Found a way to cut my torque wrench calibration checks from 2 hours down to 20 minutes, but my lead is not happy about it

Diana Martinez · 2026-10-01T04:25:05.106046+00:00

So here is the deal. I work the line at a shop near DFW and we have about 40 click type torque wrenches that all need their cal checks done on a set schedule. The old way was dragging every single one over to the calibration bench, zeroing it, running the whole ramp up and down on the tester, logging it in the book, then walking it back. That was eating most of a shift every couple weeks. About 3 months ago I started pre checking them right at the crib with a simple beam style bar and a known weight, just to catch the ones that were clearly drifting before they ever hit the bench. Anything within 4 percent stays, anything outside goes to the real tester. Cut my bench time way down and I have not missed a bad one yet. My lead says I am basically doing backyard science and that the beam bar is not traceable to anything, and two of the older guys agree with him. The other side is that we are a small shop, the wrenches still get their full cal on the tester on the normal schedule, and I am just triaging. What do you all think, is this a legit time saver or am I asking for an audit finding? Anybody else doing a pre screen like this?

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