Installing a Surefire flash hider??

[EODbusch]

I've installed flash hiders before but never really paid much attention to the foot/pounds. On SureFires install video the guy is shown using a torque wrench with an armorers tool looking attachment. Now without spending too much money on a tool i'll probably hardly use, or if its cheap enough i'll buy one, is there any techniques I can use to get roughly 20-30 ft/lbs with a standard armorers tool?

Thanks for the help.

 

[scap99]

Harbor freight has their torque wrench on sale for like $9.99 right now (might need a coupon).

You could always measure the length of your wrench, and then use that along with a fish scale to get the proper torque measurement.
How to Make Your Own Torque Wrench | eHow.com

 

[EODbusch]

You could always measure the length of your wrench, and then use that along with a fish scale to get the proper torque measurement.
How to Make Your Own Torque Wrench | eHow.com

I was thinking of this exact thing, didnt know how do get the exact weight with the armorers tool handle being pretty short. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks a lot for the link.

 

[scap99]

Could you add a wrench to stretch it out a bit longer?

with a 12" lever you would need to apply 20-30# of weight. Twice as long is half the weight, half as long is twice the weight. My vote is to lengthen it to a multiple of 12".

 

[SC-Texas]

Definitely want to use the right tools.

 

[EODbusch]

Thats the thing, where do I find the tool the guy in the video is using? I kinda want to do this one right.