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STRwrench Features
In this episode of In the Lab, Jason goes through the features of the new STRwrench!
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Ultra High Strength Bolt Test Part 2
Jason returns to the lab to take on the ultra-high-strength fastener that beat him last time. Can he break the bolt and reclaim his title? Watch now!
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Ultra High Strength Bolt Test: Part 1
Jason is testing ultra-high-strength bolts commonly used in race car engines to their breaking point! He’s pitting a standard hardware store bolt against a supercharged ultra-high-strength bolt, all to unlock the secrets of their clamping power.
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Benford Bolt
Jason demonstrates the Benford Bolt, a custom bolt that shows clamping force in real time.
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Bolt vs Thick Square Tube
Jason revisits the M12 bolt test with a thick square tube. In a previous episode, Jason tested the strength and durability of an M12 bolt against a thin-walled, hollow square tube.
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Bolt vs Square Tube
Today, in the lab, Lab Boss Jason Benford is starting Season 4! Kicking off this season strong, Jason is testing an M12 bolt against a hollow square tube. Tune in as Jason tests the strength and durability, identifies failure points, and discovers what this test can reveal about real-world applications.
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Football Vice Smash
Jason has some fun crushing items you find around the house and of course... some footballs.
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Introduction to Power Tools
Jason shows us the difference between Atlas Copco’s industrial power tools and the tools that you’ll find in your garage.
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Screwdriver Torque Challenge
Join Jason Benford in the lab for the screwdriver torque challenge! Watch him test torque with a transducer, test joint, and different screwdrivers.
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Pinch Point Safety
Today in the lab, Jason is using the Atlas Copco SRB 3400 for a safety experiment. Jason uses finger prop to show us what happens when we get our fingers in the wrong during tightening!
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Bolt Tensioner
Today in the lab, Jason is going to tighten some industrial-sized fasteners using a hydraulic bolt tensioning machine. Watch now as Jason talks to Atlas Copco’s tensioner expert, Phil about how this machine will tension the M64 bolt!
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Revenge of the REVO
Today in the lab, Jason is back trying to break the inch and a half grade-8 bolts. This time, Jason is using the 8,100 Nm REVO tool.
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Big Bolt vs Little Bolt
Watch Jason break an inch and a half grade-8 bolts and the M 1.6 bolt.
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Multistep Tightening: Safe Crack
Today in the lab, Jason cracks open a safe with a smart power tool! Watch now as Jason uses a smart power tool with a multistep tightening process to see if he can crack open this safe!
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Cross Threads
Learn about what a cross thread is, how to detect it, how to improve and repair it.
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Multistep Tightening - Copy and Paste
Jason uses the same Tensor IxB tooling to show viewers how to create a new tightening program using copy and paste.
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Multistep Tightening Overview
Jason is discussing multistep tightening programs. Watch now as Jason shares how to program a multistep tightening and the advantages when used on a Tensor IxB.
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Metric vs Inch Bolts
Welcome back to another episode of In the Lab with Jason Benford! Today in the lab, we’re conducting another bolt failure test. Join us as Jason introduces metric and inch bolts, showcases their similarities and differences, and takes these bolts to failure. Tune in now and become an expert in metric vs inch bolts.
