Torque wrench

[elbrownos]

I'm in the market for a torque wrench.
This one from Amazon looks pretty good
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0001K9T...item_title
It's cheap, gets good reviews and is simple.
My only concern is not having a ratchet mechanism, it might be impossible to use in tight spaces. What do you reckon?

Cheers
Elbrownos

[Dead Eye]

For a product like this I tend to buy quality. I bought a cheap ratchet Torque wrench and was using it on the wheel hub nuts on my car... the 1/2" drive sheered straight off the head. Needless to say, it got returned later that day and I ordered a Draper one. It was more expensive but hasn't failed me yet I also have a 1/4" drive one for the bike since my 1/2" drive one starts at 30Nm which is too much for most bike stuff. For undoing stiff / tight bolts I use a 750mm 1/2" drive breaker bar, again, so far that hasn't failed me either

[ghostbiker]

Some tools you can skimp on others you can't. With good reviews it might be worth a shot but I have allways gone branded and quality on a torque wrench as you want to be sure it is doing the right settings.

[elbrownos]

Good points but this is branded (Draper) and quality. Its cheap because there's nothing to it, not because its cheaply made.

[richfzs]

And because of its type is subject to parallax error reading it, you've got to get right over the scale at 90 degrees, and you won't pull the same torque twice.

Not for me, that one.

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[clayt74]

I bought one from tool station for about £25. Non branded but rachet. Took it into work n checked the calibration. .. it was bang on! And has served me well. 2 years later checked the calibration again and it was still perfect.  Will see if I can find a link to it.

[Tifa]

Halfords...mid range stuff...pretty good quality.
Lifetime guarantee too.
I took mine back faulty after 8 years of use, they replaced it without quibble.
ISTR it scored pretty highly in the RIDE T/W tests also.

[Dead Eye]

Be interested to see which one you got from Toolstation as that's where my cheap one came from where the drive sheered off... Mind you, Toolstation themselves where fantastic to deal with

[red98]

dont go for the cheap version  :eek ....bought a new one from machine mart last year,their own brand "clark" very good quality and a good price..buy a lot of stuff from them  ....never have any complaints 

[VNA]

Dunno.

I bought a Williams sort of mid lower price job for lower range settings.  I'm far from convinced of it.  In fact I don't use it, back to just nipping things up by feel.

Might get something else in the future.  I'll probably splash out on a Britool job or two.  Got loads of em at work, always very repeatable on the tester, the adjustment works well and they have a nice positive feel.  Worth the extra dosh.

[fazed600]

I've had a 1/2" Draper £30 jobbie that has more than paid for itself. Came recommended in mechanics some mag years ago. Alright for home use.

Never had anything major fall off so must be doing it's job. Think it's only good for above 30Nm though so tend to use on things like axle nuts and brake caliper bolts.

Everything nonlifethreateningifitfallsoff gets done by feel.

[chaparral02]

I just bought one of these sealey STW703 ones..

http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.as...results=16
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Torque-...458wt_1343

[adeejaysdelight]

Cheap tools are not worth the money. Buy cheap, buy twice.

[richfzs]

Cheap tools are not worth the money. Buy cheap, buy twice.

Absolutely agree!

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[locksmith]

Bit like telling the time with a sun dial I'd have thought