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> I’m a mechanical engineer - smartbolts are cool but rarely used in my experience. Much more commonly used are DTI washers: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di
by pimlottc 5y ago
> I’m a mechanical engineer - smartbolts are cool but rarely used in my experience. Much more commonly used are DTI washers: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_tension_indicator https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_tension_indicator
Here's an (old) video showing how DTIs work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s677UKFiRdA&t=60s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s677UKFiRdA&t=60s