dogdad
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What's a decent torque wrench to buy...need it on the smaller side of ft pounds...10 ft pounds and up...actually for a Big Green Egg for the first use.
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Torque wrench..
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kd3pc
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so it takes a torque wrench to put a grill together that cannot be bought online??
My grill came with finger tight wing nuts...and if you tightened them too much they slipped...
I would go with the PI
My grill came with finger tight wing nuts...and if you tightened them too much they slipped...
I would go with the PI
Ole Slewfoot
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10 lb weight hung from a 1' wrench. Water is 8.35lb/gal if you don't have weights.
bczygan
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Hf
$10
$10
I have a set of HF wrenches in 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 and 3/4 and also a digital torque measuring device to test their accuracy. I am also putting together a set of better wrenches and so far have the Precision 3/8 that goes to 100 lbs and the Precision 1/4 that goes to about 200 inch pounds. I plan to add the Precision 1/2 that goes to 250 lbs. When I am torquing connecting rod bolts, I want the good wrench.
PelicanPines
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Precision Instruments split beam.
what I got... ^^^
Jazzman442
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I am looking for the same thing. then I found the ACdelco cube. Reviews are great. I need a In LB one and the lower one does both.
what I got... ^^^
Same with me, one PI snapon version and one PI version... The click is really loud which helps.
so it takes a torque wrench to put a grill together that cannot be bought online??
My grill came with finger tight wing nuts...and if you tightened them too much they slipped...
I would go with the PI
No it does not require one..but two bolts need to be tightened to a specific....so just gives me a reason to get a new tool.
redvalkyrie
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Harbor Freight, used Craftsman, Tohnichi, Tone, Toptul, Tekton. The Tekton are very nice, made in Taiwan, and feature 1/4-1/2". They usually run about $30.
kctyphoon
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+1 for the HF. Just store it without tension on the spring. They have been repeatedly proven to be accurate so long as your not working on the mirrors for the Hubble Telescope.
For the applications where a torque wrench should be used, the real idea is keep multiple bolts applying the same or even pressure. Where single bolts are applied, it's usually to keep things within a range of torque, so things aren't grossly over or under tightened. Being slightly off from being "within NASA spec" won't really matter.
For the applications where a torque wrench should be used, the real idea is keep multiple bolts applying the same or even pressure. Where single bolts are applied, it's usually to keep things within a range of torque, so things aren't grossly over or under tightened. Being slightly off from being "within NASA spec" won't really matter.
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Wamsutta
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You guys with the PI split beam torque wrenches:
Does the handle feel OK? Looks like it would feel like holding onto a pipe.
Does the handle feel OK? Looks like it would feel like holding onto a pipe.
disston
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I own several older Sturtevant beam type torque wrenches that I bought used. They are often pretty cheap even on Ebay. Watch out tho and watch the ads for a while before you buy. There are a lot of these being sold way above their value.
I then buy used clicker name brand wrenches. Names like Bonney, Utica and several others were quality tools only a few years ago. I use the beam wrenches to check the setting of the clickers when I use them. Beam wrenches don't usually lose too much of their accuracy. The clickers are easier to use and are a plus when doing multi fasteners that all need the same setting, like intake manifold bolts, or oil pan bolts.
I then buy used clicker name brand wrenches. Names like Bonney, Utica and several others were quality tools only a few years ago. I use the beam wrenches to check the setting of the clickers when I use them. Beam wrenches don't usually lose too much of their accuracy. The clickers are easier to use and are a plus when doing multi fasteners that all need the same setting, like intake manifold bolts, or oil pan bolts.
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maxchevy
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congrats on the big green egg!