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To: 300winmag
re: Ride. Uh... OK... now I'm officially worried. :-)

re: torque wrench. Yow... that's the coolest little torque wrench I've ever seen. I gather that it does really precise torques on small screws like that?

504 posted on 03/16/2004 5:42:10 PM PST by Ramius
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To: Ramius; HairOfTheDog
The torque wrench was rescued from inside an IBM mainframe being scrapped. It reads in increments of 2.5 inch-pounds, and was used to seat certain water-cooled components to the radiator assemblies. It cost IBM about $300, which is why they switched to a fixed-torque screwdriver-type device, which cost only $100.

Hair, I'll be sending you an email with higher-definition versions of the pictures.
518 posted on 03/16/2004 5:57:35 PM PST by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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