Re: Torque wrenches

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

At 11:29 23.06.98 -0700, Osman Parvez wrote:

>Hi folks,
>    I was looking into getting a torque wrench the other day. Sears had two
>designs, the "click-type" wrench with the adjustable collar for setting,
>and the older type with a needle and a bar running parallel to the wrench
>to indicate torque. 
>
>The click-type was $60, the needle type was $20. I couldn't see any
>advantage of going with the "click-type". However, I decided to hold off
>before I buy. 
>
>Even if the cheaper type only holds it's accuracy for a shorter time, it'll
>still be cheaper to replace it every few years than to buy the more
>expensive one. 

Buy the click-type one. It's well worth the difference in price. The needle
type is _much_ less accurate by design, difficult to read from an angle and
easier to damage. 

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
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