I feel like Roberto Duran.....no mas,no mas! Seriously folks, my formula sucks and I apologize to all, especially
Frank.I don't have a full grasp of it yet but I'm wrong,wrong,wrong.Here's the example that set the stake in my heart.Two foot effective length torque wrench.Six inch extension.One hundred ft/lbs indicated on wrench scale.Now I know it takes a 50 lb pull to get that 100 lb indicated.I also know that my wrench and extension together act just like a solid bar,there's no magic happening at the juncture of the two.Therefore,a 50 lb pull on a 2.5 foot lever equals 125 ft/lbs of torque.Frank's formula predicts 125 ft/lbs. My POS predicts 150 ft/lbs.Somehow 50 lbs on a 2 foot lever does not equal 100 lbs. on a 1 foot lever.
I don't know,I understand some of it but not all of it....yet.The back and forth doesn't bother me,I enjoy setting people straight, it's the being wrong that cuts to the bone.Ya'll git a good laugh out of this but here goes anyway,it almost never ever happens.I've made my wife aware of all this and she is tickled to death, can't wait to tell this one on me to anybody that'll listen.Oh well it's nice to see her smile.Again, sorry fellas.

Scotty....I say it u can ('t always) believe it <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />