It's what I had. I checked it against Ray Harlan's meter and it came
out pretty close, I think his read .80 and mine read .78, close enough
for me.
Marty
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 11:14 PM, Bill Gowen <b.gowen_at_comcast.net> wrote:
> Marty
> I think that makes you the record holder for torque meter length! I thought
> mine were long at about a foot.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marty Sasaki
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 10:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Re: indoor torque meter
>
> I made my torque meter using .015 diameter wire, it was what the hobby
> shop had. In order to be able to use it for EZB I used a long torque
> wire about 2 feet which gives me. This also gave me more room for
> error with lengths of wire.
>
> Marty Sasaki
>
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 11:41 AM, Mark <f1diddler_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>> d
>>>
>>> - I presume that would work with MiniStick much better than the 1.2
>> in-oz I currently use.>>
>>
>> Leroy,
>> Correct, for ministick or light ezb sizes, consider a wire
>> length/diameter that goes to about .2 in-oz. in one complete dial
>> face revolution. That what I use, and marked in .01 in-oz increments,
>> with plenty space between the .01 marks. I'll try to find my wire
>> diameter for you later, is but packed away due to move. 6-9" long is a
>> good wire length.
>> Mark F1diddler
>>
>>
>
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