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Old 03-05-2007, 10:00 AM   #21
John V
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Originally Posted by boggtown
If I had a lot of money to buy a torque wrench, id get a digital one. My brother made a couple in college and they are super accurate. I think they may sell kits so you can make your own, but im not sure.
Well.. yes and no. The quality digital wrenches are great, but they need to be calibrated periodically (just like a click type wrench). I agree with Jim that the beam type, though not necessarily the most convenient, are the most repeatable and trustworthy. I will never get rid of my beam type, and use it almost exclusively for critial applications like steel bolts into aluminum threads.

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