inexpensive torque wrench measuring in/lbs
Can anybody recommend a brand of inexpensive torque wrench and where I might be able to buy it. Seems like a lot of gun related repairs (ar15 included) require one that measure in in/lbs. Went to sears but they wanted $60 for the only one that measured in/lbs. It was nice, the ratchet type but given the amount of use I actually need it it was more that I hoped to pay. thanx.
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Have a NIB Sears automotive. It reads in ft/pounds. I think you may be saying inch/pounds. Anyway, $38.00 and $5.00 to ship, if it will work. GW. 0 -
Find a standard "Bending beam" type (the kind with a pointer over a fixed scale). Most any real automotive store (not the chain stores)has (or can get) you one, shouldn't be over about 35 bucks.
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.0 -
GreenL.,
I'm looking for the same thing right now. I think Tailgunner has it right. I seem to recall looking at a "bending beam" type, in inch-pounds, at NAPA a few years ago.0 -
YOU CAN EASILY CONVERT FT/LBS INTO INCH / POUNDS BY DIVIDING YOUR MEASUREMENT BY 12 AND YOU CAN CONVERT INCH/POUNDS INTO FOOT/POUNDS BY MULTIPLYING YOUR MEASURMENT BY 12 WHICH MEANS YOU DON'T NEED TO CHANGE OR BUY 2 DIFFERENT TORQUE WRENCHS. EXAMPLE : 100 FT./LBS. = 1200 IN./LBS 100X12=1200 100 IN./LBS. = 8.33 FT./LBS 100%12=8.33 0 -
Just an idea, why bother to torque it if you are going to use an inexpensive wrench to do so. My inch pound wrench was $168 from Snap on. I also use it for race motor applications, but am convinced the quality of the product is affected by the tools that build it. Good luck. 0 -
Cal Hunter, mathematically the #'s can be factored, but the tools can not.
Example: say an action screw requires a 35 in/lb setting.
Most ft/lb wrenchs, start around 30-40 ft/lbs.
So, the lowest converted setting would be, 30 ft/lbs X 12 = 360 in/lbs. Which is quite a spread.
If using beam type, accuracy is not only limited to the tool, but depends very heavily on how you look at the pointer(the angle), and where the pointer is on the scale.
Unless directly over the beams pointer, the torque value will be off.
Tolerances in the tool, and usage can easily affect a guns accuracy.
Personally own Snap-On click types in ft/lbs, and in/lbs. Have one beam type, and it just sits in the measuring tool drawer.
Want to upgrade to dials, but just can't seem to get fired up enough to spend the $$$$.
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I just purchased a new "Beam Type" in inch/lbs from my local True Value Hardware Store. They had to order it but it came in one week. It ran about $30.00. Any True Value can order one for you. I have a rifle that is very pickey with action screw tightness. I was amazed at how a minor adjustment to the rear action screw made it the tack shooter that it used to be.
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Edited by - mbrook on 10/14/2002 16:18:580 -
For anyone interested, I have a set of three Snap-On in/lb ratcheting reversable torque wrenches. They are 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drives.
I will part with them for $250.00 for the set, postage paid. If interested e-mail to WWllVet@outdrs.net
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