Re: Torque-Wrench ? USA and under $200 20-200lb
[Re: DennisH ]
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click wrenches just tell you that a minimum torque was applied. They can change calibration really easily, ie dropping it, pulling it a different way, different speeds and such. I would not spend a lot of money on one that you are not going to have calibrated every year and is not accurate. Go buy a 50 dollar click wrench and save your money for other areas.
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Re: Torque-Wrench ? USA and under $200 20-200lb
[Re: blk00rt]
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01/04/09 11:03 AM
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click wrenches just tell you that a minimum torque was applied. They can change calibration really easily, ie dropping it, pulling it a different way, different speeds and such. I would not spend a lot of money on one that you are not going to have calibrated every year and is not accurate. Go buy a 50 dollar click wrench and save your money for other areas.
Ive always heard the above and all of the things you shouldnt use a torque wrench for. Back them off all of the way when done, dont back them off, etc. On and on.
I have a Craftsman wrench that is approx 15 years old and has been used for everything under the sun. Break over bar at times when it was handy, dropped a few hundered times, generally beat up, etc. Anyway, when I started putting together a motor years ago, I thought I better have it recalibrated. Sent it to a certified lab to have it checked and calibrated. The wrench was almost dead on after all the abuse it had been through.
By the way the lab tech told me to NOT back it off when done. He told me to always keep a little reading on it at all times.
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Re: Torque-Wrench ? USA and under $200 20-200lb
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I like my S-K, american made, and I think it was ~$90 when I bought it.
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Re: Torque-Wrench ? USA and under $200 20-200lb
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Find a good used SnapOn click flex head.Mines 29 years old and has been used more than most here.Ive sent it back twice in 20 years to have it recaled and its been dead on.They also made a good dial one that I like.Rocky
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Re: Torque-Wrench ? USA and under $200 20-200lb
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we have a annually calibrated torque wrench tester at work and one guy has a digital snap on wrench. im not impressed with it at all. its accuracy isn't any better than the average click type and it eats through the batteries for some reason. all the craftsman wrenches were so inaccurate they owners were told to take them home. this style Snap-On http://bobsbest.tripod.com/snap_on/snaptorqnew.jpg is a really nice wrench if your using it allot. the proto torque wrenches always test really accurate as does the mac, matco, k-d wrenches. i bought a proto wrench used off ebay and when i got it thepin that holds the head in place was falling out. i sent it into proto to have it calibrated and repaired and they sent me a brand new wrench free of charge. i was pretty impressed with there customer service. this is the wrench i bought. http://www.stanleyproto.com/default.asp?...r+Torque+Wrench
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Re: Torque-Wrench ? USA and under $200 20-200lb
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(dgc33 wrote The most accurate torque wrench you can get is the simple beam type but these tend to be inconvenient to use. The click type is very convenient but are less accurate and are very rugged (dropping it isn't going to impact the accuracy. The digital ones can be very accurate or not any more accurate than the click, don't be tricked by the digital read out, its the internal method used to measure the torque that counts. The dial type are OK but don't take much abuse.)
I have to disagree with you on this one, I conduct classes in torque and torque wrenches at my company. Beam wrenches are good, however they still can be influenced by how the person pulls the wrench. Look at an assembly wrench like the Ingersoll Rand ETW series, these wrenches allow you to assemble fasteners to a preprogrammed torque. They will indicate when the torque is achevied and will also let you know if the bolt is over torqued. They have transducers in the wrenches which are more accurate than a beam wrench.
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Re: Torque-Wrench ? USA and under $200 20-200lb
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I hardly ever use my expensive Snap-On dial type torque wrench because it won't register LH threads.
It's tough living in a right handed world. I know from experience. Lefty's don't get no respect.
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Re: Torque-Wrench ? USA and under $200 20-200lb
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01/07/09 06:17 PM
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1/2 or 3/8. Which one and where to buy. Click or digital.
Jerome @ BTN bought the Snap-On digital torque wrench.. (Hefty price tag) But I love using it.. Its been calibrated by Snap-On and then compared with the click and its dead nuts..
Another feature of this particular torque wrench is once you reach the desired torque, it also has the adjustable degree feature for those new car torque specs...
For those that dont know what the degree is.. On newer cars, the torque spec will say something like 35ft lbs plus 70 degrees more.. With this wrench, you program in the degree and it beeps when you reached it..
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