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Here are my thoughts on torque wrenches. I bought my first "clicker"
torque wrench in 1997. Actually two of them, a 3/8" inch-pond and a 1/2"
foot-pound. Both Craftsman. I was in A&P school at the time and we
checked calibration on our torque wrenches at least once a year. The
duration of my time in school I never needed to adjust the calibration on
these. There was one thing about these that I always hated. The lowest
rating on the foot-pound wrench was 20 (240in/lb), and the highest rating
on the inch-pound wrench was 225. So there was a range of 15 in/lbs
between the two wrenches that I could not reliably measure. Added to the
fact that I was sceptical of both wrenches at the very ends of their range
(they were always calibrated at midpoint). That1/2" unit failed in 2015
and I bought a CDI 1/2" 10-100 foot-pound unit to replace it. I took the
CDI unit to work and checked calibration on it when I bought it, and it was
dead on at center of range. I have been pretty happy with this unit and it
fits the range of torque values a lot better than the craftsman I had
before. Aside from a trailer ball I don't think I have ever torqued
anything to more than 100ft/pounds. I still have that 3/8" craftsman, and
I have checked it on home-made calibration tester and it still seems to be
pretty close to accurate at mid-range. But I like the CDI a lot better and
if I need another I will probably buy another CDI. I was told that CDI is
the company that builds wrenches for Snap-On, but I have no way to confirm
this.
On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 9:30 AM Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I need a new torque wrench. The last time I bought one was 25 years ago--a
> Snap-On 1/2" dial model.
>
> I don't expect to ever need to buy another one, and I want to like using
> it/them.
>
> What's the current opinion on type and model? I don't think I want
> beam-type, and I never trusted my clicker 3/8" one, but here's my shot to
> buy my last torque wrench(es, I should probably get 1/4 - 1/2").
>
> Scott
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Here are my thoughts on torque wrenches.=C2=A0 I bought my=
first "clicker" torque wrench in 1997.=C2=A0 Actually two of the=
m, a 3/8" inch-pond and a 1/2" foot-pound.=C2=A0 Both Craftsman.=
=C2=A0 I was in A&P school at the time and we checked calibration on ou=
r torque wrenches at least once a year.=C2=A0 The duration of my time in sc=
hool I never needed to adjust the calibration on these.=C2=A0 There was one=
thing about these that I always hated.=C2=A0 The lowest rating on the foot=
-pound wrench was 20 (240in/lb), and the highest rating on the inch-pound w=
rench was 225.=C2=A0 So there was a range of 15 in/lbs between the two wren=
ches that I could not reliably measure.=C2=A0 Added to the fact that I was =
sceptical of both wrenches at the very ends of their range (they were alway=
s calibrated at midpoint).=C2=A0 That1/2" unit failed in 2015 and I bo=
ught a CDI 1/2" 10-100 foot-pound unit to replace it.=C2=A0 I took the=
CDI unit to work and checked calibration on it when I bought it, and it wa=
s dead on at center of range.=C2=A0 I have been pretty happy with this unit=
and it fits the range of torque values a lot better than the craftsman I h=
ad before.=C2=A0 Aside from a trailer ball I don't think I have ever to=
rqued anything to more than 100ft/pounds.=C2=A0 I still have that 3/8"=
craftsman, and I have checked it on home-made calibration tester and it st=
ill seems to be pretty close to accurate at mid-range.=C2=A0 But I like the=
CDI a lot better and if I need another I will probably buy another CDI.=C2=
=A0 I was told that CDI is the company that builds wrenches for Snap-On, bu=
t I have no way to confirm this.<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 9:30 AM Scott Ha=
ll <<a href=3D"mailto:scott.hall.personal@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">s=
cott.hall.personal@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204=
,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I need a new torque wrenc=
h. The last time I bought one was 25 years ago--a Snap-On 1/2" dial mo=
del.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't expect to ever need to buy anothe=
r one, and I want to like using it/them.</div><div><br></div><div>What'=
s the current opinion on type and model? I don't think I want=C2=A0 bea=
m-type, and I never trusted my clicker 3/8" one, but here's my sho=
t to buy my last torque wrench(es, I should probably get 1/4 - 1/2").=
=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Scott</div><div><br></div></div>
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