This is just screwy

[easy rider]

I guess it's one of those things I never really appreciated. Just hadn't noticed.

 

[Poboy gunner]

If you have a high end firearm or a really expensive home, take a look.

You know, it's not something everyone does, or notices, but some of the finer things in life go unnoticed to the uninitiated.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

My home is high end, but given I don't have OCD, I couldn't possibly care less.

 

[Vaquero]

What about proper torque?

 

[Younggun]

Sounds like a waste of both my and the carpenters time.


Is this really the crap people worry about these days? I’d rather have a good carpenter that just installs the door knob than a crappy carpenter that tells me how he “clocked the screws” in an effort to convince me he’s really going above an beyond. Meanwhile when I try to hang a shelf a couple years later the studs aren’t on centers as they should be so I have to find each one instead of just measuring over 16”. But at least the screws in my doorknobs are clocked.




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[Younggun]

What about proper torque?

Only if the screws line up.


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[BRD@66]

....but some of the finer things in life go unnoticed to the uninitiated.

Well, if we're gonna talk about the finer things in life, let's talk golf.

 

[deemus]

What about proper torque?

You can do both. Its a quarter of a turn. When I was doing that work we always did it. Not really a torque spec on light switch plates and hinge screws.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Is that Kendra golfing...back long ago?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Is that Kendra golfing...back long ago?

Damn, you're right.
I didn't look at the face much....

 

[Big Green]

There used to be someone else here that used to do carpenter work in high end homes, but he hasn't been around in a while...

I spent a lot of time working on multi-million dollar homes for millionaires and billionaires, sooo, I know how to make stuff look good. I was a finish carpenter and they don't allow sloppy work. Wait???? JK. I'm not even that bad a shooter.

 

[Southpaw]

TA DAAAAA!!!!!

 

[TxStetson]

 

[vmax]

What about proper torque?

Proper torque is 1.75 turns past strip.

 

[Renegade]

Sometimes, it's the little things that count. As a high end carpenter and an ametuer gunsmith, these are little details that the average person probably doesn't even notice, but, make a difference.

When working on multi-million dollar homes, we would align the screws on the door locks. A good gunsmith does the same thing.

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No, a good gunsmith torques the screws to their proper torque value, not to have them line up.

 

[BigTexasOne]

As my grandfather once told me "Quality is never expensive". The tiny amount of time it takes to clock the screws in whatever, receptacle cover, cabinet hinge, door frame, is insignificant to pleasure derived from doing a job right. It will be more enjoyable for both the doer and the future viewer

 

[Lonesome Dove]

A so called Smith that doesn’t take the time to align screws ain’t much of a smith. He’s a backyard gun fuckerupper!

 

[easy rider]

I'd rather have a gun torqued to proper specs, and shooting at it's optimum, rather than having all the screws aligned. But maybe that's just me.

 

[Dawico]

Clocking a screw in metal isn't just about turning it more. A true craftsman will adjust the countersink to clock the screw and have it torqued properly.

It is an art and a science.

 

[TheMailMan]

Clocking a screw in metal isn't just about turning it more. A true craftsman will adjust the countersink to clock the screw and have it torqued properly.

It is an art and a science.

Take a look at any of the bespoke firearms. You'll find that all the screws are clocked.