Which torque wrench do you use?
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I need two wrenches for the house, 3/8" and 1/2". At work with use Snap On or Proto, mechanics don't really care which and they all do well at annual cal.
So what are you guys using?
So what are you guys using?
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Snap On
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I prefer the Bindford 2000 gas chromatic calibrated by MIT ![Party Smiley 048](/forums/images/smilies/party-smiley-048.gif)
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Edit: Matco,
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Edit: Matco,
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Snap on digital
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I traded the digital back in for the tried and true mechanical. Wouldn't use the thing for a few weeks go to use it and screen locked up. New batteries same thing. Exchange for a new not refurb sets in the tool box for a week til I need it. Same thing screen locked up. Traded it back in for my old one that I bought when I was 16 and never an issue.
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I have 2 Snap On digital 1/2"wrenches and a Snap On click type 3/8". I love the Snap On digital that I have. It's the second one that I've had. This is their newest one that does torque angle, etc. I also have a new Matco digital as a back up but I have yet to use it. I send each wrench in at least once a year to be calibrated. I have to be able to rely on them 100%.
What's funny is a magazine (I think it was Hot Rod) did a test on torque wrenches not to long ago. The absolute cheapest wrench in the bunch was one from Harbor Freight. The repeatability and accuracy was crazy. IIRC, it was 1-2%. Basically, it was as good as any other wrench they tested. Except it cost like $20.
Eddie
What's funny is a magazine (I think it was Hot Rod) did a test on torque wrenches not to long ago. The absolute cheapest wrench in the bunch was one from Harbor Freight. The repeatability and accuracy was crazy. IIRC, it was 1-2%. Basically, it was as good as any other wrench they tested. Except it cost like $20.
Eddie
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That is correct about HF and the guy who tested them is in a story I wrote about torque wrenches maybe a good read for whomever.
The guy in the story you need to check out.
He for a wealth of fastener technology and torque wrench information. Link is in the next post.
The guy in the story you need to check out.
He for a wealth of fastener technology and torque wrench information. Link is in the next post.
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