We have a Craftsman breakaway style in our garage that's older than I am. (21) We've had it calibrated 3-4 times and it's always been spot on. I would definitely recommend this tool.
I have 2 Craftsman, 3/8 and 1/4. The 1/4 only goes down to 6 Nm and the handle is pretty long for small jobs. I need one that torques to a lighter spec w/ a shorter hande but all the bike specific t-wrenches I look at cost 3x what I paid for the big t-wrench. Looking for a good, accurate product at a reasonable price, $50ish or so. Any sugestions?
I own two torque wrenches, the large and small bending beam style Park tools. The Park Tool wrenches are easy to source. For a small torque wrench, the bending beam style is the most economical and practical choice. Plus, beam style wrenches do not need to be sent in for calibration, while click style wrenches need to be sent in for calibration every year or so.
Just bought a 1/4" drive torque wrench from harbor freight for $15. It goes from 20-200 in.lbs. Also bought a set of 1/4" drive metric allen head sockets. Now I am content.
Craftsman 3/8". Like rice said, crown pinch bolts are a key place for this. I do it on stems and bars too because I find it helps keep creaks from developing. Also, I use it when carbon bits are involved. For hub cones, I go by feel. Otherwise, everything gets hamfisted.
There are some newer electronic strain gauge based torque wrenches from Danaher Tool Group sold under various labels (KD/Gearwrench, Craftsman, etc) and they retail for around $200 but can be had for around $100. Those should be better as far as staying calibrated as long as the electronics don't die. Some measure breakaway torque too.
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