Thanks so much for making these videos. Was first going to get the EWK but now am going to go with the Quinn for 3/8''. Appreciate the work and time spent making these vids as well as the money spent.
Interesting to see a digital torque wrench improve in accuracy with use. Never dismantled one to see how they are built. Pretty good set of test results across the board though. Thanks for the video.
Yeah very strange, the first reading was good. After that it was way out of range. I cycled it a few more times and it was still out. I was not expecting things to change after 1000 because it is a digital torque wrench so it should just be a load cell. No problem!
I bought a Quinn 1/2" digital torque wrench but returned it for the ICON. Reason was the Angle feature. I was torquing head bolts and the Quinn seemed to do ok when I was able to make the full angle in one clean sweep. However, if I had to stop and start again, for instance if I lost my grip on the engine stand, or if I ran out of space and had to ratchet back, the Quinn would lose its way, would lose track of the angle. I believe these digital angle wrenches are using a gyroscope feature similar to what a handheld GPS uses for its compass feature and that the quality of the gyro gizmo varies with the price of the wrench. For instance, if I remember correctly, the instructions for the 1/2" Quinn say the wrench must be held flat and stable when setting the angle degrees. The instructions for the ICON say no such thing. And the ICON didn't seem to care whether I made the angle in one pull, or had to stop/start/reset etc. While I was torquing head bolts this time on an engine I had pulled, the ability to keep track of progress becomes even more important when torquing to angle within the confines of an engine bay. Thank you for the video!
I haven’t ran into any of those issues with my Quinn wrenches. I used the 1/2 to do a crank bolt at 200nm + 270 and let me tell you that 270 was definitely not in one smooth motion.
I recently bought the Duralast ($70 via ebay lol) and frankly amazed by it. Yeah it's a bit annoying to change torque settings & you need to watch the dial OR move slower to avoid going over, but it's still worth it. I've used the Snappy techwrench and it's nice, but not worth it outside of daily shop use.
Thanks for doing the Quinn 3/8 inch digital wrench. I'm on the fence as to whether to get the Quinn or wait for a 3/8 from Icon. I have the 1/2 inch Icon electronic digital wrench and really love it.
No problem! I would give it a few more months if u can. I personally think we see it soon, seeing the ICON wrench looks almost identical to Cornwells digital version.
I have been looking for 3/8 a digital torque wrench also and have been looking at the Quinn or and just seen the dewalt on Amazon. Really want to know if and when is icon coming out with one?
No problem!, yeah it seems to be just like the GW. FYI DL is cheap on eBay, I have seen it around $50 new. I love the Snap-on just don't care for the price lol.
Id be curious to see you test one of the Carlyle digital units from Napa. I believe they are made in USA (by sunex) and supposed to have less than 2% error in both directions. They are pricey compared to some but still like half of a snap on price.
You go through and test 4 different torque wrenches and then you mention one that you didn’t even test at the end which is the snap on as the one to buy. Am I missing something?
The strap on was on both the before and after test results. Just get the Quinn wrenches. I fix cars professionally and they’re great. Check their calibration every year and after 3 years both the 3/8 and 1/2 are still good.
@@Nameless_rat Would you say that the Quinn digital is reliable enough for professional daily heavy usage with engine rebuilds such as cylinder head bolts, cam-carriers etc.? I’m a tech also and was considering getting the Kobalt 1/2” digital (same as Quinn), the ICON 1/2” digital or possibly a used Snapon tech-angle in which I would get it calibrated. Thank you for your time.
@@vanquishstorm3806 Ive rebuilt many engines using mine and have had 0 issues. I even used the 1/2" version to torque an S55's crank hub bolt (200nm+270 degrees) and did that in multiple pulls, not one smooth one and that engine had zero issues. Cant recommend them enough.
I am overhauling a Toyota tundra 3200 motor , I am not a mechanic , but I thought that only torque was involved while tightening bolts , now I have to deal with angle WTF , first time I heard this to be done on bolts , for this reason I just bought the Quinn torque/ angle at harbor freight , there is no way I am dumping tons of cash on Snap on or any expensive Chinese tool .
Does the duralast adjust all the way down to 10 ft-lb or stop at 20, i noticed the shaft of the wrench is laser etched 10-100 1:25 even though the package says 20-100. As for the results improving after cycling, i deal with strain gages quite a bit for a living and what we see is strain gauge readings often become more smooth and repeateable after just a few cycles and stay that way until you get up in the 10k cycle range when they fatigue out depends on the strains they are subjected to.
Hard to say, I haven’t tested it yet. Probably won’t until early next year. I did test the etork, only issue I had was the display being damaged, box did look like it was in a war.
I just caught your review on it . I love my snap on 1/2 digital torque wrench and would say hands down my favorite all around but just bought the napa 3/8 digital torque wrench with angle to replace my Mac tools split beam 3/8 type made by precision instruments that broke .Not dropping another 500 on snapon. I wanted icon digital 3/8 but not out yet . Thanks again for all you do keep up the great work and thanks
Asked this on your other video (3/8) I want an accurate 3/8 torque wrench, price being under $200. Would like digital and flex head but isn't as important as accuracy. Should I wait for Icon 3/8 digital? You gave Quinn good reviews for digital but not click. Some Gearwrench you gave good on some models but bad on others. 3/8 GW digital flex gets at 4.5 on Amazon but who knows? Thanks
Really depends on what your torquing, normally anything with 4% or better accuracy is acceptable. Hard to say when the Icon 3/8 digital is coming out. I personally use a 3/8 icon split beam, but the flex head has a limited angle.
Probably the spark plugs, all of these will do it. The accuracy at that low of a torque though is more like 4-5% which is still good. Most wrenches are rated at the upper 20% of full scale. so in this case 3% 20-100Ft-Lbs
@@Tools-Tested thank u for that info bro I’m not that mechanically inclined haha but yeah I believe it was for spark plug diy change lol … thanks I will be grabbing one of these digital torque wrenches p soon to bad it ain’t my dream 1k$ Milwaukee one😂😂
It is helpful for people when choosing a digital torque wrench. ^^ Just wondering if the CDI testing machine used in the film can test both mechanism and a digital torque wrench? According to my knowledge that the testing machines for the mechanism and digital torque wrench are different. Why these four good-quality digital torque wrenches are showing various testing results at the beginning and after 1000 cycles? Does the test operation is at the correct calibration point on the handles?
Hard to explain why the results are different. Unlike most testers on the market, this model CDI is designed for digital. when it boots up you have to choose between, Digital, Click, Dial or Screwdriver. Yes the force was applied to the center point of the grips.
@@Tools-Tested Thank you for the detail, just share what I know here, For digital torque wrench calibration testing, the whole wrench stays horizon.(stays still)during the operation. Only the square drive on the ratchet is turned by the right digital torque testing machine (The machine must be approved by the TAF testing laboratory. ) In this way, you can get the correct accuracy testing result. The outcome can be the same before /after 1000 cycles. ^^
I did compare it to the industrial snap on in video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NoiGV_7L6Kk.html Did snap on release a new digital torque wrench?
I tested in 1/2 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SYACrT-jH5k.html But a few months after that the screen failed and I had to send it off for repair. So I question the reliability sadly.
