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[Joe Hogan]

A simple conversion between inch pounds and foot pounds:

Here is a quick and easy way to convert torque measurements when you are dealing with inch-lbs and foot-lbs.

It’s a simple solution but one that can prove to be extremely important if you need to make a quick conversion.

From Tengtools:

Torque wrench conversion method​

If you want to convert inch-lbs to foot-lbs, you take the inch-lb number and divide it by 12. Likewise, if you want to convert foot-lbs to inch-lbs, you simply take the foot-lb number and multiply it by 12.

INCH - LBS	FOOT - LBS
12​	1​
120​	10​
1200​	100​
2400​	200​

Using the above diagram, if we want to convert 1200 inch-lbs to foot-lbs we do the following quick calculation;

1200 ÷ 12 = 100

Using the above diagram, if we want to convert 200 foot-lbs to inch-lbs we do the following quick calculations;

200 x 12 = 2400