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Much like you, I bought a really nice Proto 1/2" dial torque wrench when I
was outfitting my shop. While I trust it completely, appreciate the
quality, and generally just like owning it, I also get annoyed every time I
use it for something simple like torquing wheel bolts where I don't really
care if it's off by 10% or where I am working under a car at a strange
angle and can't see the dial. I've been hanging out in a couple friend's
shops. One has a few Snap-On clickers and the other has a couple of the HF
cheapies and they're both handier and plenty "good enough" for my purposes.
So I've been planning to buy a couple of Tekton clickers next time I see
them on-sale at the local Meijer. They're not heirloom quality, but they're
cheap, get the job done for me, and are actually more convenient than what
I have.
I've also tried the digital torque wrenches that vibrate or whatever and I
don't really care for those. The mechanical "click" is great feedback and
where I'm going from here for all my torque-setting needs.
-Paul
On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 10:30 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"><div>Much like you, I bought a really nice Proto 1/2"=
dial torque wrench when I was outfitting my shop. While I trust it complet=
ely, appreciate the quality, and generally just like owning it, I also get =
annoyed every time I use it for something simple like torquing wheel bolts =
where I don't really care if it's off by 10% or where I am working =
under a car at a strange angle and can't see the dial. I've been ha=
nging out in a couple friend's shops. One has a few Snap-On clickers an=
d the other has a couple of the HF cheapies and they're both handier an=
d plenty "good enough" for my purposes. So I've been planning=
to buy a couple of Tekton clickers next time I see them on-sale at the loc=
al Meijer. They're not heirloom quality, but they're cheap, get the=
job done for me, and are actually more convenient than what I have.</div><=
div><br></div><div>I've also tried the digital torque wrenches that vib=
rate or whatever and I don't really care for those. The mechanical &quo=
t;click" is great feedback and where I'm going from here for all m=
y torque-setting needs.</div><div><br></div><div>-Paul</div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 =
at 10:30 AM Scott Hall <<a href=3D"mailto:scott.hall.personal@gmail.com"=
>scott.hall.personal@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(2=
04,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I need a new torque wre=
nch. The last time I bought one was 25 years ago--a Snap-On 1/2" dial =
model.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't expect to ever need to buy anot=
her one, and I want to like using it/them.</div><div><br></div><div>What=
9;s the current opinion on type and model? I don't think I want=C2=A0 b=
eam-type, and I never trusted my clicker 3/8" one, but here's my s=
hot 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>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div>
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