torque wrenches
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 2:47 pm
Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable" torque
wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c work.
Thanks- Rick
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> Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable" torque > wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c work. > Thanks- Rick > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Checkout Dual Sport News at http://www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]> Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable" torque > wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c work. > Thanks- Rick > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]> > > I bought the Craftsman for $75. It handles up to around 8 ft-lbs down > to just a few inch-lbs. > > JT Wilson > 882-5887 > > -----Original Message----- > From: tktully@... [mailto:tktully@...] > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 5:57 PM > To: dakota616 > Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Torque Wrenches > > I prefer Snap-on . > But I think Craftsman makes a cheaper alternative . ( and still a > quality > piece) > > john T. > 84 KLR 600 > 02 ZRX1200 > > dakota616 wrote: > > > Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable" torque > > > wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c work. > > > Thanks- Rick > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
torque> Anyone have recommends for which brand of decent"affordable"
work.> wrenches to buy. I need both, ft.pounds and inches. Mainly m/c
I bought a 3/8" Craftsman for $20 on Ebay a while back. I also have a 1/2" Craftsman for the heavy work. Brad> Thanks- Rick
Yes, though most torque wrenches don't. The reason is the range, by the time you get up to 100 ft/lbs you have a very large number of in/lbs. 1 inch pound-force = 0.0833333 foot pound-force Most torque wrenches are dual-scale but the scaling is metric and english, rather than two metric or two english scales.> Can >one good torque wrench handle both.
A torque wrench should not be used for the top or bottom 20% of its range as a general rule because accuracy suffers greatly when they are at the ends of their range. A torque wrench which indicates inch pounds is generally for low torque applications since one foot pound equals 12 inch pounds so the inch pound increment makes for easier use than would fractions of a foot pound. For cycle applications you will need something like a zero to 250 inch pound (about 12 foot pounds) and a 10 to 80 foot pound. Good torque wrenches are expensive and should be backed off to zero when not in use to reduce fatigue of the tension spring. It is good practice to have one re calibrated every two or three years however if you know a tool dealer you may be able to talk him/her into using a double ended adapter and comparing yours with some new ones. HIH Norm --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway - Enter today [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]>Thanks. >Martin from Canada A16
I have two Snap-On torque wrenches, both bought used, one a 1/2" clicker good from 40 to 200 foot pounds ($75 Cdn around 13 years ago) that's been calibrated twice and the ratchet rebuilt once, all UNDER WARRANTY, and a 3/8" tachometer style 0 to 150 inch pounds ($25 Cdn) that I use with a 3/8-1/4 adapter for all the 'little jobs'.> > I couldn't justify laying out big bucks for something like a Snap- > On since I only would use the tool once in a while.
Just remember - a torque wrench that's NOT accurate is as useful as a leaky condum. Ed> Good used snap-on 1/4 inch drive torque wrenches can be found on ebay > for less than $50, in my experience. I'd much rather own a quality > used torque wrench, as long as it is calibrated, than a new one of > low quality. The $20 difference is well worth the money in my > opinion.
Stanley/Proto will recalibrate wrenches. I think most reputable manufacturers will.> > > Unless there's been a change, Snap-On is the ONLY company that warrants > torque wrenches longer than one year, and will re-calibrate them for you.
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 05:29:49PM -0000, fasteddiecopeman wrote: > > > > > > Unless there's been a change, Snap-On is the ONLY company that warrants > > torque wrenches longer than one year, and will re-calibrate them for you. > > Stanley/Proto will recalibrate wrenches. I think most reputable > manufacturers will.