Kluv#0 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) Hello, it is 6:30A.M. New Year's Eve and Iam wondering about how to total the lbs of torque on the DL - yikes. Anyhow, does an individual weigh the entire sledgehammer x inches or do you just total the engraved weight of said sledgehammer x inches to get lbs of torque? Thanks and Happy New Year to you and yours Edited December 31, 2016 by Kluv#0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeezus Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 It's really difficult to get super accurate if you can't separate the head and the handle, but this can get you pretty close: Find the point on the handle where the hammer is perfectly balanced. it should be pretty close to the head. This is your center of mass. Weigh the entire hammer. Measure the distance from the center of mass to the center of where your hand will be placed on the hammer when you are holding it. This is your lever arm length. Multiply the lever arm length by the weight of the entire hammer and you will get a torque value. There are a few variables that this doesn't account for, but it will get you pretty close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluv#0 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 15 minutes ago, Squeezus said: It's really difficult to get super accurate if you can't separate the head and the handle, but this can get you pretty close: Find the point on the handle where the hammer is perfectly balanced. it should be pretty close to the head. This is your center of mass. Weigh the entire hammer. Measure the distance from the center of mass to the center of where your hand will be placed on the hammer when you are holding it. This is your lever arm length. Multiply the lever arm length by the weight of the entire hammer and you will get a torque value. There are a few variables that this doesn't account for, but it will get you pretty close. Sheet, you are strong as blank and intelligent too? I might as well fall off the wagon tonite LOL. Thanks for the reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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