Pre-set Seekonk Wrenches for the Bench. Went to fix it sticks for the field. Had a borka and liked that too.
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I was drooling over the fix it sticks, but since I already had this Tekton I tried it, and I'm good too go!
1/4 Inch Drive Dual-Direction Micrometer Torque Wrench | TEKTON | TRQ21101
1/4 Inch Drive Dual-Direction Micrometer Torque Wrench: 10-150 in.-lb. (1.1-16.9 Nm). Designed for use on bicycles. High-contrast scale and zipper case.www.tekton.com
Large at home tools are nice until you have to bring them out of the house. The fix it sticks are a nice compact set and easy to use at home or at the range or match. I have a set in my match pack.
I also have a set thrown in my range bag, quick, easy and well put together.
I've been considering buying a second set for the bench because I have a fear that I will forget to put them back in my bag after using them and need them at a match or something
I suspect if I check my kids rooms and added it all up there is probably 5-6 set in the house between range bags gun room and small purpose built sets
Get a Wiha TorqueVarioS and be done with it:
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I had one once and it just was too limiting, the fixit set does more ( than just torque) and is actually easier ( for me) to use. I ended up giving it to a buddy at work.
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Stop wasting your life doing things for yourself that you can pay others to do for you.
Stop wasting your life doing things for yourself that you can pay others to do for you.
I don't think people understand how compact a proper torque wrench is in the torque range we're discussing.
This is a Tohnichi RTD series torque driver. Superior to fixit sticks and chinesium garbage like the Wheeler wrench. If this doesn't fit in your range bag, then you have too much useless shit in your range bag.
I was talking about the one pictured before my post but Fix It Sticks are not just a torque wrench so they do more than just torque which makes them a better pack tool to carry.
I have both Borka and Fix It Sticks. I seem to use the Fix It Sticks almost exclusively now. Seekonk for the Desert Tech.
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I have an old "Hazard Fraught" inch pound torque wrench and a Wiha inch pound screwdriver I use. My company bought a bunch of the Wiha torque screwdrivers that were voltage rated but unfortunately cannot be recalibrated so when recalibration dates came along they threw them in the trash. I dug a couple out of the trash and never looked back.
What's the max setting on that unit? (my google fu is weak right now)
I still like my fixit sticks but that looks far superior to the fat wrench I have in my tool box
Most appropriate tohnichi drivers for gun work are probably the 6-22 lb-in or 10-40 lb-in LTD or RTD series for the low end and the 20-90 lb-in LTD series for the high end. Those two will cover pretty much the entire range of scope mount and action screw torque.
The RTD is a slip through clutch style and the most fool proof, while the LTD can be tightened past the set torque if you don't feel the set point being reached, but unfortunately the highest capacity slip through RTD series only goes up to 40 lb-in.
A mountz fga80 driver will cover 8-80 lb-in (at the expense of a little less accuracy & repeatability than the tohnichi drivers) so a single driver will work for pretty much every fastener torque on a gun. It's also a slip through clutch style so it's pretty much foolproof. However it's much more expensive and needs a battery, but the single mountz fga80 is about the same price as 2 tohnichi drivers.
Snap On also sells a 4-80 lb-in digital torque screwdriver but it's even more expensive than the mountz, however it offers a little better accuracy and repeatability and can also do angle and torque+angle if needed. It is not a slip through clutch style like the tohnichi RTD or mountz fga80, so you have to pay attention and stop when it indicates or you'll over torque the fastener.
At this point we're getting into rather expensive tools for precision/delicate production work (or for those that just like to spend money on nice tools) but I'm just pointing out what is available. (I'm not even getting into data logging torque tools for full production traceability and SPC, those are several orders of magnitude more expensive and not needed for home use, lol)
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I found the smallest handle I could find for my Fix it Stick, the smaller the better. It's no fun using big clumsy tools.
This Felo bit ratchet is the nicest one I’ve come across. Angled to give a little knuckle clearance too. It’s nicer than the Wera one I own.I found the smallest handle I could find for my Fix it Stick, the smaller the better. It's no fun using big clumsy tools.
Might be very slightly bigger than yours, but it’s worth it to me for 55-65 in/lbs jobs. The Wera version is smaller and harder to use in situations like that.
Felo Mini Ratchet 1/4" Hex
Felo Mini Ratchet 1/4" Hex - high quality German engineering at the lowest price
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That looks cool, but for me the Fixit ratcheting fixit fits my needs to a "T".
Looks great!! The one I got was bcuz you can put a bit at the other end so you can tighten/loosen w/the same tool.
I only have the regular fixit T-bar.
But once you feel the silky lines of the Felo, it’s hard to go back!
The fixit T does provide more leverage, however
My thing I almost always need the extension distance so I took the easy button. it does look sexy though!
I go back and forth between them. If I had the fixit ratchet maybe I wouldn’t…but in the hand the Felo wins “hands” down haha
Of course, the Felo is a ratchet so just a flick of the finger reverses it.
Maybe you mean yours ratchets on both ends so you can have a bit in both the fwd and one in the reverse?
No, it’s a regular ratchet. No torque stuff. I use fixit preset torque inserts with it.
this set stays in my range bag. Relatively compact and covers most of what I might need to deal with.
@Highbrass , i like your kit. What is the breakdown since it seems to be assembled not a pre-packaged one. I’m looking for wish list items for a family list.
Edit: also why the three different torque screwdrivers ?
1 torque screwdriver (the red one on top). The black thing is the adjuster. You take out the red bit holder and stick the end of the black thing in to adjust torque. The box appears to be on the left. We use them at work.
There also appears to be a wiha bit set under the screwdriver.
The wrench is just a ratchet for hex bits. Can be picked up from Lowes.
Wiha torque vario 10-50 and wiha terminator blue impact driver bit set.
Wiha 28506 TorqueVario-S Torque Screwdriver, 10-50 Inch Pound https://a.co/d/0fC2W2JD
Yep Lefty nailed it.
Most of what is there came from Lowes on clearance. The Wiha Torque driver came from E-Bay $40 Prob ..$100 total
