Torque Screwdriver Calibration Company?

[Strima]

Anyone recommend a decent company for torque screwdriver calibration that won't break the bank?

Some companies seem to be pretty close to the price of a new one which would start to get expensive over the years.

 

[Dustydazzler]

Didn’t know you needed to recalibrate your 18v impact driver

 

[LukeD]

Anyone recommend a decent company for torque screwdriver calibration that won't break the bank?

Some companies seem to be pretty close to the price of a new one which would start to get expensive over the years.

Its not worth the cost and the down time .

 

[UNG]

When you look at the cost of of the equipment to recalibrate torque wrenches / screwdrivers calibration is going to be expensive. Most of the companies I know that need calibrated torque wrenches generally buy new to replace what they have every year as a more cost effective option

 

[Strima]

The cost is ridiculous compared to the original purchase cost of the tool. I can get pre-set adaptors for my set but I need 2.26Nm and the nearest they do is 2.0Nm so not a million miles off, and they retail at around £35 which is less than a lot of calibration companies charge.

But I begrudge having to bin a perfectly good tool due to cost of calibration.

To say it's not worth the cost and the downtime isn't strictly true. If I snap one of the studs on the customer kit it's a revisit at my own cost meaning I lose a day rate, can you afford that? Mate of mine snapped one last week. (and his cable dressing is pants)...

 

[LukeD]

The cost is ridiculous compared to the original purchase cost of the tool. I can get pre-set adaptors for my set but I need 2.26Nm and the nearest they do is 2.0Nm so not a million miles off, and they retail at around £35 which is less than a lot of calibration companies charge.

But I begrudge having to bin a perfectly good tool due to cost of calibration.

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To say it's not worth the cost and the downtime isn't strictly true. If I snap one of the studs on the customer kit it's a revisit at my own cost meaning I lose a day rate, can you afford that? Mate of mine snapped one last week. (and his cable dressing is pants)...

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At your day rate I would have to agree ! But for the average guy its a bitter taste moment .

 

[UNG]

The cost is ridiculous compared to the original purchase cost of the tool. I can get pre-set adaptors for my set but I need 2.26Nm and the nearest they do is 2.0Nm so not a million miles off, and they retail at around £35 which is less than a lot of calibration companies charge.

A lot of people consider an EICR expensive but MFT's aare expensive and have to be calibrated etc which all adds to the cost.
The calibration companies have equipment that needs calibrating and UKAS assessments which all adds to the cost

But I begrudge having to bin a perfectly good tool due to cost of calibration.

So it's bite the bullet and pay to recalibrate or speak to the manufacturer to see if they do a lower cost calibration or have a trade in option against a new unit

To say it's not worth the cost and the downtime isn't strictly true. If I snap one of the studs on the customer kit it's a revisit at my own cost meaning I lose a day rate, can you afford that? Mate of mine snapped one last week. (and his cable dressing is pants)...

So if it takes 2 - 3 days or more to get it recalibrated you have 2 - 3 days or more of downtime where you cannot install or repair kit by buying a new one there is no downtime, alternatively buying a second one and recalibrating your existing one when the second on needs recalibrating you can swap over and there is zero downtime for calibration

 

[snowhead]

alternatively buying a second one and recalibrating your existing one when the second on needs recalibrating you can swap over and there is zero downtime for calibration

But if you had 2 to send for calibration at the same time it would probably be cheaper per unit.
,,But then you'd need a 3rd to cover the down time.
Hang on if you had 3 to send at the same time it would be even cheaper per unit.
,,But,,,

 

[Pete999]

Didn’t know you needed to recalibrate your 18v impact driver

Only if you are connecting CUs

 

[littlespark]

Some clever person on here could build their own calibration set up.

You’re looking at a force of Newtons, at a distance of a metre from the turning axis.
So say 2Nm is 2 Newton’s, 1m away, or 1N, 2m away.

If you turn the pivot with your torque tool, if it lifts, you’re over.... if it clicks back down, you’re under....

The thing with calibration is there must be something to adjust if the equipment is out to bring it back to accuracy. How do you adjust a torque driver, for example?

 

[i=p/u]

Sounds like a load a bull, ya know if its tight and dont swing on it or bash with flat head driver and hammer.

Step to far this crap.

 

[Strima]

A lot of people consider an EICR expensive but MFT's aare expensive and have to be calibrated etc which all adds to the cost.
The calibration companies have equipment that needs calibrating and UKAS assessments which all adds to the cost

So it's bite the bullet and pay to recalibrate or speak to the manufacturer to see if they do a lower cost calibration or have a trade in option against a new unit

So if it takes 2 - 3 days or more to get it recalibrated you have 2 - 3 days or more of downtime where you cannot install or repair kit by buying a new one there is no downtime, alternatively buying a second one and recalibrating your existing one when the second on needs recalibrating you can swap over and there is zero downtime for calibration

I appreciate that calibration costs money, overheads etc. Just feels like everyone wants money at the minute, I seem to be constantly paying out with little to show for it.

It looks like I'll be getting a new driver, leaving my old one for a few months then calibrating that one so I have a decent time frame between them.

Some bright park in the telecoms industry has decided a new network operators passport scheme is a good idea, one card to show we have the required qualifications to be working on site. A bit like the CSCS card system, which we alreadyy have to have for a lot of customers. the NOPS card is £35 to start off with then £6 a time to upadte any qualifcations, bearing in mind some are annually such as asbestos awareness, manual handling etc, the costs soon add up. My annual training bill is the thick end of £200.

That job in the big orange shed selling hammers to old ladies is looking better every day...

I'm a Yorkshireman, I hate spending money.

 

[littlespark]

I'm a Yorkshireman, I hate spending money.

Try being Scottish.....

 

[Strima]

Try being Scottish.....

I'd rather not thank you... ???

 

[i=p/u]

Have a go, send a voice recording of your attempt.