Torque Wrench source?

[aikiguy]

I am putting together a reg service kit of tools. Have done a couple of units under the tutelage of a local legend in the field and want to be able to maintain my own.

I was wondering if anyone had a good reasonable priced source for the in pound torque wrenches that they liked using. These are only going to be for the reg kit, I have others for automotive / boat engine work.

OR for that matter also a small ft pound torque wrench.

Thanks,

 

[Bubbletrubble]

I like the CDI 3002LDIN dual-scale dial-indicating torque wrench (0-300 in. lb.; 3/8" drive) that I got on Ebay. I paid about $60 incl. shipping for it. I tested it against a torque wrench known to be properly calibrated. It checked out fine. Rebuilt my Apeks regs with it. Seems to work great so far.

 

[Zung]

Yeah, eBay's your friend. I got a brand new noname for $20 that I calibrated with a bottle of water. Works like a charm.

 

[Bubbletrubble]

Yeah, eBay's your friend. I got a brand new noname for $20 that I calibrated with a bottle of water. Works like a charm.

Yup, that would be a better way to find out how accurate the torque wrench is...and map that accuracy across the entire scale of the wrench. I should really do that. I just need to buy a decent scale.

 

[Zung]

You can calibrate your kitchen scale against the ones at your local supermarket. I've bought a digital 0-5Kg scale that's accurate to a fraction of a %, all for the princely sum of $15. I posted a thread in the DIY section with all the details.

 

[Bubbletrubble]

You can calibrate your kitchen scale against the ones at your local supermarket. I've bought a digital 0-5Kg scale that's accurate to a fraction of a %, all for the princely sum of $15. I posted a thread in the DIY section with all the details.

Yes, that method would work great...if one had a kitchen scale.
I'll track down your DIY thread when I get the chance. Thanks.

 

[superstar]

Sears sells small torque wrenches.

 

[HenrikBP]

I got the new Sears/Craftsman catalog the other day, and they've started selling Precision torque beam dial wrenches:

http://www.torqwrench.com/

Guaranteed accurate to 2% from 20% - 100% of the range of the wrench. Not cheap by any stretch, but nice stuff. Precision makes a version that goes to 300 in.lbs. with a max torque indicator needle, which works nicely for pretty much everything you'd be torquing on regulators. The lowest torque specs would be below the 20%, so not guaranteed to 2% accuracy, but likely plenty accurate for the purpose.

Henrik