Lookee what I found!

[BFroa]

I had forgot about this; bought it years ago at JCPenney! And yes I used it quite a bit in my day.

 

[M.Brane]

Cool! I'm a big fan of beam torque wrenches. No calibration required, and close enough for most tasks.

 

[redwrench60]

Cool old wrench. I have the Craftsman version my Dad bought in the 1960’s.

Now, get that off the bed before the wife sees it and beats you with it.

 

[zimman]

Awww. My Mom used to work with Mr. Penney. Still love the store.
Zim

 

[Nutria]

Very nice. You should post it over at the JC Penney thread.

 

[driftpin]

I have my Craftsman 150 ft/lb beam torque wrench I bought probably 50 years ago, and the white, black and blue box it came in. I also have a used Plumb I bought, which I suspect is older.

 

[Radio Flyer]

I have the Kmart version. I’ll try and post a pic tomorrow.

 

[ChevyEFI]

We had at a job I worked 24-25:

• One of those. Pop. Mechanic brand IIRC
• Not one MF who understood how to bolt a two piece table together with a pattern inner to out.
• Mr. Copper Tinman who made ******* sure his guestimated torque values would hold nothing once he tube-spooged antisieze 8x as mich as I used.
• Management incompetence galore.

Life is better now.

 

[WillyBoy]

Anybody know who made those?
That's a dead ringer for my Craftsman from the 1970's.

 

[OldnSlo]

While I have the modern versions for assembly, I often use the beam type for measuring torque as I UNDO a fastener on a project.

 

[Kurt4440]

I thought that I was the only person who kept my old torque wrenches. I have an old Craftsman beam torque wrench in my other garage.

 

[jayemm]

Anybody know who made those?
That's a dead ringer for my Craftsman from the 1970's.

Yea, that's similar to a Craftsman 0-150 I bought around 1972. I think they were made by Sturtevant -Richmont.

 

[jives]

Yup. still use the Craftsman beam style from probably around the the 1980s?

 

[WWheeler]

Yup. still use the Craftsman beam style from probably around the the 1980s?

I don't think I've had mine quite that long. Mid 90s I think. Still quite accurate and in good shape, but can't say I have a lot of occasion that I use it any more though.



These RHFT Digitorks are a bit older though.

 

[Skyman]

I use my 40+ year-old beam type, with female-to-female couplers, for DIY calibration checks of my click type wrenches. It's been a long time since I've used the beam-type for anything else.