Hi Phil, > Interesting that you have the number of 18 lbs (is that 18 in.-lbs, > by the way?). One factory rep told me, off the record, that he > believed that 12 in-lbs would crush a maple flange. Also, Guy > Nichols seemed to recall that the Baldwin factory used 10 lbs (10 > in.-lbs?) for action screws. I don't own a torque wrench, but I have a cordless Ryobi drill/screwdriver that has torque settings from "5" to "25," as I recall. Is this an inch-lb scale? (Not that I would use the thing on a flange screw --- but at least I would know what 18 or 12 or 10 in-lb feels like on a screw placed into a 2x4 or something.) Peace, Sarah
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