Re:IKEA to buy back used furniture in recycling push
by bigyikes on Monday October 19, 2020 @11:05AM
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The lowest setting which turns the screw.
Re:IKEA to buy back used furniture in recycling push
by ars on Monday October 19, 2020 @01:10PM
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Most electric screwdrivers are anyway not marked with torques.
Instead you start low and increase the setting one click at a time until the screw is seated properly, then use that setting for the rest of the screws.
Re:IKEA to buy back used furniture in recycling push
by dheera on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @02:17AM
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Maybe they should pay attention to science and mark them properly in N-m. It would make jobs programmable and reproducable from one screwdriver to another. I could own a DeWalt and borrow someone's Ryobi or Makita or some other brand and nail the setting the first try by dialing the correct torque in N-m. The limiter is already there; they just need to change the markings.
Re:IKEA to buy back used furniture in recycling push
by ThePadawan on Monday October 19, 2020 @01:26PM
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I don't know about your electric drill, but after assembling two sets of shelves with mine, I know which torque setting is "about as hard as I can do by hand".
Much like electrical circuits, it's not really that useful to have a limiter when you don't know what to limit it to.