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Old 06-22-2015, 04:42 PM
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Default Which torque wrench do you use?

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?
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Snap On
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I prefer the Bindford 2000 gas chromatic calibrated by MIT


Edit: Matco,

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balpien or the good old sludge hammer
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Use snap on. Proto and for the 600-3080lbs I use a Sweeney hydraulic wrench with a enerpac pump.
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Proto at work , snap on at home.
we get 80% of our tools through msc.
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Snap on digital
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Snap on digital
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.
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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.

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