What is a good inch-pounds torque wrench?
10-07-2009, 08:55 PM
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x2, Proto tools are of excellent quality.
If you can afford it, buy either Snap-on, FACOM or Britool. If on a budget, Proto is your best friend. Its just a little bit cheaper, but its right up there with all those 3 when it comes to quality.
Did you bother to take your torque wrench for a calibration test before you started using it?
If you can afford it, buy either Snap-on, FACOM or Britool. If on a budget, Proto is your best friend. Its just a little bit cheaper, but its right up there with all those 3 when it comes to quality.
Did you bother to take your torque wrench for a calibration test before you started using it?
11-08-2009, 08:38 AM
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I am an aircraft mechanic by trade and all we have ever used is snap on. They have a wide selection, are easy to calibrate, and hold calibration well. Things about TQ wrenches you might not know.....
The upper and lower 10% of the torque selection is not accurate
Set the TQ wrench to its lowest setting when not in use.....not as far as it will turn down
A drop from anything more then 3 feet messes up the calibration on most TQ wrenches
Cycle the wrench 6-8 times at its highest value before use
Dial type wrenches are the most accurate
Snap-on sells a wrench with a digital gauge the vibrates and makes an audible tone when the set torque is reached. These are awesome and very accurate. Expensive but worth it.
The upper and lower 10% of the torque selection is not accurate
Set the TQ wrench to its lowest setting when not in use.....not as far as it will turn down
A drop from anything more then 3 feet messes up the calibration on most TQ wrenches
Cycle the wrench 6-8 times at its highest value before use
Dial type wrenches are the most accurate
Snap-on sells a wrench with a digital gauge the vibrates and makes an audible tone when the set torque is reached. These are awesome and very accurate. Expensive but worth it.
11-08-2009, 09:53 AM
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I am an aircraft mechanic by trade and all we have ever used is snap on. They have a wide selection, are easy to calibrate, and hold calibration well. Things about TQ wrenches you might not know.....
The upper and lower 10% of the torque selection is not accurate
Set the TQ wrench to its lowest setting when not in use.....not as far as it will turn down
A drop from anything more then 3 feet messes up the calibration on most TQ wrenches
Cycle the wrench 6-8 times at its highest value before use
Dial type wrenches are the most accurate
Snap-on sells a wrench with a digital gauge the vibrates and makes an audible tone when the set torque is reached. These are awesome and very accurate. Expensive but worth it.
The upper and lower 10% of the torque selection is not accurate
Set the TQ wrench to its lowest setting when not in use.....not as far as it will turn down
A drop from anything more then 3 feet messes up the calibration on most TQ wrenches
Cycle the wrench 6-8 times at its highest value before use
Dial type wrenches are the most accurate
Snap-on sells a wrench with a digital gauge the vibrates and makes an audible tone when the set torque is reached. These are awesome and very accurate. Expensive but worth it.
10-11-2015, 03:02 PM
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What's your budget?
I have a MAC tools dial indicating in/lb torque wrench that I use, got it used for ~$75 at a pawn shop, IIRC they are ~$200 new. The dial indicator style is easier to use and more accurate than the beam style, but the dial indicator style cost a bit more.
I have a MAC tools dial indicating in/lb torque wrench that I use, got it used for ~$75 at a pawn shop, IIRC they are ~$200 new. The dial indicator style is easier to use and more accurate than the beam style, but the dial indicator style cost a bit more.
