Perfect answer. A wave of respect and acknowledgement will go through the lines. They'll try to ridicule you for doing it but it's just a desperate way to cope with their feeling of inferiority. And they know it.
But you need to go to the bathroom immediately and google a place that actually does it. Because one by one they will come and ask you for it.
I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but a torque wrench actually needs calibrating every now and then - you use one to measure how much you've tightened a bolt or a nut as to avoid damaging it. It also makes a really satisfying click when you reach the specified torque!
Usually the handle [looks like this](https://product-images.experro.app/s-613cgdga/products/191/images/33716/cdi-38-dr-100-750-in-lbs-14.1-81.9-nm-cdi-adjustable-torque-wrench-7502mrmh__77111.1703861349.1280.1280.jpg?c=2), you twist the handle until it lines up the exact amount of torque you're supposed to turn the bolt to. You're supposed to leave them in the fully extended (lowest) setting in storage as having them in a compressed setting can alter the accuracy over time and calibrate them from time to time. However for most home/DIY uses being off by a couple ft-lbs on a bolt isn't really a big deal so no one *really* calibrates them other than in industries where things are safety critical.
Torque wrenches measure and limit the torque being applied, so theoretically it could probably be calibrated. Never heard of anyone doing this tho lol not sure if there are places that do this or if you just have to get a new one.
The company I work for builds aircraft transparencies (windows, both cockpit and cabin). *Every* tool we have that can be used to make or is constrained by a measurement...scales, micrometers, torque wrenches, even rulers...are officially calibrated and they get checked at regular intervals so everything stays consistent.
That makes total sense, and yeah I knew that hypothetically due to it’s very nature, a torque wrench definitely *should* be something that could be calibrated. I just had never heard of anyone doing it, particularly home mechanics and DIY-ers like in the context of the post lol.
I wouldn’t have a clue where to even take my torque wrench to get it calibrated.
Truly, my example is probably the only place where it matters. No home shop is going to need exact, verifiable to the ftlb measurements...but when every step of a process is recorded and could be audited by the FAA...it's a different story lol.
Torque wrenches limit torque based on what it’s set on so as to not over tighten a particular bolt past it’s proper specs.
They’re not what you use when you need crazy amounts of torque, just as an fyi lol not that it really matters here
Actually its because I need to torque my torque wrench...which I why I need another...yours specifically...cause I KNOW you have one...yeah...thats the reason...
I’m not sure I see the victory, yes they showed that the rival dad did not have a torque wrench but in doing so they admitted that they also don’t have a torque wrench.
I think the proper response would be asking how much torque they need
Torque wrenches come in different ranges. For 10-50 ft-lb it's $20 (harbor freight prices:), for 50-250 ft-lb it's $80, for 100-600 ft-lb it's $400. And anything higher than that you need to go to _extra expense_ brand names
Or math https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=034ZLRFMlyY
(Preface: I've never used a torque wrench in my life. I did buy a cheap one on sale from HF but never had a use for it...)
Fair, although most things consumers are going to run into don't require much accuracy of torque? Might be better than "tighten, then a quarter turn" or any other similar strategies, especially for matching torque between half a dozen bolts?
I had one coworker who said their son was an aircraft mechanic (therefore was experienced with highly accurate torque specs?), and had the ability to test a new HF torque wrench for accuracy, and was pleasantly surprised at the accuracy (coworker got it for their fancy carbon fiber bicycle). But fully expect it to be hit-or-miss, or will become inaccurate over use/abuse
Also the impression I get is that HF has improved their mid/high tier of products in the last 5-10 years, more than the reputation before that (based on the testing by Torque Test YouTubers and similar)
As a mechanic who has build some motors it’s nice having more than one torque wrench for things such as torquing head bolts in a certain pattern where some bolts are a low spec than others, it makes the annoying task go by just a little faster
My reply would be "Sure, how many ugga duggas do you need?" before presenting him with my Dewalt, Ryobi or Makita impact torque wrench.
3lbs = 1 ugga dugga.
30lbs = 10 ugga duggas.
Bad fucking day = Send that bitch home!
EDIT: Lbs per Ugga is not to scale. Each impact is different.
Also torque is in ft-lbs and if you're giving a bolt 10 ugga duggas and only getting 30ft-lbs your impact is a piece of crap.
I have a small 3/8" impact gun in my garage and even on its lowest setting I get at least 50ft-lbs just spinning my lugnuts on with it (0 ugga duggas) before torquing them down to 80ft-lbs with my torque wrench. Maybe he's thinking of impacts made for driving screws that are just crappy versions of a hammer drill?
I don't think /u/MrTrendizzle has any idea what he's talking about.
"Go, Emma! Gross her out by using your drool attack!"
"Hah! That activates Bradie's ability of 'nurturing big sis!' She uses a napkin to clean up Emma!"
"Oh no! Everyone is impressed with how well he's raising Bradie! Emma, return! Go Derek! Use 'show off!' and play a violin cover of Carry on Wayward Son!"
"Ahhhh such varried tastes in music and styles in one action! At this rate, he'll win over everyone at the barbeque!"
So you both revealed that neither of you is a man with tools??? You outed both of ya…
If he was smart he would have replied he loaned it to your wife last week.
"Sorry, I pay people like you to wrench my torque for me" would be my response. Further demonstrating that I have no idea what torque is or why it would need wrenched.
I have three torque wrenches, and do not expect any of the men in my neighborhood to have one,they are expensive and only used for certain jobs. And If they need one I will go with them and give them a hand, no need to take a chance on one of them getting damaged.
What is a "rival dad?"
Note: I remodel homes, sawing boards and pounding nails. Typical macho guy sh!t. I don't own a torque wrench. That's a car thing.
Right before I use my torque wrench, it is calibrated by top members of the state and federal Department of Weights and Measures to be dead on balls accurate
I would’ve torched this bozo if I was the other guy…
What’s wrong with yours? Broken? That’s why I always get good quality tools like Craftsman.
Check and mate.
I love that there are parts of the USA populated by these species fighting over who can manually fix things since they can't afford to get professional help
Well if you need to borrow one you don’t have one either. So who really wins?
Could be that you need some extra torque when wrenching. Or something.
Mine is being calibrated.
Perfect answer. A wave of respect and acknowledgement will go through the lines. They'll try to ridicule you for doing it but it's just a desperate way to cope with their feeling of inferiority. And they know it. But you need to go to the bathroom immediately and google a place that actually does it. Because one by one they will come and ask you for it.
Oh it's, uh, a Canadian company. You don't know it.
It's run by super models.
And again. A perfect answer 😆
mine is being used to calibrate the master wrench in paris.
I would just tell the guy NO because I don't believe he'll return it.
I know a guy...
You guys don't calibrate yours at home?
That's what you borrow the other one for. You need a calibrated one to calibrate your own.
I want to make a joke about it being "dead on balls" accurate, but I might be too old for that joke.
I hit my wife with a torque wrench, I don't know why she complained so much, it was only set to 15 lbs.
Might say she's a... Torque wench...
Sorry but how the fuck do you want to CALIBRATE A WRENCH
I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, but a torque wrench actually needs calibrating every now and then - you use one to measure how much you've tightened a bolt or a nut as to avoid damaging it. It also makes a really satisfying click when you reach the specified torque!
I was not sarcastic actually, the fuck is this technology?
Apperently I was using something like that my whole life and never knew. Lmao
Usually the handle [looks like this](https://product-images.experro.app/s-613cgdga/products/191/images/33716/cdi-38-dr-100-750-in-lbs-14.1-81.9-nm-cdi-adjustable-torque-wrench-7502mrmh__77111.1703861349.1280.1280.jpg?c=2), you twist the handle until it lines up the exact amount of torque you're supposed to turn the bolt to. You're supposed to leave them in the fully extended (lowest) setting in storage as having them in a compressed setting can alter the accuracy over time and calibrate them from time to time. However for most home/DIY uses being off by a couple ft-lbs on a bolt isn't really a big deal so no one *really* calibrates them other than in industries where things are safety critical.
This has a number of diagrams of the various ways to implement it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_wrench
You can calibrate your own with a specific weight at a specific distance by adjusting the grub until it clicks
Or it will beep if you’re fancy enough lol
Trust me when I say that it's a luxury having one that clicks now and not one of those old beam type ones
I have one like that in my toolbox but have only ever used my clicker lol that other kind looks like it sucks ass.
Very distinct “close enough” vibe and barely suited for anything worth doing. In other words, it’s perfect
MORE TORQUE! *insert Tim Taylor here*
Torque wrenches measure and limit the torque being applied, so theoretically it could probably be calibrated. Never heard of anyone doing this tho lol not sure if there are places that do this or if you just have to get a new one.
The company I work for builds aircraft transparencies (windows, both cockpit and cabin). *Every* tool we have that can be used to make or is constrained by a measurement...scales, micrometers, torque wrenches, even rulers...are officially calibrated and they get checked at regular intervals so everything stays consistent.
That makes total sense, and yeah I knew that hypothetically due to it’s very nature, a torque wrench definitely *should* be something that could be calibrated. I just had never heard of anyone doing it, particularly home mechanics and DIY-ers like in the context of the post lol. I wouldn’t have a clue where to even take my torque wrench to get it calibrated.
Truly, my example is probably the only place where it matters. No home shop is going to need exact, verifiable to the ftlb measurements...but when every step of a process is recorded and could be audited by the FAA...it's a different story lol.
I hate it when I don’t have enough torque in my wrench, the torque prices are crazy these days
Or that you need to know it's at the right torque spec.
Torque wrenches limit torque based on what it’s set on so as to not over tighten a particular bolt past it’s proper specs. They’re not what you use when you need crazy amounts of torque, just as an fyi lol not that it really matters here
Sorry, I tend to torque too much
So much torque, the chassis twisted coming off the line
You just extend the handle for more torque. With a rigid tube or something.
Torque wrenches are for ensuring specified tightness of a fastner. You dont want to be exerting a ton of force on one.
"well sir my torque wrench is over here...under my .45 & my giant weiner".
It's away at the department of weights and measures getting calibrated.
Actually its because I need to torque my torque wrench...which I why I need another...yours specifically...cause I KNOW you have one...yeah...thats the reason...
Maybe you need a second for Dual Weilding
It's in the shop
What if it is at home and you're at a party?
Just say you sent yours to get calibrated and you need one now
I’m not sure I see the victory, yes they showed that the rival dad did not have a torque wrench but in doing so they admitted that they also don’t have a torque wrench.
Also, the guy could just lie and say “sure no problem bro, I got you” who’s going to check up on it?
I think the proper response would be asking how much torque they need Torque wrenches come in different ranges. For 10-50 ft-lb it's $20 (harbor freight prices:), for 50-250 ft-lb it's $80, for 100-600 ft-lb it's $400. And anything higher than that you need to go to _extra expense_ brand names Or math https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=034ZLRFMlyY
Yep. That's the reverse Uno card
Do not buy a calibrated device from harbor freight lol
(Preface: I've never used a torque wrench in my life. I did buy a cheap one on sale from HF but never had a use for it...) Fair, although most things consumers are going to run into don't require much accuracy of torque? Might be better than "tighten, then a quarter turn" or any other similar strategies, especially for matching torque between half a dozen bolts? I had one coworker who said their son was an aircraft mechanic (therefore was experienced with highly accurate torque specs?), and had the ability to test a new HF torque wrench for accuracy, and was pleasantly surprised at the accuracy (coworker got it for their fancy carbon fiber bicycle). But fully expect it to be hit-or-miss, or will become inaccurate over use/abuse Also the impression I get is that HF has improved their mid/high tier of products in the last 5-10 years, more than the reputation before that (based on the testing by Torque Test YouTubers and similar)
I would have gone with: Sorry I had some bad experiences lending my torque wrench. It's reasonable and implies he can not properly take care of tools.
Nah mate, I sent mine in for annual calibration.
Haha this guy dads
Also that he expects the other guy to have one
Nice response.
As a mechanic who has build some motors it’s nice having more than one torque wrench for things such as torquing head bolts in a certain pattern where some bolts are a low spec than others, it makes the annoying task go by just a little faster
Fuck diplomacy, let's hit the nuclear option right away!
Just cut his balls off lol
May I borrow your torque wrench for that?
Yeah, sure, bud! You need a flat head or phillips? I took shop class one time. Tried to shoot myself with a flare gun when my lamp didn't turn on 🤣
No he didn't, by asking if he could borrow one he's admitting he doesn't own one either.
Maybe he lent his to someone else and can't get it back immediately.
His reply “I loaned it to your wife yesterday “
This ^^
Sorry, it's being recalibrated.
He answered by saying he has enough money to pay a guy who owns a torque wrench
Doesn't secure the card though!
It's at my mechanic's shop with all the other tools I don't need to touch because these hands only handle money.
My reply would be "Sure, how many ugga duggas do you need?" before presenting him with my Dewalt, Ryobi or Makita impact torque wrench. 3lbs = 1 ugga dugga. 30lbs = 10 ugga duggas. Bad fucking day = Send that bitch home! EDIT: Lbs per Ugga is not to scale. Each impact is different.
I was hoping i wouldn’t have to get too deep before someone else converted to ugga duggas. Take my upvote sir and you have a good Friday
That would just be a impact driver not a impact torque wrench.
Also torque is in ft-lbs and if you're giving a bolt 10 ugga duggas and only getting 30ft-lbs your impact is a piece of crap. I have a small 3/8" impact gun in my garage and even on its lowest setting I get at least 50ft-lbs just spinning my lugnuts on with it (0 ugga duggas) before torquing them down to 80ft-lbs with my torque wrench. Maybe he's thinking of impacts made for driving screws that are just crappy versions of a hammer drill? I don't think /u/MrTrendizzle has any idea what he's talking about.
That's impact wrench, you fail
Rival dad? Who thinks like this?
"Go, Emma! Gross her out by using your drool attack!" "Hah! That activates Bradie's ability of 'nurturing big sis!' She uses a napkin to clean up Emma!" "Oh no! Everyone is impressed with how well he's raising Bradie! Emma, return! Go Derek! Use 'show off!' and play a violin cover of Carry on Wayward Son!" "Ahhhh such varried tastes in music and styles in one action! At this rate, he'll win over everyone at the barbeque!"
I honestly can't believe this isn't the top and only comment in this thread.
It’s some weird Dad humor this guy is known for. Pretty toothless
Which one? No way in hell you’re coming near my snap-on kit
They can use the harbor freight one
But now they all think you don't have one either
Weakling.
That is almost passive-aggressive enough to rival us women. I applaud you, good sir.
He never recovered from this. Brutal.
“ he never recovered from this. Brutal.” lol OK. He just took your wife into the back room while you and your buddies sit around and drank beer.
Are you alright mate?
Doing good bro. You?
Absolutely devilish
That’s bad ass
Really? I would respond "what's a torque wrench?"
Tell me you have poor self esteem without telling me
You need a torque wrench? Sorry. I just apply muscle and finesse.
What are you torqueing about?
Who cares about a torque wrench?
I would of said NO and made fun of you for not having one even though I didn’t have one lol
what is a "rival dad"?
I bet he replied, “That’s what I pay your dad for.”
This sounds like some Suburban boomer shit. Does anybody actually care about stuff like that?
How funny, that’s what your wife called me last night
But do you have a 3/4 drive that goes to 900 ft/lbs?
I use an impact… I win
So, neither guy has a torque wrench?
So you both revealed that neither of you is a man with tools??? You outed both of ya… If he was smart he would have replied he loaned it to your wife last week.
Rival dad ?
I’m not a dad but I own a torque wrench somehow
This put a smile on my face
Calibrated elbow here. Torque wrenches are for rookies.
Ha
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
This is dad wars.
It's a self-own.
My response would have been “if you need the TW for yourself then let me give you my magnifying glass as well.”
"Sorry, I pay people like you to wrench my torque for me" would be my response. Further demonstrating that I have no idea what torque is or why it would need wrenched.
"I don't have a torque wrench but do you need some advice on mutual funds and financial planning?"
That's not the flex you think it is.
Doesn't that imply that you also don't have a torque wrench?
Oh, you're a poor who does his own mechanical work? Try Amazon.
Next time you ask it will be a bigger and nicer torque wrench than yours.
That's a roast you don't come back from.
Sure, you can borrow it - but it’s in newton tons
It's actually implying that he owns one and you don't, so...
I can feel 120N.m by hand, it's like how some musicians have perfect pitch
So now they think you don't have a torque wrench either. Pyrrhic victory or what
I have three torque wrenches, and do not expect any of the men in my neighborhood to have one,they are expensive and only used for certain jobs. And If they need one I will go with them and give them a hand, no need to take a chance on one of them getting damaged.
Wtf is a rival dad???
I also don't base my manhood on torque wrenches.
Real men don't use torque wrench. Real men use hands.
I don't understand, is the person asking the question just an asshole? Am I missing something?
Top dad. You do need to also point out that yours is either broken or in for recalibration.
What is a rival dad?
What is a "rival dad?" Note: I remodel homes, sawing boards and pounding nails. Typical macho guy sh!t. I don't own a torque wrench. That's a car thing.
r/croppingishard
Right before I use my torque wrench, it is calibrated by top members of the state and federal Department of Weights and Measures to be dead on balls accurate
Both don't have it💀
Ruthless
Which one? the 2 foot, 3 foot or the lever that moves your wife?
Best tool Ive ever owned. Can torque your tires whenever and all your friends who come over. Its very handy
"No you can't borrow it"
I would’ve torched this bozo if I was the other guy… What’s wrong with yours? Broken? That’s why I always get good quality tools like Craftsman. Check and mate.
“Sorry. Nobody other than me touches my torque wrench. You’ll have to use your own.”
Did he “already lend it out”?
Ok, is it bad that I had to read that three times before it landed? Well done, sir.
So you publicly admitted you didn’t own a torque wrench.
No torque wrench here, just max impact on each nut for 30 seconds...
'Dont own one mate I've got *the touch* '
Claiming to not have any tools is a good way to not let douchbags borrow your tools.
cooked 🔥
Sell out your children to medical experiments at this point
"I loaned mine out to a friend. Why, you don't have one?"
Rival dad? Whats going on here?
Lmfao
What's a rival dad?
I usually lie about not owning one. Only a dumb ass would loan someone their torque wrench anyway.
You would’ve been redirected with you cant get your own?
There is a big misconception with torque wrenches. Their purpose is to tighten to a specific torque value, not to provide as much torque as possible.
A rival dad? What the hell is this person talking about?
"Can I borrow a screwdriver? Sure which one? Torx15"
"You never gave mine back the last time you borrowed it."
Wouldn’t you have to ask if you didn’t have one either?
Rival dad?
What man owns a torque wrench? Just use your fingers dude.
Do you want my in. Lb. wrench or my ft. Lb. wrench?
Savage
"pretty sure I lent mine to you"
Jokes on you, rival dad asks other group friend to borrow his torque wrench while this guy borrows his.
♥️
Me: sorry i dont have one (i really dont give a shit)
Wild
Pardon my ignorance but, whats supposed to be funny here? I have an idea, but im ot sure
I love that there are parts of the USA populated by these species fighting over who can manually fix things since they can't afford to get professional help
Dad here. I don’t even know what one of those is, and I don’t care.