I plan on using this thing just for general use, changing plugs, doing brakes, fixing stuff on my car as it breaks, etc. I'm not going to build an engine with it, and I'm not going to tear my suspension completely apart either. I have $100 to spend. I'd like to buy a Snap-on but I don't have that much money, and I don't think I'd use it that often. I was leaning towards buying a click type Craftsman. I still don't know what size one I need though. Any suggestions???

 

Home Depot.....Husky brand.

i bought one for about $70, has a twist dial. you set it to what rating you want, and you pull...when it clicks it's done. VERY easy to go in 1 or 2 ft-lb increments for final torquing.

it's a 3/8" drive and comes in a carrying case.

 

Guess I should ask what sort of torque range should I buy for general use, what range of driver would be the most verstile/useful.

 

the husky i bought goes 20-100 in 1lb increments....very easy to use.

most things are within that range...very few are smaller

 

Craftsman ones fall apart. I've personally gone through 2 of them then gave up. You get what you pay for...go on ebay and get a used snap-on, MAC, or matco.

 

ditto on craftsman, i had a 1/2" drive and it was trash. i switched to husky, but kats idea works too.

 

Husky, eh.. that sounds like you got a pretty good deal there...

I'm not a big fan of craftsman. I have two of their roll-away tool boxes but that's it...mostly snap-on tools...

 

same here, my tools are mainly snap-on, mac and matco, but both torque wrenches are snap-on, the 5-75 lbs/ft 3/8 drive was something like $150 new, and the 50-250 lbs/ft 1/2 drive was right around $200 new

 

If I buy a used one off ebay, I'll have to get it calibrated. Where would I go to do that and how much would it cost?

 

i bought a cheapo one on ebay for like 25 bucks shipped. No name brand, works flawlessly. This little guy right here. .. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...375499858&rd=1

Have had tt for about a year and a half with no probs.

 

I think Snap On makes one of the best torque wrench's. That all our shop uses.

 

You get the same warranty whether it's Snap-On or Sears.