[TheForge] "Lug nut" torquing - order of tightening? OT

[Bruce Freeman]

This relates to my earlier question of torquing SS bolts, but now I'm
thinking in terms of order.

The bolts are in two circles, tightening together a stack of disks.
We want pressure uniform.  To complicate matters there are twice as
many bolts in the outer circle than in the inner, namely 36 vs 18.
Number them by the inner bolts:  1, 2, 3, ..., 18 for the inner, 1',
1", 2', 2", 3', 3", ..., 18', 18" for the outer.

For one time through, we snugged the bolts around the circles, then
tightened:  1, `10, 1', 10', 1", 10"; then moved on to 2, 11, 2', 11',
2", 11", etc.

Another time through we tightened, 1, 1', 1", 10, 10', 10"; then moved
to 2, 2', 2", 11, 11', 11", etc.

But later I got to thinking that this might not be ideal.  For lug
nuts, you tighten in a star pattern.  I presume something similar
would  be better for this stack as well.  But what offset?  180degrees
then 90 degrees?  or ~60 degrees?

Any thoughts or wisdom to share?

-
Bruce
NJ