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Originally posted by benebob
.. since 99% of the torquing you will do has a wide range of acceptable torque levels.
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Common misconception - there isn't a 'range' of torque specs. The first value listed is for used fasteners, the second for new fasteners. New fasteners stretch when torqued, used are already stretched and don't require the extra bit.
Also, just puuting two torque wrenches against each other is absolutely no gauge of accuracy. Nor is torquing the same fastener with two wrenches. You may be right that your $12 wrench is accurate but I would never assume that the majority of them are. And I would not base my opinion on anything less than an accurate bench testing. In my experience (as a professional mechanic and a past *** Tools distributor) you never get what you pay for in the first place, and what appears to be a bargain is usually farthest from being a bargain.