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_G_
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Joined: 22 Mar 2006
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:52 am |
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Bought the one that won this test from my local factors for £18.99, top notch, i know how tight to do the wheel bolts and such now...
10/10, considering price and the fact that it looks much more expensive, could get away with putting it on ebay for 30 notes i reckon... |
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Chris H
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:52 am |
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what make is it? model number? |
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_G_
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:52 am |
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_G_
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:53 am |
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Draper 3001A
"If you were to look for the blueprint of a torque wrench, the Draper is it. It's as conventional as you can get, with a knurled adjuster and a simple locking device. It performed best on the Nm scale, which was sensibly graduated in tenths, although that made lb/ft a bit tricky to select. Near-perfect accuracy combined with a great price mean it's our Best Buy." |
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Naples_16v
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Joined: 11 Dec 2005
Posts: 192
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Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:59 pm |
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whats a torque wrench do when it gets to the designated torque? |
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Chris H
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Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:03 pm |
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clicks when the torque setting is reached |
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Naples_16v
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Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:04 pm |
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ah like a battery drill torque setting? should have guessed that |
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Chris H
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Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:06 pm |
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similar.
there are also swinging needle wrenches the needle swings and you read the gauge to see the torque |
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Chris H
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Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:07 pm |
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main prob with the click one sis at low torque settings its a light click, at higher ones its very easy to tell its click, the wrench gives and a loud click is heard and felt, low settings can be tricky in noisy environments |
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Chet T16
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Joined: 12 Feb 2004
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Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:20 pm |
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I want a digital vibrating one! |
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Wicked Neo
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Joined: 04 Jan 2005
Posts: 3680
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Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:41 pm |
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the click on mine is too quiet, cant hear the bloody thing if there is a sound any louder than a grasshopper at 20 paces . .
i want one that screams at me 'ooooo baby you're tight' when its at the correct torque (or one that has a click i can bloody well hear) |
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donsrno1
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Joined: 04 Nov 2005
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Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:35 pm |
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on mine you can easily feel when it's reached the correct torque because of the way it clicks, even if it is a noisy environment. |
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Dan
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:14 am |
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my one thatcmy dad bought me is very loud, but being my dad it had to be snap on lol, but not my money! |
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