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StevenF
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PostPosted: 16:13 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Which Torque Wrench Do You Have? Reply with quote
I'm looking for a 3/8" Torque Wrench but don't want to pay an absolute fortune! I'm looking for one in the range of 8-60NM or there abouts.

Any recommendations?

Thank you.
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PostPosted: 16:19 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've one of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DRAPER-34570-3-8-DRIVE-RATCHET-TORQUE-WRENCH-10-80NM-88-5-708-IN-LB-/390522473327?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item5aecf40b6f

Had it for a couple of years now and its been absolutely faultless. So nice and smooth to use, cant complain at all at that price.
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PostPosted: 16:30 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
CarlosCBR wrote:
I've one of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DRAPER-34570-3-8-DRIVE-RATCHET-TORQUE-WRENCH-10-80NM-88-5-708-IN-LB-/390522473327?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item5aecf40b6f

Had it for a couple of years now and its been absolutely faultless. So nice and smooth to use, cant complain at all at that price.


Ordered from Amazon for the same price - exactly what I was after, thank you!
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PostPosted: 16:31 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have the halfords Pro one that RIDE mag reviewed a few years back. It was one of the most accurate they tested.
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PostPosted: 16:33 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
MarJay wrote:
I have the halfords Pro one that RIDE mag reviewed a few years back. It was one of the most accurate they tested.


Halfords only seem to have the digital model, which is £75. Good it may be but a bit more than I wanted to spend unfortunately.
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PostPosted: 16:39 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
StevenF wrote:
MarJay wrote:
I have the halfords Pro one that RIDE mag reviewed a few years back. It was one of the most accurate they tested.


Halfords only seem to have the digital model, which is £75. Good it may be but a bit more than I wanted to spend unfortunately.


Mine is analogue and cost about £55 IIRC.
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PostPosted: 16:41 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
CarlosCBR wrote:
I've one of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DRAPER-34570-3-8-DRIVE-RATCHET-TORQUE-WRENCH-10-80NM-88-5-708-IN-LB-/390522473327?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item5aecf40b6f

Had it for a couple of years now and its been absolutely faultless. So nice and smooth to use, cant complain at all at that price.


I have this too Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 17:06 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
MarJay wrote:
StevenF wrote:
Halfords only seem to have the digital model, which is £75. Good it may be but a bit more than I wanted to spend unfortunately.


Mine is analogue and cost about £55 IIRC.

I was looking for a large one for doing the wheel studs on my car, but as Steven said, they only do expensive digital ones now.

I've got a small 3/8" drive one that I use for most things, and a large 1/2" drive one for doing high-torque stuff like axle bolts etc. Both are "Clarke" branded items from Machine Mart, both reasonably priced and he quality has so far proved to be good. Can't comment on their accuracy, other than to say I've had no problems with them.
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PostPosted: 17:25 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
chris-red wrote:
CarlosCBR wrote:
I've one of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DRAPER-34570-3-8-DRIVE-RATCHET-TORQUE-WRENCH-10-80NM-88-5-708-IN-LB-/390522473327?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item5aecf40b6f

Had it for a couple of years now and its been absolutely faultless. So nice and smooth to use, cant complain at all at that price.


I have this too Thumbs Up

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PostPosted: 17:51 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
StevenF wrote:
Halfords only seem to have the digital model, which is £75. Good it may be but a bit more than I wanted to spend unfortunately.


Halfords don't do a Digital model that I can see.
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PostPosted: 17:56 - 23 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have the Halfords Pro 8-60nm one. It is very nice to use, accurate scale and positive click, even at low settings. I trust it. It cost £75 and because of that I'm careful to look after it. I don't anticipate ever having to replace it.

I have a cheapo 1/2" drive laser one for big stuff.
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PostPosted: 00:13 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
sickpup wrote:
StevenF wrote:
Halfords only seem to have the digital model, which is £75. Good it may be but a bit more than I wanted to spend unfortunately.


Halfords don't do a Digital model that I can see.

Well damn... You're right. I thought they were digital, but on closer inspecion it would appear you are correct. Either way, they're not cheap!
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Noxious89123 wrote:
Well damn... You're right. I thought they were digital, but on closer inspecion it would appear you are correct. Either way, they're not cheap!


I'm afraid they are cheap.

I have one of the Halfords 3/8ths Torque wrenches at £74.99 for 8-60nm, a Teng 3892AG-E1 3/8ths drive at £45 that only does 5-25nm and a Britool EVT-600A 12-68nm which is about £110 and I consider all of these cheap ones, cheap but accurate.
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Another vote for the Clarke brand from Machine Mart Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 09:32 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
sickpup wrote:
Noxious89123 wrote:
Well damn... You're right. I thought they were digital, but on closer inspecion it would appear you are correct. Either way, they're not cheap!


I'm afraid they are cheap.

I have one of the Halfords 3/8ths Torque wrenches at £74.99 for 8-60nm, a Teng 3892AG-E1 3/8ths drive at £45 that only does 5-25nm and a Britool EVT-600A 12-68nm which is about £110 and I consider all of these cheap ones, cheap but accurate.


^^^
As above price pays for accuracy down to single NMs/Lbs/Fts and how well put together it is.
The accuracy may be fine for most of the middle of the range but not so accurate near the extreme ends of range.

If it is super critical i.e. alloy bearing pillow blocks then the few NMs inaccuracy could introduce significant error.
But for clashing a motorbike together a halfords pro should be OK.

For the anally inclined, the wrench needs to have it's calibration checked for every job. On a Calibrated/certified torque guage. I'll bet 80% of the torque wrenches in use never see a meter from shop to skip. Smile
And people manage fine with what they are doing with them. Ignorance is bliss. Smile

The blessing is most fastners have at least a 5%+- tolerance for OEM torque values which allows for error in thread preparation and tool inaccuracy.
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I also have the Laser 1/2" and the Draper 3/8".But I also have some dial gauge torque wrenches that are quite low setting for those cam cover bolts that only need 8 ft/lbs or so.

Luckily a friend works at a big engineering firm where they have a calibration facility,where all of my wrenches get a regular check.
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Fizzer Thou wrote:
I also have the Laser 1/2" and the Draper 3/8".But I also have some dial gauge torque wrenches that are quite low setting for those cam cover bolts that only need 8 ft/lbs or so.

Luckily a friend works at a big engineering firm where they have a calibration facility,where all of my wrenches get a regular check.


We used Norbar and Snap-On wrenches where I worked in UK. They were checked when ever you wnated but I don't ever remember any 'inaccuracy' in any that 'looked' OK. The most error was in those that had been damaged by the tool abusers. I had one I found in a lower guard of a dozer which was coated in rust. It cleaned up nice and shiny and was still bang-on in the meter. Maybe it was our meter that was fucked. Confused Smile
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PostPosted: 20:24 - 25 Jan 2013    Post subject: Re: Which Torque Wrench Do You Have? Reply with quote
StevenF wrote:
I'm looking for a 3/8" Torque Wrench but don't want to pay an absolute fortune! I'm looking for one in the range of 8-60NM or there abouts.

Any recommendations?

Thank you.


try machine mart they have some ok ones

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cht204-38in-drive-reversible-torque-wre
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I have a halfords one and a Britool for the small stuff, I used to work in a Calibration lab so I can say 99% certain that the halfords ones are Norbar, which are very, very good... The really cheap ones are not worth bothering with.
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Mark Roberts wrote:
Normal - Snapped so welded shut.
700nm - Still hidden in the goose neck somewhere on the port.


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Walloper wrote:

For the anally inclined, the wrench needs to have it's calibration checked for every job.


No it doesn't.

Walloper wrote:

The blessing is most fastners have at least a 5%+- tolerance for OEM torque values which allows for error in thread preparation and tool inaccuracy.


Not much when ISO6789 allows a 4% tolerance on calibration.
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Walloper wrote:
They were checked when ever you wnated but I don't ever remember any 'inaccuracy' in any that 'looked' OK.


The Lab I run did around 19000 torque calibrations last year, we adjusted around 30%. Most are fixed values and we apply a tolerance of 4%. The adjustable wrenches require a tolerance of 14% and still fail Laughing
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Marki wrote:
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They were checked when ever you wnated but I don't ever remember any 'inaccuracy' in any that 'looked' OK.


The Lab I run did around 19000 torque calibrations last year, we adjusted around 30%. Most are fixed values and we apply a tolerance of 4%. The adjustable wrenches require a tolerance of 14% and still fail Laughing


Aye.. that may well be but not all fasteners that are tightened are that critical.

5% is very strict as major manufactures only specify around +10%
You split hairs man.
Aircraft may need Hi accuracy for reliabilty issue but 'general' torque is not so critical.
I don't think half the wrenches in use are looked after as they should be is all I was saying.
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Totally agree, I have norbar and torque leader wrenches at home and I cannot remember the last time they were checked, it's not that important. The main reason for me using one is so that I don't strip the thread or break the fixing. Generally if the book says anything over 40nm then I'd just tighten it up by feel. I don't think 90% of the fixings on a bike need a torque wrench.


BTW the most important thing with adjustable wrenches is to remember to wind them back to the lowest reading when you have finished with them.
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