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vath2001 · 03-04-2010, 02:25 PM

Accurate? Calibrated?
My question would be "Did it come with a calibration certficate?"
If not, then any torque wrench is no better than a Harbor Freight version.
Precison tools need to be repeatable and traceable (to the NIST standards). Sound like overkill, but if you do any professional work and something "fails", who knows what could come up in court.

My $0.02 worth.

03-04-2010, 02:25 PM	#7
vath2001 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Use 2B NW Ohio, now NE Ohio Posts: 563	Accurate? Calibrated? My question would be "Did it come with a calibration certficate?" If not, then any torque wrench is no better than a Harbor Freight version. Precison tools need to be repeatable and traceable (to the NIST standards). Sound like overkill, but if you do any professional work and something "fails", who knows what could come up in court. My $0.02 worth. __________________ My Porsche mechanic drives a Saturn. '98 Artic Silver w/ Tip