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"Dave Thompson" wrote in message ... Chris Hughes wrote: Pretty much a loaded question. There are a lot of criteria to define what is best. I personally use a beam type. Cheap and good enough accuracy. Some people like the click type but they are not necessarily more accurate and are more expensive. Then you can go to the ultra precision type and pay big bucks, but why? Not much if anything on a bike needs a high degree of accuracy. Most spec's give a range of torque, get in there and most any torque wrench will be good enough. Chris "Wasatch5k" wrote in message ... Who makes the best Torque wrench? Thanks, Nate Craftsman makes a very good beam type torque wrench that reads high enough for bottom brackets and crank bolts. It retails for around $20.00. It's calibrated in foot-pounds and Newton-meters. Beams can get bent and beaten up, though. But with that said, I own a couple of the Craftsman, and they work fine. If I were doing production work, I would get a click wrench -- but with the occaisional crank bolt or eccentric bolt (which is measured in inch pounds), these wrenches are good enough. -- Jay Beattie. |
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For 1/4", I didn't find anything reasonably priced except the Park. For the other sizes, Craftsmen are more readily available and possibly cheaper. Wasatch5k Wrote: Who makes the best Torque wrench? Nate -- jasong |
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Try snap-on ot mac tools. Both are expensive professional torque
wrenches for the automotive trade. The aircraft industry has better and more expensive ones. I have a Chinese made 1/2" drive one and a USA military surplus 1/4" drive one. Both are as accurate as I need for my bicycles, automobiles, and target rifles. Ken Canada Wasatch5k wrote: Who makes the best Torque wrench? |
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Wasatch5k wrote: Who makes the best Torque wrench? I think others phrased it pretty well. Basically, the best will cost you a ton and, for bicycle applications, seemingly give you little incremental benefit. I agree with the poster who implied that the tolerances for the torque spec are going to be /well/ within the accuracy of a beam wrench, much less an expensive tool. I bought one like this: http://snipurl.com/csbb for about the same price ($30) It works just fine. Got a good set of 1/4" drive hex sockets by Craftsman. |
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Oh yeah, Stanley has a set of 3/8" metric hex wrenches at Walmart for about 1/2 of what the craftsmen variety cost, around $12 instead of maybe $25. Same with Torx, if you need those. They reach further than the craftsmen variety, too. jasong Wrote: For 1/4", I didn't find anything reasonably priced except the Park. For the other sizes, Craftsmen are more readily available and possibly cheaper. -- jasong |
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Wasatch5k wrote: Who makes the best Torque wrench? Thanks, Nate Shel Bro Co far and away with its universal torque wrench. A "must have" for any profesional. HAND |
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Wasatch5k wrote in news:37cp6tF598kprU1
@individual.net: Who makes the best Torque wrench? Thanks, Nate This is one of the very best: http://www.torqwrench.com/Products/S...plitBeams.html |
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