[Shop-talk] Torque wrenches

[Paul Parkanzky]

Much like you, I bought a really nice Proto 1/2" dial torque wrench when I
was outfitting my shop. While I trust it completely, appreciate the
quality, and generally just like owning it, I also get annoyed every time I
use it for something simple like torquing wheel bolts where I don't really
care if it's off by 10% or where I am working under a car at a strange
angle and can't see the dial. I've been hanging out in a couple friend's
shops. One has a few Snap-On clickers and the other has a couple of the HF
cheapies and they're both handier and plenty "good enough" for my purposes.
So I've been planning to buy a couple of Tekton clickers next time I see
them on-sale at the local Meijer. They're not heirloom quality, but they're
cheap, get the job done for me, and are actually more convenient than what
I have.

I've also tried the digital torque wrenches that vibrate or whatever and I
don't really care for those. The mechanical "click" is great feedback and
where I'm going from here for all my torque-setting needs.

-Paul

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 10:30 AM Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I need a new torque wrench. The last time I bought one was 25 years ago--a
> Snap-On 1/2" dial model.
>
> I don't expect to ever need to buy another one, and I want to like using
> it/them.
>
> What's the current opinion on type and model? I don't think I want
> beam-type, and I never trusted my clicker 3/8" one, but here's my shot to
> buy my last torque wrench(es, I should probably get 1/4 - 1/2").
>
> Scott
>
>
>
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