Often in install or specification manuals you will see something like:
Tighten X turns past finger tight
This has always bothered me as it seems ambiguous. I've always taken this to mean a "turn of the hand". Depending on flexibility, seems like this would be a little less than 180 degrees?
However, it could also easily be interpreted as a full rotation (360 degrees)....
I'm honestly surprised that the lawyers allow this in technical specs like the example above (why not just give torque?).
What is the torque of "hand-tight"?
– NSjonas May 8 at 17:44Max Bolt Torque, Tmax (ft-lbs)
... however, it's MAX, so I'm not sure if that's the ideal installation torque or the point of failure – NSjonas May 8 at 17:56