CALIBRATE A TORQUE WRENCH - MAGNETIC DRILLING

Calibrate A Torque Wrench

torque wrench
a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied
A torque wrench is a tool used to precisely apply a specific torque to a fastener such as a nut or bolt. It is usually in the form of a socket wrench with special internal mechanisms. It was invented by Conrad Bahr in 1918 while working for the New York City Water Department.
A tool for setting and adjusting the tightness of nuts and bolts to a desired value
A manual wrench which incorporates a gauge or other method to indicate the amount of torque transferred to the nut or bolt.

calibrate
Adjust (experimental results) to take external factors into account or to allow comparison with other data
mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale"
Correlate the readings of (an instrument) with those of a standard in order to check the instrument's accuracy
Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings
measure the caliber of; "calibrate a gun"
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"

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