[s-cars] Source for torque wrench?

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I have a Craftsman digi-tork 1/2" torque wrench that's about 14 years old and has been used a lot.  I checked the calibration last year (with a weight attached to the end), and it was within 5 lbs-ft.

chris chambers wrote:
> But have you checked that Craftsman torque wrench for accuracy?
> The less expensive wrenches lose their accuracy easily.
> --- "W. Bean" <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:
>> ---- davekase at pdqlocks.com wrote: 
>> > Jim,
>> > 
>> > I had a Craftsman 1/2" drive torque wrench for about 10 years.  I
>> used it
>> > _very_ lightly and the damn thing fell apart anyway.   The plastic
>> bits
>> > went to shit and the handle split.
>> > 
>> > Snap-On/MAC/Matco and the like have excellent torque wrenches but
>> they are
>> > quite salty.  I trolled Ebay for a couple weeks and picked up a
>> used MAC
>> > torque wrench (all metal).  It was only $50 as the finish was not
>> perfect
>> > on it.  I fully suspect this will be the last torque wrench I ever
>> have to
>> > buy.
>> > 
>> > What the heck happened to your old one?  Don't you know that you
>> never,
>> > ever sell any of your tools.  That's just the way it is...
>> > 
>> > Kase
>> > shopping for a ring-toy
>> 
>> 
>>  
>> I've had my 3/8" Craftsman manual torque wrench for about 8 years
>> now, and I've used it pretty often.  The only thing that has happened
>> is the spring clip in the head came out of the hoop (the mechanism
>> that allows it to change direction), but I fixed that in about 5
>> minutes and it's been fine ever since.  I guess as always, your
>> individual results may vary.  The only thing I'll add is that Sears
>> doesn't warrant their torque wrenches forever like other tools.  90
>> days IIRC.
>> 
>> I've never shopped for a MAC or Snap-On wrench of any sort, so I
>> don't know how they compare.  I can only guess they're favorable, but
>> I was poor (still am, but for different reasons) at the time so I
>> bought what I thought was reasonable.
>> 
>> --
>> Wylie Bean
>> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
>> 90 cq
>> 91 90q20v sport
>> 92 UrS4
>> 01 allroad
>> 
>> 
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