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06-23-2011, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Torque Wrench Thread Revival
Thread Revival! I am at the point in my empennage that I cannot put off buying a torque wrench. Anyone have a good brand suggestion? Thanks!
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06-23-2011, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
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I have this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ohs_product_T2
Granted, I've only built the training kit...but I used both that and the hand tool. For one or two clecos, I used the hand tool. When taking out a whole rows of clecos that pneumatic tools was great. Could do without, but I will probably keep using it.
Be careful with it though..it does have a semi-exposed moving cylinder.
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06-23-2011, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Originally Posted by Scream
Thread Revival! I am at the point in my empennage that I cannot put off buying a torque wrench. Anyone have a good brand suggestion? Thanks!
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Snap On 
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06-23-2011, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Pneumatic Cleco Gun
I have a pistol type pnematic cleco gun. I still use the manual pliers for a few here or there, but for large panels I use the pneumatic gun. Very much easier on the hands and forearms. I had tendonitis in my elbow once probably from a computer mouse and never want to have it again.
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06-23-2011, 05:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Tyler, Texas
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I have both, click and CDI Dial. I use the dial to determine drag and the click for everything else. The cleco gun just ROCKS! 
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06-23-2011, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MONTGOMERY, TX.
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WRENCH
MY DIAL TYPE SNAP ON HAS A LIGHT THAT COMES ON AT THE SET #
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06-24-2011, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Fairfield, CA
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click or dial
At work we have some dial type torque wrenches that have the light or tone that comes on when the set torque is reached. But 99% of the time we use click type wrenches, of course we?re using ? or 1 inch drive most of the time, and may be less interested in the nuances than we might be if we were building airplanes?.I?ve got the click type for use at home, in the aircraft factory.
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06-24-2011, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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I've only finished the wings but the one below has worked fine so far. CDI dial type. I do have to use an extension and crow's foot occasionally but I have been able to get to all places in the empennage and wing.
I've been wanting a torque screwdriver and finally got an ebargain:

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06-24-2011, 01:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Boone, Iowa
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Vendor Opinion
We carry only the click type. We have had both dial and import clicks in the past, but the vast majority of customers want the US made click type. We carry CDI brand. They make 90%+ of all the US made torque wrenches including Snap-On, in fact Snap-On recently bought CDI. The US made stuff is far more repeatable.
Here is a link to Snap-On site:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
Here is a link to the CDI on our site:
http://www.cleavelandtoolstore.com/p....asp?number=WT
We recommend 20-150 in-lb as you can do #10 screw, 3/16" bolt, and 1/4" bolt with the same wrench.
The thousands of people here that have torqued the -3 bolts will tell you how surprising it is how little torque they take before they are tight, so the tolerance at 25 in-lb is pretty important.
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