Switched from manual torque wrenches to digital and I was dead wrong about them

I spent years swearing by my old Craftsman click-style torque wrenches. Thought digital ones were just gadgets for guys who didn't trust their own feel. Then my partner at the shop bought a CDI digital model for a job on a 737 flap actuator last month. I made fun of him for it until he let me try it on a stubborn bolt where the click never felt right. That thing beeped and showed exact readings down to the tenth. I ended up borrowing it for three more fasteners that day. Now I'm looking at getting one for myself even though it hurts my pride a little. Anyone else made the switch and found it actually saves time on nickel-titanium hardware?

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emmawood13d ago

Huh. Does the beep get annoying on loud jobs?

williams.jenny13d ago

Everything beeps at you now, it's wild.