Appears to be a clearance item, listed for $40 on Repco website, and $51.99 ($61.85 delivered) at Sparesbox
FEATURES:
1 x Torque Wrench 1/2 inch Drive 42 - 210 Nm
1 x 125mm Extension Bar 1/2 inch Drive
1 x Socket Adaptor 1/2 inch to 3/8inch
3 x Sockets 1/2 inch Drive 17, 19, 21mm
Blow mould case
how often do your digital wrenches need battery replacement?
Repco owns 'Sparebox'? When did that happen?
Digital wrenches are often better, and nicer to use, too.
More expensive to calibrate?
except snap on, they dont warrant their electronics which fail
These are fine for the odd job on the car/boat/caravan. Used mine yesterday to tighten my nuts.
Ouch
How loose were they? Was there a tripping hazard?
Having the torque wrench shipped, wouldn't it knock out of calibratiion due to bumps and knocks.
How do you think it travels from China or Taiwan?
On the wings of angels?
teleportation
By osmosis
How do you think it travels from China or Taiwan?
Spy vessels drop it off. It wasn't out of their way.
Long range missile. Smoothest ride you'll ever have until the last second - which also happens to be Boeing's new company motto.
I got one of these when it was last posted in this deal here > https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/806031
Unfortunately, it broke after the 2nd use. Just letting others know
i have this same one - feels cheap and not reliable torque settings - which is the whole point
How did it break?
Tightening wheel nuts
If you also tried to loosen them that would be user error, but if it was only tightening them and it’s only been 3 months you should contact them for a refund if you haven’t already.
You didn't use it to loosen the same nuts did you?
It's the same one I bought some time ago from Amazon, plenty of good comments.
It's a very useful tool to keep in your garage if you're that DIY guy.
And it saved me for loosing a bloody oil tap that someone else I believe tightened with an impact wrench tool.
The Mechpro and Mechpro Blue TWs are at least using Nm as the primary measure. The Amazon basics are lb-ft, so the metric conversions (on the other side) are in decimals. I wanted to tighten some Shimano chainring bolts @ 55Nm - the dial shows 54.2Nm and the decimals on the bottom dial are imperial.
Not a biggie, just an FYI
Oh and FYI #2
Don't forget to reset to 0 after each use :)
Don't forget to reset to 0 after each use
The one I bought has dual scale, it's 13.6-203.5 N/m model and it even has the print on it remembering to set the torque to zero after each use, $44.
Dual scale but I believe the micrometer is only in one of them
Quck question, what's the difference between normal Mechpro and blue? TIA.
Noice!
Sparesbox? This will make a nice Christmas present when it arrives in December.
Ordered, great for wheels wouldn't trust for much else.
Pretty good for a torque wrench to 210Nm, and the three sockets are common wheel nut sizes, which is really what this torque wrench would be used for.
yes, ideal for wheel nuts, i keep the mechpro one in my car for that purpose.
Can you use this with hex head / allen bit e.g. use it for bike?
Its minimum torque is 42 Nm so I suggest you buy a smaller one and there are plenty on Amazon, I bought one (same sizes as the one in this deal) with torque 13.6-203.5 Nm.
You shouldn't use it in the bottom 20% of it's range, so a 13-200nm should only be used 40nm and up
This is much better range.
Most of the bits n pieces on a bicycle are under 30Nm. So suggest a good 1/4" drive:
Mechpro Blue Bicycle 1/4" 2-24Nm
And I got this one as a "Tobe" brand years ago for around $40
motor bike? maybe
push bike? no
I just looked up common bike component torques, many of them are in the sub 10 Nm range, and those that are higher are still mostly in the 40s to 60s. This appears to be good only for motor vehicles
For a moment thought you get 2 sets.
Won't deliver to FNQ :(
My 2c:
I always buy the best tools I can afford. If money is tight and you don't do much tool work, buy cheap, but a torque wrench is one of those tools that doesn't fit in that category.
Why not? It's incredibly easy to calibrate/check torque settings. What else could go wrong…?
Cool. You party on with that.
Not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely curious.
I bought an old Kingchrome, tested and confirmed it was correct and never looked back.
Short of the one above that broke, I can't think of any reason to avoid a cheap one - especially for us OzB people, not full time mechs.
@ryang: Cool. Personally, it's not an item I'd scrimp on. For me, screwdrivers and wrenches should be the best quality you can afford. Power tools are where to cut corners cost-wise.
Looking for a quality torque wrench for a good price, any recommendations?
Best torque wrenches I have ever used are the Warren & Brown deflecting beam type. They are a bit pricey though.
https://wbtools.com.au/products/torque-setting-equipment/def…
Looks great!
$1K bit much for a unga bunga backyard wrencher like me lol
That is only for the very high torque 3/4 or 1 inch models. The 1/2 is below $300 (they are cheaper at third party sellers). Most automotive work (non-heavy vehicle) is 300nm or below.
Got one of these used for $40 or something, old repco logo on it so was vintage. Did a few test pulls with known weights and it was spot on, didn’t need calibrating. Built a whole engine with it. Quality unit.
Looks like the same set I got from Aldi a decade ago, its been fine for what I use it for.
Where are these made?
Received today
Same as the ones sold through Repco, same supply chain, since Repco bought sparesbox
Good deal though, cheaper than Aldi ever had their 1/2" ones and delivered.
Digital wrenches are often better, and nicer to use, too.