How Long a Tool Can Be Used Before the Day Is Spent VIBRATION
Exposure goes with the square of the magnitude. A tool twice as rough does not give you half the time. It gives you a quarter of it.
The tools and the trigger time
Toolm/s²HoursMinutes
Trigger time is the time the tool is actually running in the hand, not the length of the job. It is usually a third of what people estimate, and the honest way to find it is to time one.
Where the day stands
Tool by tool
The working
Questions people ask about VIBRATION
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