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Posted: 3/20/2023 9:32:04 AM EDT
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I bought one a few years ago, made in Taiwan.
No way to test it but seems about right. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 9:33:45 AM EDT
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I use a CDI. Pricey though
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Posted: 3/20/2023 9:38:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I bought one a few years ago, made in Taiwan. No way to test it but seems about right. www.amazon.com/dp/B00C5ZL2EG Granted this is in the car section. If you also want one that also works for RDS on pistols, that will not go low enough. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 9:40:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Granted this is in the car section. If you also want one that also works for RDS on pistols, that will not go low enough. If you want it for RDS just get a fix it stick and the appropriate torque part. I have 15# one and the variable one |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 9:42:45 AM EDT
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Inch pounds are so low, I just have a beam wrench I grabbed when I needed one. Only caveat with this one is it's a 3/8 drive. Park is a name in the bicycle world that I recognized and that's been around a while so I figured it was a fairly safe bet.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09JB5N6K9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 9:47:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I bought one a few years ago, made in Taiwan. No way to test it but seems about right. www.amazon.com/dp/B00C5ZL2EG I've got the same one and found it to be fine. No idea how accurate it actually is. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 9:50:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you want it for RDS just get a fix it stick and the appropriate torque part. I have 15# one and the variable one Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Granted this is in the car section. If you also want one that also works for RDS on pistols, that will not go low enough. If you want it for RDS just get a fix it stick and the appropriate torque part. I have 15# one and the variable one Certainly no argument from me there. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 9:54:55 AM EDT
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This is what I use, but have not verified.
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Posted: 3/20/2023 10:12:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Granted this is in the car section. If you also want one that also works for RDS on pistols, that will not go low enough. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I bought one a few years ago, made in Taiwan. No way to test it but seems about right. www.amazon.com/dp/B00C5ZL2EG Granted this is in the car section. If you also want one that also works for RDS on pistols, that will not go low enough. Yeah I have a fat wrench for scope rings and RDS stuff, but it doesn’t go high enough for automotive stuff, and my 1/2” drive ft-lb torque wrench doesn’t go low enough. My 1/2” drive is a tekton that seems to do alright, so I might give this one a try. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 10:14:27 AM EDT
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I always recommend Proto torque wrenches.
Snap On quality at half the price. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 10:16:23 AM EDT
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Fat Wrench?
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Posted: 3/20/2023 10:43:58 AM EDT
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I have tested my 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" drives in a NIST certified lab (yearly). They are all within +/-3%
I won't list the brand but 99% of the folks know where I bought them. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 10:47:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have tested my 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" drives in a NIST certified lab (yearly). They are all within +/-3% I won't list the brand but 99% of the folks know where I bought them. Call me part of the 1% |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 10:48:15 AM EDT
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The Tekton one listed above is excellent for the price. It also works both directions, i.e. can set torque on reverse threaded fasteners which is why I bought one.
I've had one for about 3 years now and use it mostly for bicycle and high performance motorcycle engine work (very finicky fasteners in soft, incredibly expensive materials). Works great. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 11:17:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have tested my 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" drives in a NIST certified lab (yearly). They are all within +/-3% I won't list the brand but 99% of the folks know where I bought them. Why do you not want to list the brand? |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 12:52:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fat Wrench? https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1017290554?pid=508605 I've had one for years. Never calibrated or tested it, but it seem too do what I need it too do. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 1:01:59 PM EDT
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I have a 0-75 in lb proto dial wrench that I like.
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Posted: 3/20/2023 3:18:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/20/2023 4:26:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why do you not want to list the brand? Guessing Harbor Freight and didn't want to list because OP didn't want china brand I have read decent things on their torque wrenches |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 4:57:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Guessing Harbor Freight and didn't want to list because OP didn't want china brand I have read decent things on their torque wrenches Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Why do you not want to list the brand? Guessing Harbor Freight and didn't want to list because OP didn't want china brand I have read decent things on their torque wrenches I’m mainly trying to avoid snapping screws off in my transmission valve body again because the in-lb torque wrench I bought at the parts store was a nonfunctional piece of shit, but made in anywherebutchina is a big selling point too. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 4:58:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Guessing Harbor Freight and didn't want to list because OP didn't want china brand I have read decent things on their torque wrenches They are Harbor Freight. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 5:14:50 PM EDT
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harbor freight actually tested well.
carcraft or hotrod tested the big name brands and hf tools and found it was just as accurate, or more so than some. |
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Posted: 3/21/2023 5:51:13 AM EDT
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For automotive I use Kobalt from Lowe's. I had a really bad experience with the Harbor Freight and don't recommend their torque stuff.
For stuff that goes bang or what not I use FixIt sticks or the Fat Wrench, mine is digital... |
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Posted: 3/21/2023 6:27:35 AM EDT
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I have a Tekton as mentioned above, and I also have a dial indicator torque wrench in inch-pounds that I use on my plane.
The dial indicators aren't cheap. The Tekton is a very good wrench. |
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Posted: 3/21/2023 2:51:38 PM EDT
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I had a Craftsman ft/pound torque wrench for over a decade assuming it to be calibrated from new. I later bought two more, one in inch-pounds but never had the need for either.
Then about six years ago I took the two new unused ones into the missile assembly building and tested them on their torque testers- both were so far off I'm glad I never used them. Went to Sears and they were useless- torque accuracy is not part of the unlimited warranty, even from new.  So a few days later I took the big one I had been using and tested it, and it was off by 10# low. So the score at this point is three Craftsman torque wrenches that I can't use for anything more critical than a wheel torque. Last year I bought a HMMWV and the hub torques are very important (well, they are if you want the wheels to stay on) so I asked around to find a place that would calibrate them all. It was cheaper to buy new ones, at the same time recognizing that the new ones might not be any more accurate than the old. I found several videos describing how to use weights and calibrate them at home, and I did all three. Last month I used a Harbor Freight coupon to pick up a ½" torque converter, and used that to test the two ft/pound wrenches and they came to within 1# of each other. |
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Posted: 3/21/2023 4:47:54 PM EDT
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How low do you need to go?
It sounds like you would be better served with a 3/8” not a half inch. 17 years doing this for a living and I can count on one hand how many times I needed a 1/4” torque wrench. I have snap on tech angle I’m 3/8” and 1/2” since they came out. |
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Posted: 3/21/2023 5:37:37 PM EDT
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Proto or CDI
<------ Used to work in a Calibration laboratory Harbor Freight isn't bad either. I have tested a bunch of them. 
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Posted: 3/21/2023 6:26:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How low do you need to go? It sounds like you would be better served with a 3/8” not a half inch. 17 years doing this for a living and I can count on one hand how many times I needed a 1/4” torque wrench. I have snap on tech angle I’m 3/8” and 1/2” since they came out. 50 in-lb to 155 ft-lbs  The 1/4” tekton showed up yesterday afternoon. |
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Posted: 3/21/2023 6:34:31 PM EDT
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For future reference my 3/8” will do 60-1500 inch lbs. that’s why I think you didn’t need a 1/4”
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