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Started by petefrom bearswamp, April 16, 2019, 07:01:18 AM

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PA_Walnut

#25
April 22, 2019, 07:13:36 AM
Probably begs noting that the torque rating is in INCH POUNDS, not FOOT POUNDS.  ;D
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YellowHammer

#26
April 22, 2019, 08:36:26 AM
I use the T handled dedicated torque wrench, its factory set for one value and never changes.

I like to use the low power impact (either battery or air) drivers to get the screws to break loose.  

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petefrom bearswamp

#27
April 22, 2019, 06:33:45 PM
Bridgewood supplied a t handle torx wrench with the machine, it lasted about 1 dozen screws when I turned the first time, then broke.
The bits are breaking right at the top of the screw.
Too late in the evening after spending a full 8 hrs at the mill today, brain has turned to mush.
Will come back tomorrow
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btulloh

#28
April 22, 2019, 07:59:55 PM
Not to beat a dead torx here, but it sounds like what happens when using a standard torx driver in a torx-plus head.  The torx driver fits and feels pretty good, but it has far less bearing surface when it's in the torx-plus head and will shear the splines off.

At first glance they're hard to tell apart.  Look at your screw heads and compare them to this:



 

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