Your Torque Wrench?
Based on many posts here, it seems that many of you travel with a torque wrench. I have never owned or even used one, and I have turned many a nut or bolt with torque specifications just by guessing....
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Tom/Barb wrote:
The most accurate torque wrench is a bending bar style....
Is this what you are referring to?
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Powerbuilt-1-2-in-Drive-Needle-Torque-Wrench-644044/203116749
I've only used beam-style because they were the least expensive at my local hardware store. They wear out - I've had two replaced under warranty over the years. I just assumed they were the least dependable of torque wrenches... all the mechanics I know use dial type and/or digital.
You need to be careful using beam-style. The indicator rod can touch the bar and give a false reading if you aren't holding the wrench flat. The indicator rod can easily be knocked out of "zero", just by the way you pick up the wrench if you aren't careful.
