Time to go somewhat recursive and somewhat to the topic of TEA.
I have decided that I need a toque torque screwdriver. (EDIT: was toque a Freudian slip with winter coming?)
The main use would be for electrical work as part of house renovations and for working on TEA.
The tool may also be used in the repair of personal transportation vehicle by whatever terminology we decide to use here (yep, still an agitatingly good day).
Back in July, right around this message (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/test-equipment-anonymous-(tea)-group-therapy-thread/msg3615444/?topicseen#msg3615444)
the clear choice was to get something from Wiha.
I took a look at Wiha, found a kit that I liked, then looked at the price in the GWN
That is more than a mortgage payment on the house!
Also, I am not sure what Wiha mean by Slimline and whether these tools might be used with bits that have 1/4" hex shanks?
Any suggestions for something that has a better price per use ratio?
(price per use, especially price per km for sports equipment, is generally accepted by SWMBO, but I suspect there is an algorithm to convert to peace & quiet time while the boys are out of the house)
Something that accepts 1/4" hex shanks would be great, since all sorts of bits in NA are made with these shanks.
My lowest torque wrench starts at scales of 25 in-lbs or 3.61 Nm. I would like something for a lower range, with some overlap.
I looked at Greenlee (aka Brymen) and those are almost as expensive as Wiha.
Snap-On would need two tools to cover a similar range, so would end up close to the same expense as Wiha.
Are Wera tools any good; I am not familiar with them?
Crappy Tire had nothing .... that is, well ... crappy.
DigiKey also has Gedore, Weidmüller and PhoenixConact; none of which I am familiar with.
-- If it's not TEA, at least it can be found to fix TEA
I have two Wiha handles, the
0,8 - 5Nm handle in a set and a separate handle the No. 26462, which is 0,5 - 2 Nm. I got the smaller one first, on company money. It works well, but in your situation I'd get the set. Much better value for money, and the ability to handle 1/4" bits is included (and a small set of bits at that). I do however mostly use the special bits that only fit in the torque handles because they're much nimbler and I've got the ones I need, a selection of tiny Torxen, some hex, Pozidriv, Philips and so on.
I'd like to expand into VDE (that is, insulated) screwdrivers with torque since I've got a non-torque Wiha handle with insulated bits that do fit in the torque version. Especially interesting is the slot/pozi hybrid since it is pretty common on outlets, and DIN rail mounted devices like breakers and contactors. The latter often come with torque specification at that.
My square drive torque system, then, like yours, starts at 5-20 Nm with a 1/4" ISI-Werkzeuge handle, goes on with a Norbar 10-60Nm 1/2" handle, and is finished with a 40-200Nm ISI handle and, because I like Einsteck, a Proxxon 40-200 Einsteck handle with jaws:
I've completed the Proxxon with used ring spanner heads, mostly German army surplus, because they tend to spec Einsteck a lot for some mechanical operations. I've seen them used on Leopard tank tracks, among others.