Agraff Torque

[Ron Nossaman]

> I guess my question is how tight do these need to be 
> torqued down…what’s the rule? And, as the thing approaches the 
> “appropriate” tightness, and, the alignment is off several degrees, 
> which is the better approach….the little washers or using a hollow mill.


I like them cranked about 45° past snug. You don't need either 
washers or the end mill for alignment. The undercut shoulder of the 
agraffe gives you plenty of "give" to adjust a few degrees. Have a 
few more agraffes handy than you need, and try agraffes in each hole 
until you get an alignment (at snug) that you like, then go to the 
next hole. Agraffes that won't line up right in one hole almost 
surely will in another. Then go back and tighten them all down to 
final alignment. Takes less than an hour total.

Ron N