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What part of the country are you in? There are a couple around the space coast in Florida.
Sunny San Diego.
https://www.sandiegohytorc.com/calibration/
first result on google
Yeah. I found them. Just looking for recommendations/experiences.
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$189.95 - $239.95
DeCal Works Huge Plastic Inventory of UFO and Polisport kits.
CDI has traditionally been a great value.
I’ve run the cheaper HF ones for years now with no problems. Lifetime warranty, take it in after a couple years when calibration has been thrown off and exchange it for a fresh one. Built tons of dirt bike motors, forks, chassis, and the rear end of my F150 clicking everything to spec with them. No complaints and plenty of money saved.
CDI is a snapon company, good torque wrenches for sure
Reached out to these guys... $70+tax for a 1/2 250 ft/lb....
I watched a YouTube video how to check calibration on my 30 yr old 3/8" Craftsman click type and found it to be right on! I was amazed, I guess the key is to zero it while in storage.
Since 95% of everyone don't compensate for stretched or lubed vs dry threads and same with nuts anyway, just get a cheap one with decent build quality.
Go big or go home right?
For my really tiny 1/4" drive I have a Utica, 3/8" and 1/2" drive I have Craftsman. I also have a 3/8" electronic that goes between the ratchet and the socket.
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The difference from wet to dry is so significant that you really need to compensate for it. If not you can do some real damage. Depending on the bolt and material the bolt is going in, you might have to reduce your torque setting 30%-50% using lube.
Yes kind of mynt point. Chasing cents while dropping dollars. If a wrench is off by 5-10%, and I think that's rare being off that much. Sure it's not good, but thats not where you should be looking if you want accurate torque.
Yeah, I checked out how to do it yourself. I'll probably give that a try. $70 bucks seems pretty excessive for something that probably takes someone 15 minutes to do.
....and I ALWAYS zero my torque wrenches when done.
I’ll second that on Fasst Co. spoke torque wrench. I’ve had one for years. High quality and never had any problems with it.
S-K no complaints
SK is Chinese now aside from sockets
Pit Row
As much as I love using brands like Proto, Snap-On and Wera… I’ve found Gearwrench to make great quality tools for the money. I have a couple of their smaller torque wrenches at home and they’ve been reliable
My 250ftlbs is a icon, I'd recommend it to anyone.
My 100ftlbs is a Pittsburgh Pro, I'd also recommend it.
My 10-250 inch pound torque wrench was a craftsman, it had a plastic handle that I melted somehow. The lock on it was part of the plastic handle and felt cheap. I've replaced it with a Pittsburgh Pro and it just feels better with the metal handle.
I've also got a couple of cheaper Pittsburgh 150ftlbs wrenches in my trailer and another one in my RV. They work fine, and have short handles which makes them fit in my travel boxes. The Pittsburgh Pro and Icon are definitely a better quality, but these are good for travel tools.
I have the HF Quinn 1/2" and 3/8" digital. These will do left hand threads and do degrees too. I have a Tecton 1/4". I have an old Craftsman 3/8" digital and have seen it with different labels on line. I have an old Craftsman click type but for some work I've done I needed the degree settings. The Tecton looks like almost every other torque wrench on Amazon.
Still no complaints
Just because something is made in China, doesn't make it junk. Sure, there's a lot of junk coming from China...that's what people tend to focus on.
Plenty of junk products made here in the good ol USA too.
Snap on digital TechAngle 3/8 flex head. Many features and customizable settings. It’s not particularly cheap but you get what you pay for. The Snap on is where it’s at
My point is the torque wrench you own is unlikely to be what's sold now. SK got bought out by a Chinese conglomerate and is now made overseas. The only thing that's the same is brand name slapped on it.
I calibrate torque wrenches for a living ( https://elitetoolingservices.com ) I’ve done just about every brand and model you can imagine. With that being said, I prefer Snap On click wrenches. Snap On, CDI, and Wright are all made together and differ in the drives. Snap On digital are incredibly accurate but require a little more patience as there’s no “click” or “break” to stop your torque, you can overrun your value easily. It’s pretty rare that I come across a Snap On that’s outside the calibration window, they’re great tools. If you don’t like twisting a click wrench to value or burning through batteries in digital, check out Stahlwille brand. They’re pricey but by far the easiest wrench to change values with. Wind turbine site use this brand nearly exclusively.
Does anyone here have any experience with Suercup brand torque wrenches? I saw one on Amazon. What caught my eye was not the price, but the torque range was only 5 to 45 ft.lbs. Would this be more accurate than torque wrenches with torque ranges from 10 to 80 ft. lbs. like the Craftsman I have now?
Yes I had a customer that got some brand new. 9 of 10 failed calibration right out of the box and had to be adjusted. They’re junk.
Yes - it's unfortunate too, although I do not know the quality of the current offering, I doubt it's the same.
It's the problem with building a quality item - it lasts, and the company relies primarily on rare failure replacement or new order from new users.
My SK Torque Wrench is 25 year old, I have had it checked once, it was spot on and no issues at all. When one sells a product like that, you'd better have another revenue stream.
Thank you for the warning. I will keep looking for a narrow range torque wrench. Any suggestions?
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