inch pounds VS foot pounds... help!

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - inch pounds VS foot pounds... help!

Posted: 10/28/2006 5:45:04 PM EDT

put my new scope on my M1A tonight, the Smith Enterprise scope mount suggests torquing the nut to 55-65 INCH POUNDS

well, i dont have an inch pounds torque wrench....

does anyone know the conversion to foot pounds?

ETA google didnt help....

Posted: 10/28/2006 5:47:27 PM EDT

[#1]

Quoted:
put my new scope on my M1A tonight, the Smith Enterprise scope mount suggests torquing the nut to 55-65 INCH POUNDS

well, i dont have an inch pounds torque wrench....

does anyone know the conversion to foot pounds?

Divide by 12. it would be 4½ - 5.4 ft/lbs

mm

Posted: 10/28/2006 5:47:44 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
put my new scope on my M1A tonight, the Smith Enterprise scope mount suggests torquing the nut to 55-65 INCH POUNDS

well, i dont have an inch pounds torque wrench....

does anyone know the conversion to foot pounds?

ETA google didnt help....

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Posted: 10/28/2006 5:48:13 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

Quoted:
put my new scope on my M1A tonight, the Smith Enterprise scope mount suggests torquing the nut to 55-65 INCH POUNDS

well, i dont have an inch pounds torque wrench....

does anyone know the conversion to foot pounds?

Divide by 12. it would be 4½ - 5.4 ft/lbs

mm

And odds are your foot pounds torque wrench doesn't go that low!!

Posted: 10/28/2006 5:48:13 PM EDT

[#4]

12 inches to the foot...

Posted: 10/28/2006 5:48:34 PM EDT

[#5]

Divide by 12. Your low side is 4.58, your high side is 5.416.
Or are you just bragging?

Posted: 10/28/2006 5:49:15 PM EDT

[#6]

uhhh, theres 12 inches in a foot, simple division tells me 60inch pounds equals 5 foot pounds which most foot pound torqe wrenchs wont read..

Posted: 10/28/2006 5:53:15 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

Quoted:
put my new scope on my M1A tonight, the Smith Enterprise scope mount suggests torquing the nut to 55-65 INCH POUNDS

well, i dont have an inch pounds torque wrench....

does anyone know the conversion to foot pounds?

Divide by 12. it would be 4½ - 5.4 ft/lbs

mm

And odds are your foot pounds torque wrench doesn't go that low!!

I went to go look. You're right The lowest one I have is 10-150 ft/lb. I do have a 0-250 in/lb though.

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