hex and torq T wrenches

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virenque
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by virenque

I have this:

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flameboy
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by flameboy

Yes, one of the best if not the best torque wrench. Super quality and a lot of bits.

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Guerdi
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by Guerdi

Those brands all produce high quality tools - T handle hexes included :

- snap-on (red or blue label), USA
- wiha, Germany
- werra, Germany
- facom, France
- beta, Italy
- pb swiss tools, Switzerland. Those are my favorite ones. Really expensive, but you cannot fault the quality

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MajorMantra
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by MajorMantra

I have a set of Draper Expert wrenches. Similar quality to Park and under £30 in the UK when I got them.

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chazzawoods
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by chazzawoods

Uk motor store Halfords sells an 8-60nm torque wrench for about £75.99, but if anyone is interested I can send them 10% off voucher to bring it down slightly. It is about 10" long and not t shaped, but has a great solid feel with no rattle at all.
This torque wrench has a 3/8" drive and would sort out everything except handlebars, which need a 6nm torque. But you can get the ritchey 5nm preset one to sort that out.

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by topflightpro

I have some Craftsman wrenches as well as Allen brand allen (hex) wrenches.

They work well for me.

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by thisisatest

effetomariposa is overpriced imo. also sold rebranded as ritchey. at that point, might as well get the topeak digital one instead.

virenque-
that's the torque wrench we use in the shop, except i got the one with a bunch of small bits and one extender/holder. every bench has one. very handy. im in lust over pbswiss tools.

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chazzawoods
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by chazzawoods

MajorMantra wrote:I have a set of Draper Expert wrenches. Similar quality to Park and under £30 in the UK when I got them.


Draper are also pretty good, you can pick up a decent 10 - 80 nm torque wrench for about 25 quid. But again, for anything at 5nm you would need an extra, ritchey or similar.

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