Where to get torque wrench calibrated at?
Where to get torque wrench calibrated at? I live in the Atlanta metro area, where would a person go to check the calibration of their torque wrench? I have an older craftsman my dad gave me to use that I like to get checked out but I'm looking into buying a new one and wanted to know where I'd get it checked out in the future. Looking into a Snap-On Techwrench or something like an Armstrong clicker type.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Originally Posted by hazard2k
Okay, that's one way... anybody got a cheaper way or a place I could go to where they have one of them and could test out a torque wrench for me?
If you buy a Snap-on one, the tool truck guy can check it for you. One quick way, definitely not the most accurate way to check it, is to torque a lug nut to 100 ft-lbs, then slowly break it loose with a torqometer . That's just a quick way to check if its close.
Originally Posted by hazard2k
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Originally Posted by DONAIMIAN
hmm...new car, or never worry about my inaccuarate tq wrenches again...decisions, lol.
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Originally Posted by Wnts2Go10O
lol reminds me of the guy on a local forum whoes wife bought him a fuel injector flow bench
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When in doubt, try the Yellow Pages Ok Ted,
I'm pretty sure that by now you've read some of the replies and have thought about doing one of the following things:
A. Came to the conclusion that you are still going to try and have the old faithful torque wrench calibrated.
B. Bowed to the Almighty God of Snap-On: flagged down a Snap-On truck and bought a new wrench. Please post up later if you did this; maybe the Snap-On fraternity will teach you the secret handshake and chant...
Side Note:Some people on here believe Moses built his Ark using Snap-On tools. They cannot comprehend that some people would even think of buying another tool besides Snap-On.
C. Thrown yourself into a lake
D. All of the Above
If your answer was A., I'm including a hyperlink of a quick search on Yellow Book looking for machine tools. A year or so ago, I went through the same process. I called local places that sold machine tools to industry and found a local place that calibrates precision tools like torque wrenches. I got real lucky in the fact that my place is within walking distance of where I work.
I would start here with some of these places. Call them and see if they can recommend a place to get your wrench calibrated. It took three calls: two to local machine tool dealers, and one to the place that they recommended. Grand total...15 minutes.
YellowBook:AtlantaMachineShops
I'm pretty sure that by now you've read some of the replies and have thought about doing one of the following things:
A. Came to the conclusion that you are still going to try and have the old faithful torque wrench calibrated.
B. Bowed to the Almighty God of Snap-On: flagged down a Snap-On truck and bought a new wrench. Please post up later if you did this; maybe the Snap-On fraternity will teach you the secret handshake and chant...
Side Note:Some people on here believe Moses built his Ark using Snap-On tools. They cannot comprehend that some people would even think of buying another tool besides Snap-On.
C. Thrown yourself into a lake
D. All of the Above
If your answer was A., I'm including a hyperlink of a quick search on Yellow Book looking for machine tools. A year or so ago, I went through the same process. I called local places that sold machine tools to industry and found a local place that calibrates precision tools like torque wrenches. I got real lucky in the fact that my place is within walking distance of where I work.
I would start here with some of these places. Call them and see if they can recommend a place to get your wrench calibrated. It took three calls: two to local machine tool dealers, and one to the place that they recommended. Grand total...15 minutes.
YellowBook:AtlantaMachineShops
Last edited by PSU_Engineer; Feb 2, 2007 at 04:05 PM. Reason: forgot to include hyperlink
Originally Posted by PSU_Engineer
Ok Ted,
I'm pretty sure that by now you've read some of the replies and have thought about doing one of the following things:
A. Came to the conclusion that you are still going to try and have the old faithful torque wrench calibrated.
B. Bowed to the Almighty God of Snap-On: flagged down a Snap-On truck and bought a new wrench. Please post up later if you did this; maybe the Snap-On fraternity will teach you the secret handshake and chant...
Side Note:Some people on here believe Moses built his Ark using Snap-On tools. They cannot comprehend that some people would even think of buying another tool besides Snap-On.
C. Thrown yourself into a lake
D. All of the Above
If your answer was A., I'm including a hyperlink of a quick search on Yellow Book looking for machine tools. A year or so ago, I went through the same process. I called local places that sold machine tools to industry and found a local place that calibrates precision tools like torque wrenches. I got real lucky in the fact that my place is within walking distance of where I work.
I would start here with some of these places. Call them and see if they can recommend a place to get your wrench calibrated. It took three calls: two to local machine tool dealers, and one to the place that they recommended. Grand total...15 minutes.
YellowBook:AtlantaMachineShops
I'm pretty sure that by now you've read some of the replies and have thought about doing one of the following things:
A. Came to the conclusion that you are still going to try and have the old faithful torque wrench calibrated.
B. Bowed to the Almighty God of Snap-On: flagged down a Snap-On truck and bought a new wrench. Please post up later if you did this; maybe the Snap-On fraternity will teach you the secret handshake and chant...
Side Note:Some people on here believe Moses built his Ark using Snap-On tools. They cannot comprehend that some people would even think of buying another tool besides Snap-On.
C. Thrown yourself into a lake
D. All of the Above
If your answer was A., I'm including a hyperlink of a quick search on Yellow Book looking for machine tools. A year or so ago, I went through the same process. I called local places that sold machine tools to industry and found a local place that calibrates precision tools like torque wrenches. I got real lucky in the fact that my place is within walking distance of where I work.
I would start here with some of these places. Call them and see if they can recommend a place to get your wrench calibrated. It took three calls: two to local machine tool dealers, and one to the place that they recommended. Grand total...15 minutes.
YellowBook:AtlantaMachineShops
E. Buy a ~$130 good click torque wrench if needed or pick up one of the digital snap-on ones if I can get it for a good used price on ebay.
Until then I'll take your tip on finding a machine shop to help me check my dad's old one that I have. I might be going to a machine shop tomorrow to have him help me with some power steering lines I need modified and I'll see if he's got a way of calibrating a torque wrench.
Thanks for the tips and no, I'm not dropping ~$300 on a snap-on torque wrench and learning the secret hand shake. If I did this kind of thing everyday I'd probably do it for I'd want a warranty on it and want a guy in a truck to beotch at if it has issues but for what I'll be doing it wouldn't be worth it for me.
Originally Posted by PSU_Engineer
B. Bowed to the Almighty God of Snap-On: flagged down a Snap-On truck and bought a new wrench. Please post up later if you did this; maybe the Snap-On fraternity will teach you the secret handshake and chant...
Side Note:Some people on here believe Moses built his Ark using Snap-On tools. They cannot comprehend that some people would even think of buying another tool besides Snap-On.
I can send a TW off to get it calibrated, However If a guy comes on the truck and wants his checked Ill take a little fixture that consist of a littlesquare block with 2 1/2 drive squares in it. Ill take a new on, set it on 100 lbs and take the guys wrench and set it the same. When you apply presure the should click aat the same time. Not the most accurate way in the world but it will be close.
