Re: Craftsman Tools VS Other?
2016/11/24 04:57:39
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knightsilver,
I agree with both notfordman and MSim. Craftsman is not the tool it was in the past and warranty, if it breaks, is getting harder to claim. Also, Sears is having financial difficulties and may close many more stores. That needs to be considered as well.
The major thing I dislike about this style of torque wrench is that the handle twists. This is how you would adjust the torque. If it is like the torque wrench that I had years ago you had to take the pressure off the wrench when done with it. Failing to do so would end up making the wrench inaccurate. Warranty does not cover that. Also, the settings can slip when torqueing a fastener due to the rotating handle. I have a similar unit I still use and go through the slippage once in awhile. It's a pain in the butt. I have this particular unit dedicated for installing frost plug heaters due to its size.
I currently have 5 Torque wrenches. 4 are Snap-On and 1 is Mac. One of the features of the Snap-On torque wrenches is that you don't need to back the settings down and this applies to both the mechanical and the electric versions. I have both styles. The mechanical versions are quite old and reading true to this day.
As was mentioned earlier make sure you acquire the correct unit to do the job.