Re: Torque wrenches...resleasing load...Oops!

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The rule that matters is to always back them off to zero after use.
Never store them cranked on. If they have been left cranked to a setting they will be off. Probably way off. Especially with inch pound wrenches, YIKES!
Get them calibrated!
I know Snap On and Mac have a suggested schedule for recalibrating the wrenches. I believe it is time based and not use based. I can't remember exactly. I had mine recalibrated once or twice in the 5 years I had them while I worked in the shop. I know they should be recalibrated, but, I doubt I will bother as I always back them off and store them in their little plastic cases.
Mark Price


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 19:52:21 -0800 (PST)

>  Dang, ya know, I never even thought about that! I
>have probably kept my torque wrench on whatever I had
>it set at last. Didn't know that was a killer! Wonder
>how far off my ( Sears Craftsman with broken PLASTIC
>POS lock ring ) wrench is now after all these years.
>Not that I use it alot anymore. 
>  And we use precision inch-pound torq drivers at
>work, and no one ever said anything, including the
>engineers, about releasing them, they all stay set at
>their particular settings all the time ( and they're
>all old, too ). Any other comments about proper
>"tension storage" ? 
>
>- Jerry -
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