I thought those fancy torque wrenches with the digital readout were just a gimmick

For years I stuck with my old click-type wrenches, thinking the digital ones were overpriced and fragile. Then I had to do a job on a new Gulfstream G650 where the manual specs called for torque values in inch-pounds with a crazy tight tolerance. My foreman handed me his digital Snap-on unit and said, 'Just try it.' The angle measurement feature and the beep on target were a total game changer for those tiny fasteners. Anyone else find a tool they were wrong about that actually made a tough job way easier?

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4 Comments

the_alice1mo ago

Gulfstream G650" is a wild flex for a torque wrench story.

laura_black1mo ago

Gotta make sure the private jet's lug nuts are torqued to spec, you know?

jake7471mo ago

Actually that Gulfstream mention is the whole point. If you own a jet that costs that much, you absolutely should care about the lug nuts. It's not a flex, it's basic responsibility. Skimping on the small stuff is how you end up with big, expensive problems. Would you want your pilot ignoring a checklist just because the plane is fancy?

tessap735d ago

Funny how that works. You get set in your ways with something, then one thing shows you the whole picture different. Same thing happened to me with a cheap multimeter - finally bought a decent one and realized I'd been guessing at half my electrical work for years.