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After 8 months, my torque wrench readings finally match the calibration bench
Every month I send our torque wrenches out for calibration, and for the longest time the 3/8-inch drive unit in bay 2 always came back flagged for being 4 to 6 percent off at the low end. I kept resetting it, checking the grip, even swapped out the clicker mechanism once. Then last week I paid attention to how the new kid was using it, he was pushing sideways on the handle instead of straight down, which throws off the preload every single time. I spent a Friday afternoon showing him the proper hand position and re-tested the wrench against the shop's digital adapter, bang on spec for all 12 settings. The next calibration report came back clean, which is a first for that tool since I started here in 2022. Has anyone else seen a bad habit in the way someone holds a wrench mess up readings more than the tool itself?
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olivias8817d ago
Wait, pushing sideways on the handle wouldn't throw off the readings on a click type wrench at all, the break point doesn't care where your hand is as long as you're pulling on the handle. That kid's grip might just look sloppy, but something else probably fixed the low end numbers.
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