Torque Wrench

[Scuba Steve]

Can anyone tell me if the craftsman torque wrenchs are any good. I was looking at the microtork 3/8" with a range of 10-75ft/lbs, but the digitork looks good with a range of 5-80 ft/lbs. I was going to buy snap-on again but i dont want to spend the $240 that they want, but I know their stuff is good....craftsman I dont know. Please help.

 

[readymix]

I have two craftsman TR's. One is the 5-80 and the other is the 20-250 digitorque. They work pretty well for me.

 

[BlueBlazer]

Whatever you get, keep in mind you get what you pay for when it comes to torque wrenches. You buy cheap, you get cheap quality. I like my S & K torque wrenches, micrometer type at home. At work, we have Snap On torque wrenches, which are decent, but I like the S & K brand more just going off of feel. They feel very consistent while torquing which the cheap ones usually don't.

 

[jarheadk5]

As with most Craftsman stuff, their TQ wrenches are about middle-of-the-road in quality. Better than the $20 Pep Boys special, not as good as the Mac/Matco/Snap On/S-K stuff.

But IMHO, unless you're building an engine or setting up gears, or you're a professional mechanic, the $20 Pep Boys special WILL get the job done. The accuracy of a cheap TQ wrench is still better than anyone's "calibrated elbow"...