[RE-wrenches] Need help to get power torque wrench

[William Miller]

Darryl:

I would hesitate before using a "cheater bar" on 1/4X20 stainless.  The 
torque specs are very low and do not require any mechanical advantage.  If 
you break a bolt in a top-down situation, you can end up spending a lot of 
time sliding in a new bolt.

We use the Makita cordless impact drivers.  I was at first dismayed that 
there is no torque setting -- instead the amount of time spent driving 
determines torque -- but we have become accustomed to the tools and they do 
a good job for us.

William Miller


At 06:14 PM 11/11/2008, you wrote:
>I would typically just use a cordless gun followed up by 2 guys with
>torque wrenches and cheater bars.
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>Hi all, I need advice
>I am soon starting a 1000 module system, uning top down mounts, What
>power tools will tighten to torque specification?  I will want to
>tighten each SS 1/4" nut on bolt to proper specs.  This is about 2000
>bolts, so i want a power tool, either air or battery electric, or
>electric that will tighten to specification.
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>Thanks Darryl