Thread: Torqueing screws for cheapskates

For those who want a laugh at my expense, the experiment worked perfectly. The theory was sound...apart from the Allen key pinging out of the screws at about 1.6 Newtons no matter what support I gave the axis. Twas too loose a fit to take the full 5kg. I torqued 2 screws this way then used hand tightening for the other 6 based on what felt like 5kg of force on the 41mm mark (assisted by the kitchen scales to get the approximate force). If anything, they're probably underdone.

Like I always tell my kids, there's nothing like the right tool for the job. So regardless of my results I'm still right.



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