Sorry, shameless repost from my build log tonight:
Oh, man, I'm feelin' the love tonight. I got to use my new super duper torque wrench.
Most of us little people kludge together some mechanism by which to torque the prop bolts. This is a very important operation, however, that mechanism is usually questionable at best and potentially a real pain. After my previous final torque operation, I ordered THE correct wrench setup from the local Snap-on dealer (thanks Shane) and waited the requisite number of months for them to mine the ore to make the wrench and prepare it for my use. It, and the beautifully forged 5/8" open end attachment arrived and sat in its case for many more months. Yeah, I hear that I'm going to need a different size wrench for my next prop.
Today's operation for the condition inspection was to pull the prop, inspect, and reinstall. Using this wrench to torque the prop bolts to 45-55 ft-lbs. was a complete pleasure. No tendency to round off the bolts! No almost, or sorta' kinda', no oops, only delivery of the precise torque to each bolt. Without question, and with just the right amount of leverage to not strain a single muscle. $700+ later, it produces the most pleasurable, painless, and certain prop bolt torque experience possible on this planet
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Different things make different people happy. This is my bliss. The right tool for the job. If you have a prop in the local area that needs to be torqued, "I torque for beer".
(dual income, no kids)
Oh, man, I'm feelin' the love tonight. I got to use my new super duper torque wrench.
Most of us little people kludge together some mechanism by which to torque the prop bolts. This is a very important operation, however, that mechanism is usually questionable at best and potentially a real pain. After my previous final torque operation, I ordered THE correct wrench setup from the local Snap-on dealer (thanks Shane) and waited the requisite number of months for them to mine the ore to make the wrench and prepare it for my use. It, and the beautifully forged 5/8" open end attachment arrived and sat in its case for many more months. Yeah, I hear that I'm going to need a different size wrench for my next prop.
Today's operation for the condition inspection was to pull the prop, inspect, and reinstall. Using this wrench to torque the prop bolts to 45-55 ft-lbs. was a complete pleasure. No tendency to round off the bolts! No almost, or sorta' kinda', no oops, only delivery of the precise torque to each bolt. Without question, and with just the right amount of leverage to not strain a single muscle. $700+ later, it produces the most pleasurable, painless, and certain prop bolt torque experience possible on this planet
. Different things make different people happy. This is my bliss. The right tool for the job. If you have a prop in the local area that needs to be torqued, "I torque for beer".
(dual income, no kids)
