Spent $80 on a digital torque driver for lens mounts and it was a mistake

Everyone says you need one for consistent tension, but the cheap one I got from a tool catalog was off by a huge amount. I had to redo three jobs after checking with my old beam-type wrench. What do you guys actually use that holds calibration?

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burns.richard1mo ago

Ugh, tell me about it, why do they even sell those things? I bought a fancy digital one a few years back and it was reading almost 20% low right out of the box. Had a moment of pure panic thinking I'd stripped a mount. Now I just use a simple click-type wrench from a real tool brand, and I check it against a master torque bar once a year. That digital junk is for people who hate their gear.

mary_kelly1mo ago

But come on, is it really that big a deal for most stuff? Like, you're putting together a bike or tightening some furniture, not building a space shuttle. A lot of those digital ones are fine for that. I used one to put my kid's swing set together and nothing fell apart. Maybe you just got a bad one?