Mike Canfield wrote: > > 90 days? Is that because it is EXTREMELY precise or cheap in quality? > > If you want one to last your lifetime using it every day and have a fancy > name go buy a Snap On.
Really? I knew a guy who worked in a factory tool crib, calibrating torque wrenches was one of his duties. He reported (circa 1998) that 10-20% of the Snap-Ons were throwaways that he could not get to read within 4% across the scale when they were new in box, and the good ones did not hold up like Proto. I wish I'd bought more Harbor Freight torque wrenches back then. At the time, he claimed he could tune the average HF wrench to 1-2% across the range, but didn't think they would hold up in a full time factory situation. Lately, I've seen too many HF products that seem to be way lower in fit/finish than the ones I bought 10-20 years ago (same part number), so now I wonder about their torque wrenches too. My oldest Harbor Freight dial caliper checks out to within 1/10,000th across the scale, wish I could say that about a brand new one. (but the newer ones I've played with are still well within 1/1000th everywhere, not bad for $10-15) Mitch.
