How Craftsman's New Digital Torque Wrenches Work

"Danny Korecki" (dannykorecki)
05/10/2020 at 22:20 • Filed to: None

With little time to do much else, I decided to pick up some new digital torque wrenches from Craftsman. I got one in 3/8 and one in 1/2 drive and they are my new favorite tools.

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DISCUSSION (23)

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Danny Korecki
05/10/2020 at 22:35

I want one of those!

Danny Korecki > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
05/10/2020 at 22:36

Lowes sells them!

Urambo Tauro > Danny Korecki
05/10/2020 at 22:48

Aw, the title had me hoping for a teardown video.

Danny Korecki > Urambo Tauro
05/10/2020 at 23:00

Oh man, I did not intend for it to be some sort of misdirection click bait, my bad.

I just intended to show how they work and how they are different than the old types .

offroaddreams > Danny Korecki
05/10/2020 at 23:04

Harbor Freight FTW!

Danny Korecki > offroaddreams
05/10/2020 at 23:05

that is what my example of a click type is in the video

Brickman > Danny Korecki
05/10/2020 at 23:10

Beam style always accurate. Just bend it till you are satisfied :P

Danny Korecki > Brickman
05/10/2020 at 23:17

bahaha love it.

Urambo Tauro > Danny Korecki
05/10/2020 at 23:21

Yeah I guess this is more like “how to use them” than “how they work”...

Those digital torque wrenches are pretty sweet though. Every once in a while I think about getting one, but I fear that it wouldn’t get used frequently enough and I’d end up with dead batteries that would interrupt my work. That’s been my experience with digital calipers and dial indicators.

Danny Korecki > Urambo Tauro
05/10/2020 at 23:35

Speaking of batteries, I had this Vizio TV I bought back in 2007 same batteries in the remote and only needed to replace them this week. TV is used daily everyday since 2007 (unless on vacation etc.), I only noticed it was the same batteries because they were Vizio branded batteries that came with the TV.
Idk what quality standards those batteries were made in, but working for 13 years daily it was a freak battery set.

offroaddreams > Danny Korecki
05/10/2020 at 23:51

I got one too!

Danny Korecki > offroaddreams
05/10/2020 at 23:55

I only trust wheel lug nuts with that wrench, something that +/- 10 wont matter haha

Dr_Watson > Danny Korecki
05/10/2020 at 23:57

My wheels would probably thank me if I sprung for one of these.

Danny Korecki > Dr_Watson
05/11/2020 at 00:05

what do your wheels ride on? (aka what is your car?)

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Danny Korecki
05/11/2020 at 04:28

Good video, very useful info. I should get a torque wrench, I don’t have one yet. For now the cheaper clicker would be for me.

For now I just use a pipe extender to screw the nuts in as hard as I can and then take the car to a tire shop just down the road from me to just torque them up.2

Danny Korecki > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
05/11/2020 at 08:59

thanks man! glad you liked

some danger level sprinkled in eh? lol

facw > offroaddreams
05/11/2020 at 09:21

Yeah, I’d love to have a fancy digital one, but it’s hard to justify that sort of money when my Harbor Freights ones cost ~$12 or something. Granted I wouldn’t trust them to be especially precise but I figure for most things, extreme precision isn’t needed.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Brickman
05/11/2020 at 09:59

“Bend until they strip, then back off 1/4 turn. Easy Peasy.”

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Danny Korecki
05/11/2020 at 11:47

I prefer my Tekton click style. Lifetime warranty no questions asked

Danny Korecki > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
05/11/2020 at 12:28

you have to send that in? or where do they sell it?

Dr_Watson > Danny Korecki
05/11/2020 at 15:03

2018 TT RS

Kinja'd!!!

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Danny Korecki
05/11/2020 at 18:43

Send it in. Its all online.

Danny Korecki > Dr_Watson
05/11/2020 at 22:09

niceeee thanks for sharing