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Thread: recommend a good all-around torque wrench?

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    Question recommend a good all-around torque wrench?

    i guess the main application would be to apply 35-40 inch lbs on carrier key screws. is there a tool that can be also used for more mundane household tasks as well?
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    I'm curious, too.

    In the meantime, I'm too cheap to spend $100+ on a good "micro-meter," and it's not SO hard to gauge how much I'm torquing screws using an L-shaped hex wrench or even a screwdriver.

    It's simple math: if you want 30-40 inch-pounds, then put 10-12 pounds of force on a 3-4" hex wrench.

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    ah, just wanted to ask around before splurging on a $150 set from Brownell's.
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    FAT Wrench

    http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=718023

    Wheeler Eng. FAT Wrench.

    Hopefully it's a good product; I have one that I have yet to use because I'm too busy to do the things that require it. But I read good reviews all over so I ponied up for it.

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    Some of the reviews on Midway call the FAT wrench junk, so I struck it from my shopping list.

    Plato, please let us know how this works out. If this things works for $50, then I'll probably get one.

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    Last edited by PALADIN-hgwt; 07-07-09 at 23:04.
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    Just get on the MSC, Grainger, or McMaster-Carr industrial supply websites and search for what you want.

    I bought a Proto 1/4" drive torque screwdriver that goes from 6 in-lb to 36 in-lb. It's great for things like backup sights, scope rings and bases, action screws on bolt rifles, and other applications. It wasn't cheap, but it a real precision tool, and not a cheap POS like the FAT screwdriver.

    Sooner or later I'll get a torque wrench for the bigger stuff like AR barrels, flash hiders, and buffer tubes.

    Good torque tools are going to cost $100-$200. But like anything, if you buy a good one, you'll only need to buy it once.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PALADIN-hgwt View Post
    1/2 in. drive foot/pound wrench for barrel installs and automotive bolts.
    Yes, for big stuff, a big 1/2" torque wrench is really necessary. Get a "click" type (the kinds with the needle and gauge are impossible). They're $50 or so at Sears, I think.

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    Look for a used Snap-On on either ebay or Craigslist.

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    Snap-On. I went the Ebay route as suggested already.

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