Torque screw driver anyone bother ?

Dustydazzler · Apr 25, 2019

Ok tin hat on for a minute...

I have never ever bothered to acquire or use a torque rated screw driver

I have been offered a second hand wiha one by a mate for £20 as he is buggering off to Spain to work

Are they worth using ?

Andy78 · Apr 25, 2019

For £20 it is definitely worth buying.
I don't use one myself but my mate uses the Wiha and it seems a very good tool. Think it has the largest torque range of any vde torque driver I have seen, the bits seem decent and are readily available.
Make sure the black handled setting tool comes with it.

If you don't get on with it I'll buy it from you

Dustydazzler · Apr 25, 2019

For £2o I might give it a whirl

at very worst it can live in the bottom of my tool box along with a few other bits I rarely use then one day will all end up on eBay

Andy78 · Apr 25, 2019

Dustydazzler said:
For £2o I might give it a whirl

at very worst it can live in the bottom of my tool box along with a few other bits I rarely use then one day will all end up on eBay

Ooh no, don't let it fester amongst the forgotten tools. Like I say if you didn't use it much, I'd have first refusal please. Been thinking about getting one for a while now, but like with you, it may become an occasional tool so not wanted to pay full price.

Charlie_ · Apr 25, 2019

For day to day house bashing they’re not really needed but useful for industrial switchgear when torque levels need adhering to

MJPD29 · Apr 25, 2019

Bought an armeg one used it once not even sure why I bought it

Dustydazzler · Apr 25, 2019

Matthewd29 said:
Bought an armeg one used it once not even sure why I bought it

Arrggg

This is the issue

Having spoken to around 6 or 7 sparks over the years , they all the say the same thing.
Bought one and never ever use it

sparkdog · Apr 25, 2019

Probably good to be able to say you have one, if anyone asks.

Ian1981 · Apr 25, 2019

Got mentioned at the Niceic assessment visit yesterday, he wasn’t too concerned as I don’t have one but basically said that the Niceic haven’t ‘pushed it yet’

Deleted member 26818 · Apr 25, 2019

Wera do an attachment for their changeable blade screwdriver sets.
Have considered purchasing one, but £70 puts me off.

GBDamo · Apr 25, 2019

Dustydazzler said:
Ok tin hat on for a minute...

I have never ever bothered to acquire or use a torque rated screw driver

I have been offered a second hand wiha one by a mate for £20 as he is buggering off to Spain to work

Are they worth using ?

Mine is never more than 18" away from me for 60% of my working day.

It's buried behind my seat behind the racking, exactly where it will remain unless an assessor asks to see it.

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Dustydazzler · Apr 25, 2019

Ahhh I see...Its one of those items

Like the 1000v yellow insulated gloves

Which I purchased after leaving college around 20+ years ago and have never actually used since

MJPD29 · Apr 25, 2019

Dustydazzler said:
Arrggg

This is the issue

Having spoken to around 6 or 7 sparks over the years , they all the say the same thing.
Bought one and never ever use it

Mine literally gathers dust. I have an interchangeable wiha one which isn't torque but I use it all the time. Less than half the price but a great job

Pete999 · Apr 25, 2019

Charlie_ said:
For day to day house bashing they’re not really needed but useful for industrial switchgear when torque levels need adhering to

And do they not need adhering to in Domestic then??? Think that's where all the hoo hah started in the first place, Domestic Installs that is, poor equipment and poorly trained DIs.