Torque wrench calibration

[DesertLake]

I can't remember if I asked this before, is there a place in town that can calibrate a torque wrench?

Also, are the dial type torque wrenches very sensitive to temperature?

I'm planning to start in on my 350 during the holiday...

 

[locrwln1]

I don't know of any.

I tried to have one of my older Craftsman re-calibrated, took it to Sears and they pretty much said that it is cheaper and easier to buy a new one. Especially if it is on sale.

Jack

 

[CV Kurt]

I don't know of any.

I tried to have one of my older Craftsman re-calibrated, took it to Sears and they pretty much said that it is cheaper and easier to buy a new one. Especially if it is on sale.

Jack

For Craftsman torque wrenches, you could just take it to Sears and complain that the wrench seems not to be well calibrated. You might just walk out with a replacement at no charge. At least that's what happened ages ago to a friend of mine. Not sure if warranty handling is the same now as it once was. They use to replace any Craftsman hand tool for pretty much any reason.

I have an old (~ 20 years) Craftsman torque wrench too but am not too worried about its possible loss of fine calibration... just don't think fine calibration matters all that much for my uses (lug nuts, etc.). Mine feels "close enough". I'd be more concerned if I was torquing bolts on the engine....

 

[rusty_tlc]

Test Equipment Sales, Calibrations, and Rentals by Testwave Phone 775-356-8378  

$35 up to 250 ft#, call for pricing on higher torques.


775-356-8378



I use them for all of our calibration.

 

[rusty_tlc]

For Craftsman torque wrenches, you could just take it to Sears and complain that the wrench seems not to be well calibrated. You might just walk out with a replacement at no charge. At least that's what happened ages ago to a friend of mine. Not sure if warranty handling is the same now as it once was.

I have an old (~ 20 years) Craftsman torque wrench too but am not too worried about its possible loss of fine calibration... just don't think fine calibration matters all that much for my uses (lug nuts, etc.). Mine feels "close enough". I'd be more concerned if I was torquing bolts on the engine....

If I had an old craftsman I'd hold on to it, the new craftsman stuff isn't near as high of quality.

 

[DesertLake]

If I had an old craftsman I'd hold on to it, the new craftsman stuff isn't near as high of quality.

True dat. I'm not seeing much difference between Craftsman and HF on basic hand tools, other than price. I took my 20+ year old craftsman 1/4" ratchet down for replacement when it died, and the new one is complete crap.

Thanks, I'll give those guys a call!

 

[spressomon]

True dat. I'm not seeing much difference between Craftsman and HF on basic hand tools, other than price. I took my 20+ year old craftsman 1/4" ratchet down for replacement when it died, and the new one is complete crap.

Thanks, I'll give those guys a call!

My 1/4" and 3/8" Crapsman ratchets get 'rotated' by Sears on an all too often basis; and they always give up the ghost when its the most inconvenient time for me. And like you have noticed they just feel like s*** to begin with .

I've found a couple good deals lately on Snap-On's Dual 80 ratchets...we'll see if they hold up any better; but they sure feel about 1000% stronger and less arc travel too!

 

[rusty_tlc]

My 1/4" and 3/8" Crapsman ratchets get 'rotated' by Sears on an all too often basis; and they always give up the ghost when its the most inconvenient time for me. And like you have noticed they just feel like s*** to begin with .

I've found a couple good deals lately on Snap-On's Dual 80 ratchets...we'll see if they hold up any better; but they sure feel about 1000% stronger and less arc travel too!

I bought a set of Husky metric ratcheting wrenches to access a tough bolt thinking I'd return them after I used them. I wound up keeping them, they actually seem to be fair quality for the price. Not Snap-on or Mac quality but pretty good for import stuff.

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

Our Snap On guy just calibrated mine for free. It had been quite awhile and I was suspect.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Our Snap On guy just calibrated mine for free. It had been quite awhile and I was suspect.

Did he give you the before and after numbers?

It's nice to know if it was way out, in case you want to recheck something you used it for.

Kind of off topic but this thread reminds me of a tool I saw at a trade show. It was an automatic screw gun. Instead of being calibrated for a certain torque it used continuous feed screws, the tip of each screw was attached to the head of the one before it. When you hit the correct torque the screw would snap off. I wish I was smart enough to come up with ideas like that.