Just changed my mind about those cheap digital torque adapters

I was talking with a guy named Ray who works on Gulfstreams down in Savannah. He said he caught a bad reading on one of those $80 adapters from Harbor Freight, it was off by almost 15 foot-pounds on a cylinder base nut. He told me, 'You trust that thing on a critical torque, you're trusting your license to a toy.' I'd been using one for non-critical stuff for about a year. Now I'm saving up for a proper calibrated wrench. Has anyone else had a scare with off-brand torque tools?

3 comments

3 Comments

ruby_patel271mo ago

Trust your gut and upgrade before that cheap tool costs you more than money.

simons281mo ago

My gut mostly tells me to order pizza, so maybe I should not be trusted.

alicesingh18d ago

My $20 drill burned out halfway through putting up shelves last month. Fire hazard waiting to happen with some of this junk. Is it really that serious though? I've had cheap tools last years and expensive ones break in a week.