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Jan 12, 2012 | 07:19 AM

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MikeM

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Originally Posted by Ron Miller

........they'll get MUCH more on a fastener than you'll ever get beating it with a hammer.

That would depend on the weight of the hammer and the enertia behind it, wouldn't it?

Jan 12, 2012 | 07:50 AM

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Ron Miller

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Originally Posted by Ron Miller

........they'll get MUCH more on a fastener than you'll ever get beating it with a hammer.

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Originally Posted by MikeM

That would depend on the weight of the hammer and the enertia behind it, wouldn't it?

Well, I think the correct answer would be both yes and no . . . . theoretically it would depend upon the hammer, the inertia, the material both the hammer and the spinner were made from, probably other factors, I suppose.

But practically speaking, manually operated gear drive torque multipliers are available that put several thousands of pounds of torque on a fastener. I'm guessing you'll not be able to pick up the hammer that would match their capacity, much less be able to swing it to beat on the spinner . . .

Jan 12, 2012 | 07:59 AM

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Silverback51

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Do you also use safety wire to insure the spinner does not back off?

And the only thing I use is a 6 pound lead hammer on these wheels.

Jan 12, 2012 | 08:15 AM

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MikeM

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But practically speaking, manually operated gear drive torque multipliers are available that put several thousands of pounds of torque on a fastener. I'm guessing you'll not be able to pick up the hammer that would match their capacity, much less be able to swing it to beat on the spinner . . .

I'd agree with that but we were talking about a fastener that requires only 450 lb ft of torque and that should be easily achievable with either a long handled wrench or the proper size hammer with the proper enertia behind the blow!

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