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@h2o
One trick I use - when fitting the cranks, use a hex bolt and a long-handled wrench to apply the appropriate amount of torque. Then remove the bolts and put in little allen-key ones with dust caps.
Managed to screw up a cheap crankset by just using the allen key bolts to fit the cranks, there was no way in hell I could get enough torque with a little key. Learnt my lesson when I read that Jobst Brandt thing Tynan posted.