A little while ago my trusty in/lb torque wrench bit the dust. Literally disintegrated. So now that I’m putting the airplane together for reals I needed to replace it. I found this Tekton wrench for under $45 on Amazon. What’s amazing is it’s range of 10-150 in/lb. It has the usual 4% accuracy when tightening which I’m ok with. I’m pretty sure I can measure the torque on an AN3 bolt/nut by hand feel but it’s better to be accurate than lucky. Markings are very clear and it’s small, lightweight and comes with a nice carrying case.
I need to stick an led light strip (blue and red) onto the lip on the underside of the panel in order to read maps, find glasses, etc. I found this 3M VHB Heavy Duty Mounting Tape on Amazon as well. It’s very durable with a temperature range of -35 to 90 C.
