What's a good torque wrench to get?
What's a good torque wrench to get?
I've honestly always gotten satisfactory results from the el cheapos available at places like Princess Auto (the Canadian equivalent to Harbor Freight). I'm not a pro, just a weekend warrior, so saving some Canadian pesos is nice. For your application and needed torque, I'd get a 3/8" drive model and call it a day.
Well known brands will of course cost way more, but many will also tell you to buy nice instead of buying twice, so your mileage may vary.
This. My last torque wrench from PA was 19.99
Just remember to de-torque it when you're done to maintain accuracy
@TopperCNC @tools Thanks. Yeah, I am probably overthinking it.
A very nice tool to own, even nicer when the sticker price is wallet-friendly!
They're great until the click just stops working and you shear a bolt. That said I still use them, just with constant skepticism.
CDI torque products is kinda like snapon quality at half the price. Because snapon owns them.
@saywhatisabigw @tools Thanks for the tip!
I know this post is pretty old but I'll share what I got and why, and if you happen to see this, let me know what you went with, if you got a torque wrench.
I went with this: https://a.co/d/0vWKZH3. It's a digital torque adapter and the reason I got it was that I didn't want to drop a ton of money or have to worry about recalibrating/checking the calibration on a normal torque wrench.
I ended up getting this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M68G49R?ref=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_617S7DTN7HDTPTB0YR75_1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_617S7DTN7HDTPTB0YR75_1&social_share=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_617S7DTN7HDTPTB0YR75_1&starsLeft=1&skipTwisterOG=2
So far it's worked great for tightening spark plugs and an oil filter cover.
Nice! I've heard good things about that one, glad it's working well for you.