who makes the most dependable hand held size torque wrench in inch ounces to tighten prop bolts. Thanks guys.

I would have replied but your avitar is peeing on the wrong symbol it should have a 3W there.

Steve Hill

I use one from Harbor Freight Tools, 1/4" drive, inch pounds and reasonably priced. I think I bought mine for $29.99. A 4mm 1/4" drive allen socket is needed and a little harder to find but there out there. I also own a Snap-on torque wrench and found the Harbor Freight unit to be as accurate. The Snap-on unit is very expensive and I like leaving it the roll away for home use.

Oh well Steve,sorry you take it so personal !!! are you sure this site is the right one for you ? there is an awful lot of bashing here sometimes !!!

Thanks Michael I appreciate the info, I don't need one from Snap On that cost and arm and a leg I just need one that works and works accurately.

It would be more prudent to perhaps get an in-ounce wrench instead of an in-pound wrench. YOu can special order them easily, and they are available from many sources, including Harbor Freight and Northern Hydrauics. The use of a torque wrench is not really "necessary" though, but some of use prefer them.

Speaking of being prudent. . . prodding a sleeping bear with a sharp stick, or even peeing on him, is not a wise course of action. It tends to lead to bashing, mauling, and sometimes dismemberment. Being wilfully offensive shows a decided lack of good taste, manners, and maturity. Steve's correct, in this instance.

FryFly as I have seen in alot of your post you are good at the bashing by the way why do you not ever post your name just curious. The bashing does not bother me most people are full of hot air anyway.


Steve Hill

Inch-lbs is correct the wrench your after. 40in-lbs. is the recommended setting for 5mm cap screws.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=2696

I have some inch-ounce torque wrench's as well these are far to sensitive for this application. Typical use is auto transmissions, setting rolling torque and others.

Hi Shill,
You are correct! LOL

Thanks for the info, Mike. . another source of "click" type in-lbs wrenches is your local Sears, Home Depot, or Lowe's.

sounds like you don't like 3W's
Inadvertantly without your realising it this too is considered bashing. It doesn't bother me like some,I don't take this site personally I use the information I can use,the rest I leave behind. that's what it's all about. I know everyone has differen't interests in motors and such, so do I ! It all comes down to ( sticks and stones ) If you can't handle my posts then don't open them any more !!!!!!!! It is clearly visible who has started each and every one,so next time you see my screen name on here it might be best if you just keep on going elsewhere. Nobody's twisting your arm. As far as my name goes,it has been posted and the people who PM me and have a civil conversation with me regardless of what motor they fly (and there are all kinds ) know who I am and where I'm from
My buddy's at the field fly D.A.,Zenoah,Brison,BME and they know who I am here but it doesn't bother them a bit, like I said it's not personal and they know that. If you take it that way I don't know what to tell you. SORRY !

thanks for the info KRIS but as Michael was saying maybe the inch pounds would be a little better and not as touchy.

easy fryfly did I ruffle your feathers
I wont just bash a 3w, 3w makes good motors so does DA but you leave yourself open for bashing with an avitar like that it seem you are getting a little nasty keep it fun and have fun . I personall run DA have had friends who have gotten poor service from both 3w dealers so I choose to do business elsewhere. I cant recall you having any thing but negative things to sat about DA as shows in your avitar. But ????? Still you have not replied and signed a Name as to who you are what are you hidding and it does look like you take it personal.

Steve Hill

I like my avitar,I have had positive as well as negative responses.It has made for good/fun conversation to say the least.

Terry

Come in guys to the thread.

fryfly check this !!!!

http://www.coopertools.com/brands/utica/

This is from 3W:

60 in. lbs. for the cyl. head bolts
37 in. lbs. for wood props on hub
40 in. lbs. for Carbon props.

thanks Jemo,I kinda knew the specs for tightening,I was just wondering what everyone was using for a good reliable torque wrench.

Right,
Keep the SnapOn wrenches for the DA's and harbor freight tools for the weed wackers...
;-)
RickP

When you use the best equipment, your tools reflect it. I use Snap-On wrenches for my BME's and DA, but the Germans sent me some funky rubber-coated T-handles. . I use those on my 3W's (This is the truth, folks) since that's the motors they were sent for. I even have some nice long shank ball-end sockets for the muffler and motormount bolts on my DA150 and BME's. . from Snap-on.

Could it be that subconsciously I "match" the best pieces together??? Stranger tales have been told.

What are you guys using for the DA muffler bolt up the stack? I was going to TIG weld an allen wrench to a 1/4" socket exension, but this is kind of a cheezy solution.
RickP

As long as bragging is the game here - --I have B&S , Lufkin, Starrett and a perfect condition set of very old Plomb 1/4 rat****t and extensions as well as Snap On etc.. Blue Point, On and on .
for going to the field tho - I take stuff from "We Be Tools N Stuff" as it seems that the good stuff tends to walk away.
For a hobby tork wrench - Harbor Freight precision quality is plenty good enough.
I still use the old fashioned "bending bar setups" as they are pretty foolproof.
Do they still sell these?

Tools with legs:
Yeah Dick, I can't count how many sets of metric allen wrenches I've bought that are missing one wrench after a trip to the field. Think I'll put a rattlesnake in my tool box......

believe it or not they still sell them. Have had a few guys say they use the harbor freight and it works great for this application,like I said before don't need a gold plated one ! just one that is accurate and works well.

Rick P, Snap-on makes a 3/8 drive ball-end LONG socket that is 5" long, and with a 3/8" drive extension should fit up through the stack for the bolt. An alternative is a simple 1/4" socket on a long 1/4" extension and an allen-bit for a 10-32 socket head bolt on the end. The allen size is 5/32" and they are available everywhere. Try to get a 1/4" x 5/32 allen socket and just use a 12" 1/4 drive extension and ratchet handle.

Hey,
Thanks for the tip. 1/4" socket drive seems to be the way to go. But, ain't this a metric size?
RickP

There are wrenches/sockets that crossover by being very close fits between both metric and SAE sizes, rick. a 5/32 wrench is within a whicker of 4mm, the allenhead size of a 5mm bolt, and 5/32 is the size for a #10 allenhead bolt. One wrench can very effectively be used for both bolts. (this is about the only allen-head size that crosses over, however)

For bolts, as well, a 10-32 thread bolt will fit a 5mm .8 pitch bolt thread, though it's jsut a wee bit loose. the threads are within .5 mm/inch and the diameters are within .005". Again, this is about the only place that there is this close of a match.

Kind of fortunate for us modellers.