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10-29-2007, 10:14 AM

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I bought a POS HF one for wheels, but if I were putting together an engine, I'd buy the best available.

10-29-2007, 10:16 AM

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10-29-2007, 10:18 AM

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Swingline didn't even make a red stapler until that movie.

10-29-2007, 11:13 AM

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how would you know that?

10-29-2007, 11:22 AM

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wikipedia:
A Swingline product was featured in the 1999 cult-classic film Office Space wherein one employee "Milton" complains repeatedly that his red Swingline stapler was stolen and eventually sets fire to the office building in retaliation. At the time, Swingline had not manufactured red staplers for years. In 2002 they released a limited edition series as a result of customer interest.

They might have made them a long time ago, but that was way before my time.

10-29-2007, 11:33 AM

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Thats exactly the reason we have 6 spray painted staplers in my office.

10-29-2007, 11:54 AM

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10-29-2007, 04:37 PM

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This is a huge thread for a tq wrench... so **** reading it.

I bought a click-ratchet type at autozone for ~$15-20

10-30-2007, 10:49 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by magnamx-5

Well my craftsman torque wrench works fine for me. What are you gonna torque that is over 150 lbs? I don't think there is anything on a miata that needs that much torque

i put as much torque as i could into a normal ratchet on the bolts for my control arms, the damn things kept *CLANKING* anytime i hit a bump, thought it was the shocks i had just replaced

yeah if i wasn't gonna do anything too serious with the torque wrench i'd just go harbor freight

10-31-2007, 06:42 AM

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just got a mannesmann torque wrench for $30 shipped

10-31-2007, 09:55 AM

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http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/prec2fr100f.html

thats what i use, but I managed to find one on discount for like $100 shipped. It has been really nice to use so far and it is accurate to like 2-3% which was important to me when I built my motor.

12-01-2007, 05:08 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hustler

I bought a POS HF one for wheels, but if I were putting together an engine, I'd buy the best available.

same here. 10 bucks HF. does great for wheels, nuts, bolts, etc.

12-01-2007, 08:56 PM

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Bought a HF 1/2 one. Works great thus far. Got a bunch of other crap while i was at it. I'm happy. I wouldn't build a motor with one but that's why you always have a mechanic friend willing to lend out tools.

12-01-2007, 09:06 PM

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I may have already said this but I have a 20 dollar 1/2" torque wrench and I had a it tested by a tool repair shop and it was spot on above 20 ft/lbs. I was surprised. I used it to torque the head on my miata and it's still holding so far.