My 'mechanic's hand' was doing good, I was a man who knew his limitations. All was well until I started going to the gym. Now I'm breaking things. -JImD
On Jun 27, 2012, at 9:29 AM, Seth Vidal wrote: > On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: >> Rolls Royce suggests enlisting the help of an experienced RR mechanic to >> demonstrate proper torque. >> >> I don't know many pro mechanics who use torque wrenches or fret over torque >> specs, except on CF stuff. For the most part "mechanic's hand" is just fine. >> If you lack mechanic's hand, hopefully you know it by now. A torque wrench >> may be a worthwhile investment...or maybe it's more advisable to just find a >> good mechanic. A man has to know his limitations. >> > > > 'a mechanics hand' can come through experience - or as another option > it could just be a function of strength and guessing. I've noticed > I've gotten better at estimating torque for things I do repeatedly so > that when I go to test with the torque wrench there is very little > movement necessary. However, I like tools which take the 'magical > intuition and guessing' out of the game. > > Additionally, I have found that seeking out a good mechanic is next to > impossible. During conversation w/a mechanic and w/o encountering some > sort of failure of some kind from their work - I've found that > distinguishing a good mechanic from a passable mechanic is next to > impossible. > > I'd rather learn to do it for myself or get a tool to help me do it > myself than guess as to whether or not the money I just paid someone > was for good, reliable work or was just for the fun of throwing my > money away. > > -sv > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
