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JPG wrote:The wrench will twist/break before it will cam out.

JPG
Some of our machines required torque wrenches. I found on one very common fastener that if I tiighten the Bristol screw with a Bristol wrench until the tool twisted I had supplied the required torque. Never had a failure contributed to incorrect torquing.

Also Bristol screws almost always stuck on the wrench so they could be placed in inaccessible places. Put the screw on the tool and if you could see where it went and had a wrench long enough to reach it you could get it in. Even the tiniest screw.

Beave2012 wrote:Just checked out the Bristol wrench site... Why isn't this a standard for manufacturing? They seem extremely handy, but then again why do we still use Philips head and a flat head screw? Either way those Bristols are very nice, I wouldn't mind using those for when I take the easy way out and use hardware in my work...

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