Which Torque Wrench
#14
02-05-2012, 08:03 AM
Well I was lucky.My son is a union bus mechanic and someone comes to his shop once a year to calibrate the tools.He took mine in.
2 of my wrenches are over 10 years old.I dont know if the calibrater made adjustments to them.
As far as calibration services,you would have to find a lab that does this.
Found this pricing on the net.
www.teamtorque.com/documents/torquepricing.pdf
2 of my wrenches are over 10 years old.I dont know if the calibrater made adjustments to them.
As far as calibration services,you would have to find a lab that does this.
Found this pricing on the net.
www.teamtorque.com/documents/torquepricing.pdf
Last edited by 1flhtk4me; 02-05-2012 at 08:20 AM.
#15
02-05-2012, 08:15 AM
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I have a Matco that is probably one of the best that I've owned. As said earlier Snapon is just way overpriced. This is the one I own http://www.matcotools.com/catalog/pr...50-FT-LB-TORQ/
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#16
02-05-2012, 08:54 AM
Got this torque wrench about 2 1/2 yrs ago. Its been a great torque wrench. I would never, never own a clicker torque wrench again.
The dude I work with has two Snap On Torque wrench's and it was tested against them.
Right on the money. Built a HD motor 2 yrs ago with it.
Harbor Freight does not have a torque wrench to compare with it.
Only thing it will not do is do the Compensator sprocket. You need a much longer torque wrench for that.
http://answers.northerntool.com/answ.../questions.htm
The dude I work with has two Snap On Torque wrench's and it was tested against them.
Right on the money. Built a HD motor 2 yrs ago with it.
Harbor Freight does not have a torque wrench to compare with it.
Only thing it will not do is do the Compensator sprocket. You need a much longer torque wrench for that.
http://answers.northerntool.com/answ.../questions.htm
#17
02-05-2012, 09:20 AM
As a professional wrench I got tired of taking broken Craftsman stuff back to get it replaced. Also their gurantee doesn't apply to torque wrenches. Had one break the splines out the first time I used it. Sorry no warranty. Got a ton of money in my Snap-on stuff but it works when I need it. Had 1 broken socket in 30yrs of daily use and I know I was abusing it when it broke. Digital will replace in/lb and ft/lb as it will read both scales.
#18
02-05-2012, 09:30 AM
Need to know they use torque angle guage today to put things back together.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_us
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_us
#19
02-05-2012, 10:31 AM
Anyone who complains that Snap-On is too expensive doesn't know how to shop. And if you're buying cheap Chinese crap from Harbor Freight, don't complain that we don't have enough jobs to go around.
#20
02-05-2012, 10:45 AM
My 1/2"-drive Craftsman torque wrench was bought new, on sale. My 3/8"-drive Snap-On was bought used/like-new-in-case, on c/l. And my $400 1/4"-drive Snap-On Torqometer (for gunsmithing) was bought used for $50 on eBay.
Anyone who complains that Snap-On is too expensive doesn't know how to shop. And if you're buying cheap Chinese crap from Harbor Freight, don't complain that we don't have enough jobs to go around.
Anyone who complains that Snap-On is too expensive doesn't know how to shop. And if you're buying cheap Chinese crap from Harbor Freight, don't complain that we don't have enough jobs to go around.