Posted: 1/16/2010 4:44:50 PM EDT
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I need torque wrench/driver for work on a rifle. I need 15 and 65 in. lbs. Seekonk makes a good product but the I have to buy 2 wrenches and it gets pricey. I'm looking at a Wiha Torque-Vario for $74.00 that cover 20-65 in.lbs. 3 questions:
Is 20 in.lbs too much for scope base and rings that spec @15 in. lbs? Is this a quality driver? is there a better option (I've heard mixed reviews on the Wheeler FAT wwrench)? Thanks. |
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Seekonk also makes an adjustable inch pound torque wrench.
I have one and it works great for odd torque settings. You can get one here; http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=18221/Product/1_TO_75_INCH_POUND_VARIABLE_TORQUE_WRENCH |
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Seekonk also makes an adjustable inch pound torque wrench. I have one and it works great for odd torque settings. You can get one here; http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=18221/Product/1_TO_75_INCH_POUND_VARIABLE_TORQUE_WRENCH 175 bucks! 
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Seekonk also makes an adjustable inch pound torque wrench. I have one and it works great for odd torque settings. You can get one here; http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=18221/Product/1_TO_75_INCH_POUND_VARIABLE_TORQUE_WRENCH 175 bucks! Yeah $175, if you can't afford quality tools, you shouldn't be working on guns! |
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Park Tools has a beam torque wrench with a 60 in lbf range. They're about $32 to $35 on line before shipping. Local bike shops will sell them for $40 to $50. The dealer's wholesale price is $25; I've seen the dealer's screen within the last three weeks. Model TW-1.
65 inch pounds is a lot of torque for all but the largest gun screws. |
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Seekonk also makes an adjustable inch pound torque wrench. I have one and it works great for odd torque settings. You can get one here; http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=18221/Product/1_TO_75_INCH_POUND_VARIABLE_TORQUE_WRENCH 175 bucks! Yea double
Anyone own the Wiha? |
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Seekonk also makes an adjustable inch pound torque wrench. I have one and it works great for odd torque settings. You can get one here; http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=18221/Product/1_TO_75_INCH_POUND_VARIABLE_TORQUE_WRENCH 175 bucks! 141.75....oh wait... |
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When you want to do the job right, buy the right tools.
I have been using these for years, and have never ever had a problem with a fastener that wasn't torqued correctly. This one. More info here It is good to -/+6%, at 20-100% of capacity. Which is pretty tight. It won't do 65, but that is probably going to be something you want a good wrench for anyway, I use older Proto torque wrenches, which are better than most. |
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I paid $135 for my Seekonk through a tool supply store.
I have several of their specified torque drivers also and keep one, a 15 inch pound, that I use only as a calibration aid for the dial indicator wrench. It holds extremely well, I have had to readjust it twice in ten years. The Seekonk, becausde it is a dial indicated wrench, records in 1 inch pound measurements. 3% accuracy simplified means it will set a 10 inch pound measurement between 9.62 inch pounds and 10.33 inch pounds every time. |