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Heard a new guy on site say he doesn't torque every single bolt on a door operator
Said he 'feels it out' after the first few, which is a fast track to a callback. How do you guys handle training on this with apprentices?
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beth_kelly7mo ago
Feels it out" is a great way to feel your way to the unemployment line.
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jenny_young727mo ago
That's a scary way to work. Seen a door come off its track because three out of six bolts were finger tight. The vibration from the motor just walks them loose. You have to make the new guys understand it's not about being slow, it's about not having to go back. Show them a stripped out hole from over-torquing too. The tool is there for a reason.
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the_rose7mo ago
Jenny_young72 is right about showing them the stripped hole. We had a guy on a pump flange last month who thought the click meant weak. He reefed on it, pulled the threads clean out of the cast iron housing. Cost a four hour job turning into a two day nightmare for a machine shop insert. How do you get them to trust the torque wrench sound over their own arm, especially when they're rushing?
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kai_ramirez385mo ago
Had an electrician friend who used to calibrate his torque wrench by feel from his last job. He snapped three bolts on a motor mount before he finally grabbed the book. Some people just have to learn the hard way.
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