I needed a new torque wrench but had trouble finding one with the specs
I wanted. I don't ever need to reach 250 ft-lbs, I'd like to measure
down to 10 or 20 ft-lbs, and I didn't want a no-name brand. I wanted
1/2" drive. I guess that the electronic ones are nice to have, but
they're twice the price as the "click" ones. I had trouble meeting these
criteria.
Then I found the place to get original Craftsman tools that may have
been cleared out of stores that closed. Yep, sears.com. I found exactly
what I wanted: Crafsman 1/2" drive, 10 to 150 ft-lbs click wrench.
Original price: $139.99. Currently available at $54.99. I jumped on it.
I feared that this might be a Chinese fake one or worse, but the return
policy was solid. It arrived in a few days - and DAYUM, this is just
what I wanted. Clearly original Craftsman quality, comes in the
old-school case like a lot of the Sears tools did. It still had the
security tag on it (i.e. this was originally in a store somewhere and
they didn't want it to get stolen). I was reinstalling my TR6 front
suspension with all new bushings etc. so plenty of chances to test it
out, and it works beautifully (and feels great in my hands).
There are plenty of other tool options there; if you're looking for a
good tool I recommend it. The one I bought is still showing
availability, plenty of others available too (at highly discounted
prices):
https://www.sears.com/craftsman-1-2-8221-dr-10-150-ft-lb-torque-wrench-24t/p-A102532141
A lot of the tools I looked at were more than 50% discounted. The one I
bought did NOT offer free shipping, but some of the pricier tools do.
As usual, YMMV.
Lee
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