I guess it would make a lot of difference if you put the grade 5 fastener on
a Chippendale table it wouldn't be as strong as if you put it on an Oak
Express table. The strength of table would determine the strength of the
fastener!
Putting TOGETHER my 2 cents!
Kent
----- Original Message -----
From <Daniel1312 at aol.com>
To: <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: Nuts was Re: Torque wrench recommendations
> Well, it is simple because as another lister pointed out there are tables
> and stuff that 'engineers' have already produced.
>
> So there is a lot more involved in deciding which grade and type of
fastener
> to use than calculating the necessary torque. Did I ever say there wasn't?
> In fact I was just talking about re-calculating (using a table to do so)
a
> torque figure when the bolt had been upgraded to one of a different
strength.
>
> 1312
>
> In a message dated 16/10/00 22:38:10 GMT Daylight Time, ccrobins@ktc.com
> writes:
>
> << Ok, if it's so simple, why don't you come up with it. We could all
> use it. You must not be an engineer. There's a lot more involved in
> deciding which grade and type of fastener to use than calculating the
> necessary torque. >>
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