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Originally posted by joeclarke
Kurt by "beam" - I take it you mean it has one of those pointers that deflect under torque. You apply torque until the arrow points roughly to the desired setting on a 3-4 inch wide scale near the handle.

Are those things anywhere near accurate?
Actually most people have found that the beam torque wrench (yes the one that deflects with the pointer) to be more accurate. In addition, unless for some reason you manage to bend the pointer, it never needs calibration.
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Old 05-04-2004, 01:56 PM
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