Tools, Sharpening and Power Machinery - Quality Torque Wrench

I am looking for a good quality torque wrench. I don't know alot about the different tool brands, I usually like to buy the Craftsman brand. They have a 1/2" 25 - 250 ft. lbs. Digitork wrench on sale for under $100, but this tool has received so many bad reviews from customers that I am looking for a different brand and would like to know who makes a good torque wrench.

I am looking for a good quality torque wrench. I don't know alot about the different tool brands, I usually like to buy the Craftsman brand. They have a 1/2" 25 - 250 ft. lbs. Digitork wrench on sale for under $100, but this tool has received so many bad reviews from customers that I am looking for a different brand and would like to know who makes a good torque wrench.

I have a Sears clicker type. Works great. Has for years. I also have a cheap 3/8 drive and metric that also work well. I only use them about 2/3 times a year now. The more you use them, the better tool you need. What about SNAP-ON?

I have never cared for Craftsman torque wrenches. PLastic handles last I saw.

This is my personal favorite torque wrench.

BRUTUS3R250D, Torque Wrench, Adj. Click Type, U.S., Fixed Ratchet, 50-250 ft. lb., 1/2" drive (http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=hand&item_ID=55265&group_ID=954&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog)

Yes, it's pricey but other than getting it calibrated, it will last a lifetime.

(btw; Craftsman torque wrenches only have a 1 year warranty. at least they used to anyway)

edit: sorry, that's not the wrench I thought it was. I can't find mine. It has a small knob that you use to set the torque. It's been a great wrench. I got it from my dad who had it for 5+ years and I have had it for 25 years or so.

I still like Snap-on torque wrenched though. If I looked and tried, I could probably find others I like but unless Craftsman has changed, I do not like them.

I use a craftsman clicker type 1/2" drive my self. I have used it for over ten years. works great for me. Now if the new ones are still built this good? I don't know.
That could be a different story.
I would stay away from the digital kind. One good bump or drop, and that's the end of that.

personaly I am going to stick with Snap-on torque wrenches. last a lifetime and the price per year is not bad when you figure that. my snap on tw is over 20years old.

life begins when the kids leave home and the dog dies

If accuracy and repeatability are important, consider a deflecting beam style of wrench rather than a clicker type.