Date:         Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:47:13 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: boy, this really torques me off!!! ;)
Comments: To: Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
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Sounds interesting. I'll have to stop by my  local Crafty Sears &
Sawbuck and check it out.

John Rdogers
88 GL Driver

Joel Walker wrote:

>got a flyer in the mail today from Craftsman/Sears ...
>and there's an interesting little gizmo in there.
>it's a "fits all standard ratchets" torque sensor. (yeah, i'm
>wondering how it'll fit a 1/2-inch ratchet as well as a 1/4-inch
>ratchet!). aha! down at the bottom, in small print it sez
>"1/2-inch" ... so i guess that's the "standard size". it fits
>between the ratchet and the socket, and is magically
>electrical/electronic/PFM? as it has a wire that runs off to a
>volt-meter-looking thingie what reads out the torque in 0.1 ft-lb
>increments. plus or minus 3 percent accuracy from 50 to 150
>ft-lbs. preset target with torque alert. extra long 54-inch
>wire/cable.
>
>now comes da Gotcha! :)
>
>$116.99 u.s. bucks.
>
>kinda high for me to go buy as a toy. and too gimmicky for me to
>buy as a serious tool.
>and it adds about 2 inches to the length of the socket-rachet
>combo ... so if you're wanting to get into tight places, it ain't
>gonna work.
>
>anybody tried this thing yet? :)
>
>joel
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