Inch pound tool

Ac Delco 1/4 inch digital torque wrench. Can switch between inch pounds and foot pounds and has a wide range

FIX it tool kit with torque limiter

Fix it Sticks are just so user friendly. Seems accurate enough for rifle work. They make preset individual color-coded ones and two general “wider range” ones that mimic a beam torque wrench in function (no clicks, align two lines).

I use Borka and am pretty happy with the results

Borka is my go to love it

Fix it Sticks. They pack small and stay in my pack.

I use this now

Prior to this I used the limiters but when they go bad you may find out like I did by striping a screw.

I also have socket wrenches I picked up at an auto supply store for the heavier inch and foot pounds. just remember to take the tension off the springs when your done and you should be good for a long time.

I’ll never sell my Borka tools. Excellent for exactly what you’re looking for, OP.

Wheeler torque screwdriver thing. Have used it on bikes, machinery, all sorts of stuff.

I have a slew of different ones but my Borka will be buried with me.

I use a mountz emt50 and emt80 for gun work depending on the torque value needed. Unfortunately they're discontinued and have been replaced with new digital fga series, and while the fga80 can do 8-80 in-lb and would cover the range of both my older EMT drivers, it's not cheap.

I've had the 2x EMT drivers for years and they always check out very good when I calibrate them 3-4 times a year in the calibration lab at work.

The tohnichi LTD and RTD Japanese made adjustable torque screwdrivers work very well too, we have several of those here at work and they always stay very consistent and test very well in the lab, they're usually better than the advertised +/- 3%.

For a less expensive alternative to the mountz FGA or tohnichi consider a wiha variotorque s, they test pretty consistently in the calibration lab.

Can't comment on fix it sticks as I don't have any and haven't tested any.

Someone above mentioned borka; I also have a borka kit, and while accurate when used correctly it's very technique sensitive because of the handle design. Hold it wrong and apply force incorrectly and you can really over torque the hardware before the handle breaks over, found that out in the calibration lab at work. Because of the hold sensitivity of the borka torque driver I only use it in the field when I forgot or didn't have room to pack my mountz torque drivers (oddly enough, borka provided a full set of mountz bits in the field kit I bought from him.) An in line screwdriver handle type torque driver is much less sensitive of user input. I should note that my observations about hold sensitivity only apply to the borka break over handle driver and not his in line torque limiters.

fix-it sticks

oldrifleman said:

FIX it tool kit with torque limiter

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This ^^

Fix it Sticks are really hard to beat for size and convenience. Their ratcheting bit driver is so useful that I've upgraded all of my kits to have them. You can also purchase their torque drivers and limiters individually if you know exactly what you need.

Actually, the best torque tool is to call local torque engineer @308pirate over to work on your threaded stuff. He’ll fly to your house.





Lol just giving you shit buddy

Fix it sticks are the cats ass. It might take you a few orders to get everything you want/ need.
I ordered this kit, added a few torque limiters and the 2" bits. I also had to get the larger carry case.

This kit is basically everything I need. I do have a few other misc allen keys in a pouch, You know the tiny ones that come with your optics and you can't ever find the right size for.

Fixit sticks. I use the all in one torque driver in the rifle and optics kit. I stitched on a velcro patch to the kit bag and then stitched the other piece of velcro to their magnetic tool tray. I can peel the tray off if I want but that hasn't ever happened. I keep my Arisaka wedges in the kit and a few scope specific allen wrenches. EDIT: I remember that I upgraded all of the torx and driver bits after breaking a torx bit long before hitting the torque spec.

carbonbased said:

Actually, the best torque tool is to call local torque engineer @308pirate over to work on your threaded stuff. He’ll fly to your house.





Lol just giving you shit buddy

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LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Niles Coyote said:

I use this now

Fix It Sticks 15-65in lbs All-in-One Torque Driver FIS-VTD

Fix It Sticks 15-65in lbs All-in-One Torque Driver FIS-VTD For Sale

www.eurooptic.com

Prior to this I used the limiters but when they go bad you may find out like I did by striping a screw.

I also have socket wrenches I picked up at an auto supply store for the heavier inch and foot pounds. just remember to take the tension off the springs when your done and you should be good for a long time.

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I follow this up with my Seekonk when not in the field because I find the FixIt’s accuracy to be close but no cigar.

There is always a Vortex torque driver and its not expensive, compared to my aviation grade digital torque tools its pretty accurate

Might as well get that out of the way haha

Couldn't be a better time to purchase a good tool for this job.
Many mentioned get the job done.
One should ask one's self if one is a tool for asking about tools that are the perfect tool.
Only one's contemporaries can decide about this particular tool.

R

Used a Wheeler FAT Wrench for about 10-15 years, and then bought some Fix-It-Sticks back in 2022... The Wheeler has collected dust since. The Fix-It-Sticks with individual torque limiters is undeniably better and more accurate/repeatable.

Another vote for fix it sticks.

Fix-It Sticks for years now.

TheOE800 said:

I follow this up with my Seekonk when not in the field because I find the FixIt’s accuracy to be close but no cigar.

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This is the fix it stick device I have. I had my calibration techs at work check it out. Every marked setting was within 2 in-lbs of the indicated value. I can live with that. Especially for the convenience and compact size of the the kit.

MojoNixon said:

This is the fix it stick device I have. I had my calibration techs at work check it out. Every marked setting was within 2 in-lbs of the indicated value. I can live with that. Especially for the convenience and compact size of the the kit.

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I agree this not rocket science. The average home torque device ( and actually even many industrial ones have not seen a calibration test in a very long time and are likely out at least 2-4%. I can live with the variance when using my fixit sticks.

The all-in-one is rated to 10% as delivered.

Another vote for Fix It Sticks. I keep the small kit in my range bag, as well.

Fix-it Sticks. My pops uses the Fat torque wrench and is happy with it as well though.

Jgore said:

Fix it Sticks. They pack small and stay in my pack.

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That's how I roll too. I have a fat wrench in my load room I generally use if it's putting on a new scope or something but fix it Stix are so easy and ideal for keeping in your pack

CDI, Fat Wrench, and a couple of others.

Have a Fat Wrench I like.

HF torque screwdriver had it checked at work as accurate as ours.

TheOE800 said:

The all-in-one is rated to 10% as delivered.

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Yeah, not the all in one…I do like the individual torque limiters.

I’m a Harley mechanic and instructor I use Snap-on inch pound torque wrench.

Balor said:

I’m a Harley mechanic and instructor I use Snap-on inch pound torque wrench.

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Of course you do, who wouldn’t

Balor said:

I’m a Harley mechanic and instructor I use Snap-on inch pound torque wrench.

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I also use a Snap-On inch pound wrench which I purchased years ago for other tasks including working on motorcycles.