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Old 16-03-2010, 09:54 PM
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I'm looking for a good quality, accurate torque wrench, ideally 3/8" drive, must go down to lowish torques (10Nm or less ideally) and be easy to read.

Jacko lent me his Snap On digital ones before, but they're a bit beyond my budget at the mo!

My current one is a Clarke, it was cheap but it's a slag to set up, all the scales are seemingly totally random...

Do any of you pros out there have any good value recommendations?

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Old 16-03-2010, 09:57 PM
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Ive got a halfords 3/8" and 1/2" one and never had a problem with them!! got them years ago before i got a trade card but still seem ok, be nice to get the calibration checked one of these days but wouldnt know how to go about it.....
Old 16-03-2010, 10:00 PM
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facom one is good
Old 16-03-2010, 11:35 PM
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i have the halfords pro ones and so does someone i work with. we have the calibrations checked every six months or so and they're always within tolerence, easy to read and nice to use.
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i use two clicks of the elbow for everything lol
Old 16-03-2010, 11:54 PM
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just borrow mine when ever youwant mate is even cheeper
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only ever used a torque wrench on head bolts every thing wlse gets done FT

couldn't even use the torque wrench properly once, read the wrong scale and promptly snapped a cvh head bolt in the block doh!!

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Old 17-03-2010, 07:14 PM
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Cheers Jacko but it's about time I got my own.

Yours is ultra pornographic but I can't just keep pinching your gear!

Halfords pro is winning at the minute, I wonder if the snap on ones ever come up second hand
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Originally Posted by Neil S
I wonder if the snap on ones ever come up second hand

of course they do!!? just look on ebay.
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tey do mate there always on there
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