[TowerTalk] UST bolt Torque question

[Rick Karlquist]

Dick Green WC1M wrote:
> My approach to tightening nuts when no torque setting is specified is to
> pay
> close attention to the "feel". Screw the nut onto the bolt by hand until

I have been intuitively doing this for a long time on nearly
every bolt I tighten, including my HDX-5106
1 inch bolts.  They especially have a very distinct increase in effort
since I greased them.  If greased and no thread damage, they often won't
even go 1/4 turn with a wrench after reaching the hand tight
point.

Rick N6RK