[Shop-talk] Torque wrenches

[Benjamin Zwissler]

I really like the clicker style though it took me 20 years to give up my
old beam and needle wrench.  I bought two Tekton units and found them to be
way out of spec quickly and I really didn't like the micrometer style,
twist adjustment.  One of my sons worked at a tire store and they used dual
beam clickers from Precision Instruments.  They are great and priced
moderately at about $100 for the 3/8" and $130 for the 1/2".  I'm told they
make SnapOn branded torque wrenches and they look the same for double the
price.

Looking into the differences the Precision Instrument wrenches are "dual
beam" which means there's one beam attached to the handle and one floating
as a reference to create the click.   Both are inside the handle and torque
selector knob adjusts the amount of deflection required to click. Because
its a beam style wrench calibration should not be required.  They also
don't require you to return to zero to maintain the calibration.

Anyway, my two cents.

Ben


Ben Zwissler
bjzwissler at gmail.com
812-343-5533
Columbus, IN


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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