[Shop-talk] Torque wrenches

[David Scheidt]

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 9:58 AM John Innis <jdinnis at gmail.com> wrote:
>But I like the CDI a lot better and if I need another I will probably buy another CDI.  I was told that CDI is the company that builds wrenches for Snap-On, but I have no way to confirm this.

Snap-on owns CDI.  Most current CDI offerings have an imported ratchet
head, even on the models where the torque tool is US.  Thje snap-on
versions have US made ratchet heads.

I have a 3/8" drive cdi, 10 to 80 ft-lbs, that dates from the mid 80s.
That's pre snap-on acquisition.    I bought it new old stock a couple
years ago.  works great, accurate when tested at purchase.  I could
wish it had a few more teeth on th ratchet, but that's not a huge
deal.

Norbar also makes very nice torque wrenches; many are made in England.

If I were buying torque wrenches today, I'd look at ones with angle
gauges.  Torque plus angle bolts re becoming much more common.

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David Scheidt
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