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user1271772
user1271772
1:48 AM
@NarimanAsgharian What do you mean?
 
 
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Nariman Asgharian
Nariman Asgharian
6:30 AM
@user1271772 - I meant high-pressure and low-pressure. Some sets are not made to handle high pressures (torques).
 
 
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Rory Alsop
Rory Alsop
7:35 AM
@NarimanAsgharian You don't need to focus on high and low torque. You just need them to be made from a metal that can cope with the highest torque you are likely to encounter
 
Nariman Asgharian
Nariman Asgharian
8:34 AM
@RoryAlsop - You're right but some people might buy a wrong set for high torques without knowing about it. Breaking tools is a sad experience.
 
Rory Alsop
Rory Alsop
9:23 AM
@NarimanAsgharian So... you always buy high torque ones. Whatever the best steel you can afford, usually
 
 
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Nariman Asgharian
Nariman Asgharian
12:24 PM
@RoryAlsop - Yes, but I came to know about their strength in real world use.
 
Rory Alsop
Rory Alsop
12:45 PM
@NarimanAsgharian that almost doesn't matter - you buy the best quality you can afford
 
Nariman Asgharian
Nariman Asgharian
1:19 PM
@RoryAlsop - Do you mean the most expensive is necessarily the strongest and most durable?
Sometimes a cheaper Taiwan made tool may prove to be of higher quality than a more expensive Japanese made one.
This is just my own experience. Yours may be different.
 
 
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Rory Alsop
Rory Alsop
2:46 PM
@NarimanAsgharian No. I didn't say anything of the sort.
I said buy the best quality you can afford
 
Nariman Asgharian
Nariman Asgharian
3:34 PM
@RoryAlsop - How do you recognize the best quality? It can be helpful to me.
Do you have a picture of your torque wrench(es)?
 
 
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Martin
Martin
7:29 PM
That is the 1000$ question. Most people rely on the brand. Those no-name 500 pieces sets from the big box stores are generally overpriced scrapmetal. I only had bad results with tools made in China.

Some easy tests:

If the tool has a rubber handle, try to smell and feel it. If it has some "chemical smell" or it sticks unpleasantly to your hand, the tool is definitely junk and the plasticizers from the cheap rubber will transfer through your skin.

Same:
- It has some imperfections on the surface.
 

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