Thread: Calibrated Torque Wrench

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Thanks for the information Mike.

The company I work for uses Primary Instruments for tool calibration. If they are too far away from you they may know someone in your area.

An aircraft repair station normally doesnt have a way to certify calibration of torque wrenches, they send them to a Calibration Lab / business that has been inspected and certified by the Feds to calibrate tools. If you know an A&P Mech. in your neighborhood, he could possibly steer you in the right direction,(or even "loan" you the torque wrench you need.) I spent 46 years in the aircarft business and one of my "additional duties" was monitoring the companies special tools for calibration at a Lab in Las Vegas. Torque wreches, tire gauges,all pressure regulators, wire strippers and crimpers, thats just a few.

Consider buying a new beam type torque wrench. They are inexpensive ($50) and the only thing to calibrate is the pointer which can be bent back to zero if it ever needs to. A new one will have a certificate of calibration. There is no reason for it to go out of calibration so long as you do not yield the main shaft.

1/2 inch drive goes to 150 lb-ft.

Kitz

Thanks for the information.