Definitions Please ...

[Newton Hunt]

You got it.  Torque and torsion are very different things.

		Newton

> "Z! Reinhardt" wrote:
> 
> Hi Everyone!
> 
> (Forgive me for hitting the "delete" button a little too quickly, so I
> don't have a record of the original posts ........)
> 
> Are we as a group prone to using the term "torque" when we are
> referring to "torsion?"  My understanding is as follows:
> 
> Torque = the tightness of the tuning pin in the pinblock, as measured
> by the torquewrench in inch-pounds
> 
> Torsion = the amount a twist possible as determined by the flexibility
> of the material involved, what we try to neutralize by "setting the
> pin."
> 
> Comments please?
> 
> Z! Reinhardt  RPT
> Ann Arbor  MI
> diskladame@provide.net