/

 

[telectrix]

Yes Sir but I was only buying some batteries Sir Honest

try cpc farnell for batteries. half the price if you buy in 24 packs.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Tescos, or other supermarkets, especially when they have special offers on them.

 

[Pete999]

Surprised @Pete999 hasn’t posted here. He probably has one of each brand

Don't honestly know how you can say things like that Camerabloke, as you know my interest in tools, is a disease, something I have to deal with, it's my disease,so I'll deal with it my way, nuff said?

 

[camerabloke]

You need to go to rehab. We will get you on Jeremy Kyle

 

[Pete999]

You need to go to rehab. We will get you on Jeremy Kyle

Not a chance me old Mate

 

[camerabloke]

Lol

 

[Deleted member 26818]

One day at a time Pete.

 

[Squid]

E30? pfffff. i've got a WD40.

Handy for you to lube up then.......

 

[Squid]

Visited Th Orange Shed this morning, Ed China is advertising something that is "better than WD40" was tempted, but it's not a tool so I didn't bother.

XCP I use ACF50

 

[telectrix]

Handy for you to lube up then.......

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that is a far nicer looking BMW than the euro boxes they churn out these days.

 

[EalingBadger]

I have one of these:-

13 Piece Fully Loaded VDE Adjustable Torque Screwdriver - https://www.armeg.com/13-Piece-Fully-Loaded-VDE-Adjustable-Torque-Screwdriver

Not cheap, but seems great.

I spotted these on special at £29.99 in CEF in Brentford yesterday.

Gutted, as I paid full price for one only a few weeks ago. :-(

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Bloody Wera torque handle on it’s own costs a lot more than that whole set.

 

[telectrix]

going to CEF tomorrow.( PS. don't let Pete999 see this thread.)

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Is Brentford Nylons still going?

 

[telectrix]

doubt it.when the septics went home in 1945, their sales slumped. and our women had to come back to the real world where nothing is for nothing.

 

[JK-Electrical]

Is Brentford Nylons still going?

Sod Brentford ..... let's talk about nylons.

 

[EalingBadger]

Is Brentford Nylons still going?

Fortunately, Brentford Nylons is long gone.

Both me and the missus retain deep mental scares as a result of being tortured by our respective mothers with nylon bed sheets in the 1960s and '70s.

Absolutely dreadful. Damned things would never wear out.

 

[rolyberkin]

I have both the Armeg and Wiha and I am not convinced they are any good, keep snapping off the blades of the armeg and the Wiha seems to rip screws to shreds. I tend to do up by hand and then check with the torque driver which works for me. If I had to choose between the two I would buy the Armeg as easier to use and a better design!

 

[pirate]

Bludi Brentford Nylons fitted sheets!
The scars on my knees, heat burns, killed the passion!

 

[pirate]

Erm...JK, where did you get my wife's pic???
Just asking....