Torque Wrench Recommendations
06-09-2005, 08:59 PM
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I have a few torque wrenches. 3/8" drive is usually up to 75-100 foot founds on the max reading. 1/2" drive is usually up to 200-250 foot pounds. I have a small 3/8" drive that reads in inch pounds for low torque applications. It goes up to 20 foot pounds when you convert inches to pounds.
I have Utica, Husky, and CDI. CDI either makes the Snap-On torque wrenches or is owned by Snap-On. I forget.
Sears had or has a wrench that I think was called micro-torque that I did not like. It had a ring you twist to lock/unlock the torque setting just like an old Snap-On. With Snap-On the locking ring was made of metal. With Sears it was plasic and it could break.
I think the best bang for the buck is Husky. The one I have is 3/8" drive.
This is an old picture. I gave one of the CDI 1/2" drive wrenches in the pic to a Boxster friend. I then bought a 3/8" drive Utica that is not in the pic.
I have Utica, Husky, and CDI. CDI either makes the Snap-On torque wrenches or is owned by Snap-On. I forget.
Sears had or has a wrench that I think was called micro-torque that I did not like. It had a ring you twist to lock/unlock the torque setting just like an old Snap-On. With Snap-On the locking ring was made of metal. With Sears it was plasic and it could break.
I think the best bang for the buck is Husky. The one I have is 3/8" drive.
This is an old picture. I gave one of the CDI 1/2" drive wrenches in the pic to a Boxster friend. I then bought a 3/8" drive Utica that is not in the pic.
06-09-2005, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Tool Pants
I have a few torque wrenches. 3/8" drive is usually up to 75-100 foot founds on the max reading. 1/2" drive is usually up to 200-250 foot pounds. I have a small 3/8" drive that reads in inch pounds for low torque applications. It goes up to 20 foot pounds when you convert inches to pounds.
I have Utica, Husky, and CDI. CDI either makes the Snap-On torque wrenches or is owned by Snap-On. I forget.
Sears had or has a wrench that I think was called micro-torque that I did not like. It had a ring you twist to lock/unlock the torque setting just like an old Snap-On. With Snap-On the locking ring was made of metal. With Sears it was plasic and it could break.
I think the best bang for the buck is Husky. The one I have is 3/8" drive.
This is an old picture. I gave one of the CDI 1/2" drive wrenches in the pic to a Boxster friend. I then bought a 3/8" drive Utica that is not in the pic.
I have Utica, Husky, and CDI. CDI either makes the Snap-On torque wrenches or is owned by Snap-On. I forget.
Sears had or has a wrench that I think was called micro-torque that I did not like. It had a ring you twist to lock/unlock the torque setting just like an old Snap-On. With Snap-On the locking ring was made of metal. With Sears it was plasic and it could break.
I think the best bang for the buck is Husky. The one I have is 3/8" drive.
This is an old picture. I gave one of the CDI 1/2" drive wrenches in the pic to a Boxster friend. I then bought a 3/8" drive Utica that is not in the pic.
Thx Tool Pants...is there any tool that you don't have?
Jim
06-09-2005, 11:15 PM
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Just call it a genetic defect. As a pre-teen my presents were tools. I use to take watches, law mowers, bicycles, and other stuff apart. I was always able to put things back together, and sometimes they worked. Sometimes they did not.
34 years ago when I was about 14 I helped my brother replace a clutch. Then I went into my first motorcylcle and car. The tool collection grew over the years from a small tool box to many small tool boxes. Then I had to buy 2 roll-aways. Then I had to buy the chests as I ran out of room.
Then when I bought my Boxster 6 years ago I made friends with the Porsche mechanics I know. I went through their tool chests. They showed me the official Porsche tool catalog and I bought just what I needed. They showed me the aftermarket tool catalog and I bought just what I needed.
I have been trying to find this electrical tool kit for 4 years. Made by Mibotool. This I do not have. I have searched on google and asked on 2 German message boards. No luck. I have spoken to 2 dealers. It is not in the tool catalog.
This is the electrical tool kit I want, or rather some of the tools in the kit. Not from Hazet or Stahlwille. From Mibotool.
34 years ago when I was about 14 I helped my brother replace a clutch. Then I went into my first motorcylcle and car. The tool collection grew over the years from a small tool box to many small tool boxes. Then I had to buy 2 roll-aways. Then I had to buy the chests as I ran out of room.
Then when I bought my Boxster 6 years ago I made friends with the Porsche mechanics I know. I went through their tool chests. They showed me the official Porsche tool catalog and I bought just what I needed. They showed me the aftermarket tool catalog and I bought just what I needed.
I have been trying to find this electrical tool kit for 4 years. Made by Mibotool. This I do not have. I have searched on google and asked on 2 German message boards. No luck. I have spoken to 2 dealers. It is not in the tool catalog.
This is the electrical tool kit I want, or rather some of the tools in the kit. Not from Hazet or Stahlwille. From Mibotool.
06-10-2005, 03:01 AM
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Those things look like what I have in the kitchen for carving meat. Just kidding. I think I have sent several Snap-On and Mac tool dealers kids to medical school, law school and one didn't amount to much but spent a lot of daddy's money. If you use them al ot they are certainly worth the money. I have my collection as I been working in aviation for the past 20 yrs.The tool trucks are like toy stores for me.
06-10-2005, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by StanSoph
Those things look like what I have in the kitchen for carving meat...
Tool Pants - Too bad I didn't see the pic of the Mibotool electrical set 3 days ago! I just opened a new checking account and I had a choice between a free toaster and the Mibotool electrical set. Unfortunately for you, I chose the toaster! Thought I could replace the CD holder and the storage shelf in the lower console with the toaster so I could have warm Pop-Tarts on the way to work each morning.
