finger tight

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finger tight

adjective finger-tight · fingertight

Of a screwed connection, tightened using the fingers, and no tools, to a torque of about 15 to 20 inlb or 1.7 to 2.3 Nm.

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adj tightened using fingers only

Deutsch	handfest

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@misc{finger_tight_2026,
  title = {finger tight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/finger%20tight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}