Vent: A new torque wrench cost me a full day's work

I bought a fancy digital torque wrench online for about $150, thinking it would make headset work faster. The first time I used it on a carbon steerer, the reading seemed off. I spent hours re-tightening and checking, only to find the wrench was over-torquing by nearly 20%. I had to re-do three jobs from scratch. Has anyone found a reliable brand for digital torque tools, or should I just stick with my old click-type?

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fiona_reed1mo agoMost Upvoted

Trust your old click wrench every time. Digital tools add complexity where you don't need it, and that calibration drift is a real headache. Simple and proven just works better for this.

fiona_reed1mo agoMost Upvoted

I always ignored calibration drift until it cost me a job.