halfords torque wrench

[WadGTI]

Have had halfrauds wrenches before. Had 2 where the teeth broke.

Using Ampro stuff the now which hasn't let me down yet.

[sharki786]

Ampro stuff is cheap stuff aint it?
I got some laser wrench from asda for £4 and it broke straight away 

[Bellend]

I like their wrenches and use them on a daily TBF for general work. You can undo stuff with one provided you set it to a higher torque which can be handy.

I have a 5 foot 3/4" torque wrench for heavy stuff, 550nm foor a hub nut, no problem.

[WadGTI]

Ampro stuff is cheap stuff aint it?
I got some laser wrench from asda for £4 and it broke straight away 

Yeah, its pretty good cost. Im sure a paid just under a ton a few years back from it.

It may be cheap, but personally, its never let me down turning a nut and yet to have any teeth to go yet. Have been really impressed by the set.

Alot of good reviews online for the stuff. I would certainlly recommend it.

[km]

my torque wrench was from lidl, think it was £15 or something

[VW BUSH]

I like their wrenches and use them on a daily TBF for general work. You can undo stuff with one provided you set it to a higher torque which can be handy.

I have a 5 foot 3/4" torque wrench for heavy stuff, 550nm foor a hub nut, no problem.

That can be a very erroneous statement unless it specifically states that you can undo with it in the manufacturers instructions.
You can fragg the mechanism easily and a torque wench that reads wrong is not worth having / bordering on dangerous
 

[Bellend]

It does and for left handed threads. It's push through.

I'm talking their big one not the 3/8 or 3/4.

[VW BUSH]

It does and for left handed threads. It's push through.

I'm talking their big one not the 3/8 or 3/4.

I understand what you are saying but most don't know how to use or look after a torque wrench.
Conventional wound/sprung should be stored unloaded (obvious) and never torqued past the click or used to undo, push through accepted but still bad practice.
I was just clearing up your statement, btw I think you mean 1/2"

[danny_p]

youd be suprised how crap some torque wrenches are,  all mine get checked every other month or so and ether decalred good,   repaired / recalibrated or scraped

[rallye_golf]

I am a mobile forktruck engineer, I have to have my torque wrench's tested for accuracy every 12 months.

I always left them wound off when not being used, he told me not to, and to leave then just slightly tensioned.
I have done this since, and the calibration has never gone out.