I got these about a year ago and use them to get me within 10-15 foot ponds and follow up with my torque wrench and they are accurate enough to use as a stand alone torque application but my shop insists on torque wrenches for every bolt that has a torque value assigned to it.
Excellent review and general info. I have noticed that using these sticks with Milwaukee Fuel cordless impacts such as their Mid Torque model do not work well the impact wrench will make a strange clunking noise with these sticks and accuracy is off even in a lower power mode. My older Craftsman C3 1/2" impact wrench (essentially a re-badged Ryobi/Techtronic TTI tool) these sticks seem to work better with that impact.
if you are using a torque wrench this doesnt allow us to prove the quality of these sticks . You would want to use your low impact with the stick on it and then test with your torque to see where your torque wrench locks out at right ?
Homework problem: what's the rated torque for putting 2 or more of these together, given the rated torques of the pieces? Not being any good at mechanical engineering, I really have no idea how to figure that out. Well, except to buy a set and a strain gauge and find out.
Thanks. I can see where these will be handy. I only use an impact for busting and snugging down. BUT.. I can think of a few times I cheated with frame bolts buried so badly I feathered the trigger simply because I didn't have the real estate to swing a torque wrench without removing a bunch of plumbing and crap.. Something like this will get me relatively close which in most cases is just fine (I know when to be a torque nazi and not to be)
Yes they're handy in that regard, I found I use them with hand tools because you can feel them start the spring and flex and you know you're right around a good torque number and then you can always tighten some up with a regular extension if you're worried about not having gotten enough Force
Is there a limit on the ft lbs output from an impact wrench that these can accept? I have an electric impact wrench that has 450ft lb of output and don’t want to break the sticks. Thank you
Basically, don't use a strong gun on these to prevent damage to em or the car. Use a real torque wrench when you are done or tighten by another 1/16th of a turn to 1/8th if you don't have a torque wrench have for the lugs on you
What about using these with a breaker bar? I've been thinking about these and I see people whine because they put them on their impacts and surprised when they break. I've been thinking about these and getting a breaker bar just for them, so I have something like a designated torque wrench
What about using these with a breaker bar? I've been thinking about these and I see people whine because they put them on their impacts and surprised when they break. I've been thinking about these and getting a breaker bar just for them, so I have something like a designated torque wrench
@@southpawyeti6039 yes, I learned this since posting this, they only work with impact wrenches, I've seen some material that suggests they work better with air impacts than cordless, though about deleting this comment but maybe someone else might be helped by it
Won’t work, breaker bars produce a consistent torque, whereas impact wrenches don’t. These work because they absorb impacts, resulting in a torque loss. Less material in the torque stick, the less torque it can transfer. They also work much better on air impacts than they do electric, as an air impact’s mechanism bounces back when it impacts, so stick springs back more into the gun.
I'd seen them in the catalog, but had no sense of what they were for. This is one of the two reasons I watch all his videos: he explains why you'd want a tool. My other reason is that I really like having tools, and CM gives reliable reviews; I've bought quite a few things based on his videos, and I've never been surprised by what I got.
They only work with impact wrenches. They work by twisting to minimize the amount of torque when the hammer hits the anvil within the wrench, then reset when the wrench let’s up. Think lots of little hits. They don’t work for steady pressure since they can only deflect so far. If you want to use breaker bar get a torque adaptor
If you look at the packaging on torque stick sets, it says, "For use with impact wrenches." they are calibrated to limit the torque of the gun. Because you could easily over twist these extensions and end up over tightening the fastener and ruining your tool.
There are also some situations where it’s difficult to hold the nut still when torquing. I have a scooter with a CVT transmission rotating part and a nut that needs pretty high torque. It is impossible to hold still while you crank up a usual torque wrench. But the impulse using an impact wrench and the torque stick works perfectly.
Good info, but geez... I ran all over my house looking for a smoke detector battery that needed changing...🤣
I got these about a year ago and use them to get me within 10-15 foot ponds and follow up with my torque wrench and they are accurate enough to use as a stand alone torque application but my shop insists on torque wrenches for every bolt that has a torque value assigned to it.
Excellent review and general info. I have noticed that using these sticks with Milwaukee Fuel cordless impacts such as their Mid Torque model do not work well the impact wrench will make a strange clunking noise with these sticks and accuracy is off even in a lower power mode. My older Craftsman C3 1/2" impact wrench (essentially a re-badged Ryobi/Techtronic TTI tool) these sticks seem to work better with that impact.
Crap I just bought a set for my 1/2 stubby fuel impact
Very helpful. Thank you!
if you are using a torque wrench this doesnt allow us to prove the quality of these sticks . You would want to use your low impact with the stick on it and then test with your torque to see where your torque wrench locks out at right ?
With an ITC coupon these are $40 til the end of the month (11/19). I'm grabbing a set.
Great video I have these torque stix
I like the pork sticks as well but they are a bit odd to use
They are a harbor Freight must have. Perfect for lug nuts..
Thanks for posting, this informative tool video.
Yes lots of people have seen these but don't really know about them so I tried to make a video that was more the detailed.
Put them all together when you need a longer reach
Homework problem: what's the rated torque for putting 2 or more of these together, given the rated torques of the pieces? Not being any good at mechanical engineering, I really have no idea how to figure that out. Well, except to buy a set and a strain gauge and find out.
Thanks. I can see where these will be handy. I only use an impact for busting and snugging down. BUT.. I can think of a few times I cheated with frame bolts buried so badly I feathered the trigger simply because I didn't have the real estate to swing a torque wrench without removing a bunch of plumbing and crap.. Something like this will get me relatively close which in most cases is just fine (I know when to be a torque nazi and not to be)
Yes they're handy in that regard, I found I use them with hand tools because you can feel them start the spring and flex and you know you're right around a good torque number and then you can always tighten some up with a regular extension if you're worried about not having gotten enough Force
Thanks
Another excellent video. Thanks. Are these made in Taiwan?
Yes and thank you
Are the colors an official representation of the torque rating?
Is there a limit on the ft lbs output from an impact wrench that these can accept? I have an electric impact wrench that has 450ft lb of output and don’t want to break the sticks. Thank you
You would’ve been fine using the 150 ft lb one as long as you didn’t just sit there and impact on it for a long time
Can you still overtighten with these?
Basically, don't use a strong gun on these to prevent damage to em or the car. Use a real torque wrench when you are done or tighten by another 1/16th of a turn to 1/8th if you don't have a torque wrench have for the lugs on you
What about using these with a breaker bar? I've been thinking about these and I see people whine because they put them on their impacts and surprised when they break. I've been thinking about these and getting a breaker bar just for them, so I have something like a designated torque wrench
@@silinusvers you can buy a digital torque adapter off harbor freight. It’ll give you a torque reading
What about using these with a breaker bar? I've been thinking about these and I see people whine because they put them on their impacts and surprised when they break. I've been thinking about these and getting a breaker bar just for them, so I have something like a designated torque wrench
I don't think it works like that they sell a digital adapter at HR made by quinn
@@southpawyeti6039 yes, I learned this since posting this, they only work with impact wrenches, I've seen some material that suggests they work better with air impacts than cordless, though about deleting this comment but maybe someone else might be helped by it
Won’t work, breaker bars produce a consistent torque, whereas impact wrenches don’t. These work because they absorb impacts, resulting in a torque loss. Less material in the torque stick, the less torque it can transfer.
They also work much better on air impacts than they do electric, as an air impact’s mechanism bounces back when it impacts, so stick springs back more into the gun.
Am I the only person that didn’t know a tool like this existed?
I'd seen them in the catalog, but had no sense of what they were for. This is one of the two reasons I watch all his videos: he explains why you'd want a tool. My other reason is that I really like having tools, and CM gives reliable reviews; I've bought quite a few things based on his videos, and I've never been surprised by what I got.
😊just use a torque wrench
They are good when you have only a breaker bar
Very good point.
They only work with impact wrenches. They work by twisting to minimize the amount of torque when the hammer hits the anvil within the wrench, then reset when the wrench let’s up. Think lots of little hits. They don’t work for steady pressure since they can only deflect so far. If you want to use breaker bar get a torque adaptor
If you look at the packaging on torque stick sets, it says, "For use with impact wrenches." they are calibrated to limit the torque of the gun.
Because you could easily over twist these extensions and end up over tightening the fastener and ruining your tool.
Thanks for the informative videos. (smoke detector battery)
Thank you and the battery was dealt with quite some time ago
I love mine makes my job easier.
“Granularity”...?????
Granularity as mentioned in this video means that there is lots of fine increments between the torque values of this 10 piece stick set
They should all turn the same amount, the bigger ones should not turn less.
Hey Catus, I don’t think your pronunciation of ‘’detent” (denton) is correct......but thanks for the informative video.⚒
Yes and even though I corrected it in more recent videos I think I'm going to go back to the mispronunciation
I'm confused 🤔😕 why the hell would anyone need this
The idea is tire shops can use these with a impact wrench to torque lug nuts and save time.
@@CatusMaximus
Oh I'm retarded I guess 🤦😹
There are also some situations where it’s difficult to hold the nut still when torquing. I have a scooter with a CVT transmission rotating part and a nut that needs pretty high torque. It is impossible to hold still while you crank up a usual torque wrench. But the impulse using an impact wrench and the torque stick works perfectly.
THANKS
Thank you