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For mounting actions, bases and rings...which torque wrench is better: Wheeler Fat Handle or Weaver?
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I have both, and prefer the Weaver.
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Can't speak to the quality of the Weaver, but have had a Fat Wrench for a couple of years and it has been excellent. I checked it against a $300+ wrench and it was within 1/2 inch pound after about a year and a half of use. One of the better $45 or $50 I've spent on gun accessories. John
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I have no doubt the Wiha is in a league of its own. For the money, it ought to be. For my occasional uses, the Weaver works just fine, and has for the five years I have had it.
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Has anyone ever sent their Wheeler Fat Wrench back for calibration ? My nut un-screwed and I just tightened it back up. Not sure if it's accurate.
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I use the Fat Wrench, but I also have a Borka; Google it and see what you think.
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Has anyone tested any of these wrenches against a calibrated device to see how accurate and repeatable they are?
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I know I have not, and I am sure its not entirely accurate. What I am sure of, though, is that it is fairly consistent. I feel that more than an exact amount of force applied, it is important that the force be consistent and repeatable.
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How do you know that its consistent and repeatable?
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I have checked it, out of nothing more than pure curiosity, against fasteners that I torqued with this exact driver on previous occasions. Accurate? Hardly...but enough so for my purposes.
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Dixie_Rebel: For "actions" I much prefer my Snap-On inch/pounds torque wrench. For "rings and bases" I use my Wheeler. I am not familiar with the Weaver as yet. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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If its not accurate then I don't see what the point is. Testing an unproven device against another unproven device (itself) doesn't prove anything does it?
I'd be happy to calibrate that wrench for you. Send it to me and I'll create a cal-sheet for it and send it back. Along with repeatability test. Won't take long in my instrumentation lab.
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If its not accurate then I don't see what the point is. Testing an unproven device against another unproven device (itself) doesn't prove anything does it?
I'd be happy to calibrate that wrench for you. Send it to me and I'll create a cal-sheet for it and send it back. Along with repeatability test. Won't take long in my instrumentation lab.
It proves that its doing the same thing it did last time, which is what I am after. I appreciate the offer, but I am not sure its worth the time and trouble for a $60 wrench...is it?
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No trouble on my part. I have calibrated fixtures at work. I test my torque wrenches on them that I use for automotive work. If that wrench you have tests well, I might buy one for my range bag. Just a data point for me, and calibration for you.
If the device is "hardly" accurate, and not "worth the time" to test, why use it? I sure as hell wouldn't pay $60 for something I have that little confidence in.
The offer was sincere. I'm interested in seeing how it does and would be happy to test it. Same goes for the other makes/models mentioned.
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Hmm...now you got me thinking. I have actually been hunting for a reason to splurge on the Wiha...
If the Weaver is an inaccurate POS, then there is my reason, if its good to go, no reason to at all.
Shoot me an address, and I just may ship it off to you. You have piqued my interest.
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Ideally we'd get others to send the Wheeler and Wiha too. I could test all of them and report the results. Single samples of each, but better than nothing.
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My Wheeler is out on long term loan, I will see if I can snag it back.
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No experience with the Weaver but nuther guy here that's happy with the Wheeler FAT wrench so far after just 20 or so scope mountings. But it seems built to last a while hopefully it will.
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