inch lbs torque wrench?????

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Nov 19, 2008 | 07:13 PM

#11

Beercan321

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You can get a really good deal on a torque wrench at Sears on Black Friday. Their $79.99 torque wrench is half off - $39.99. I have this wrench and it works great. Check out the Sears Black Friday ads at the link below. They have a lot of good stuff on sale. I'm going to get a new tool chest. You can't beat 50% off

http://tgiblackfriday.com/Sears-Fri-Sat

Nov 19, 2008 | 08:24 PM

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dh2683

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Originally Posted by ranman469

thanks guys i will go by sears tomarow

Wait till the day after Thanksgiving. I bought mine for 50% off those prices at Sears last year on black friday.

Nov 19, 2008 | 08:31 PM

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yankeeflyer72

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Originally Posted by tallboy56

Remember, a lot of times the same wrench will give you what you need if you convert foot pounds to inch pounds or vise versa. 12in/lbs equals 1ft/lb, 18in/lbs equals 1.5ft/lbs, 24 in/lbs equals 2ft/lbs, etc. I realize that there could be instances where the range or possibly accuracy may be an issue but for general purpose use, one wrench will do.

To add to what tallboy said, I have an S-K Torque wrench that goes from 70 inch lbs. all the way up to 960 inch lbs. Using the inch to pound conversion factor of 12 inch to 1 pound, I can go to 80 foot lbs. on my inch lb. torque wrench. I`ve checked the low settings and the high settings against regular inch lb. wrenches, and foot pound wrenches and it holds pretty accurate all the way through the range.

Nov 19, 2008 | 09:01 PM

#14

DDuess

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I got a nice selection of Snap-On torque wrenches shopping at pawn shops, good prices and never had a problem with one.

Nov 19, 2008 | 09:06 PM

#15

deinesk

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I have the same sears craftsman and it works just fine.

Nov 19, 2008 | 09:49 PM

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Medicfrost

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+2 on the Sears Craftsman, I have the in/lb and ft/lb.

Nov 19, 2008 | 10:27 PM

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Turbo Flux

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I have Snap-On and love them. But I turned wrenches for 17 years on cages. If you are using them for perosnnal bike work, you can't beat the Craftsman.

Nov 20, 2008 | 08:36 AM

#18

d_slat

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From: Sheboygan, WI

i've got all snap-on torque wrenches, but if I were you i'd either buy one from sears or check on their website, they have a much better selection at sears.com than at the store.