Completely agree ^^^

A few times a year for services and such, Craftsman are fine.

If you're making a living with your tools, Snap-On is the way to go (pretty spendy for the weekend wrencher).

 

Harbor Freight unless your gonna use it every day then I might consider a more expensive 1

 

I have three,a SnapOn,S&K and a Craftman all work fine,for the once in a while wrench turner Craftman will do fine !!!

 

since no one has said Mac Tools, I will

 

+/-4% at 25ftlbs = 1ftlb (25x0.04=1)
So a setting of 25ft lbs may actually get 24 ft lbs (25-1) to 26 ft lbs (25+1).
Torque specs are almost always given in ranges.
Set the tool for the center of the range (or to the value specified) and it should be fine.
If you worried about tightening too much (cracking plastic or stripping threads) set the tool for the lower end of the range.
If you want to make sure it's extra tight go for the upper end of the range.

 

I've used Craftsman torque wrenches for many years. I recently starting replacing my critical tools (torque wrenches) with Snap On.

 

I just bought a 3/8" drive t-wrench that had a certificate with actual readings at various Foot pounds and it was only off like 1-2 lbs.

 

If you check your manual for torque specs you will see they give you a range...few pounds either way so unless you use it to make a living dropping big coin on a torque wrench is a waste of money imo, the key is to get all the fasteners torqued the same and a cheapo one will do that for you

 

I have two Craftsman's and work great.

 

have had a craftsman for 40yrs and it still seem good... used it maybe 5times...