Harbor Freight Icon Profesional Split Beam Torque Wrench 1/2 inch . 40-250 Ft. Lb.

I was able to tune the Torque wrench. Here is the video.
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[@theotherguy3083]

I was able to tune the Torque wrench. Here is the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6HHoYSngM2KeMU

[@FAMOUSSLICKRICK]

Wow!!! You are a genius my friend! You fixed it. You are now a torque calibration expert. I am so very proud of you sir. I love your determination in resolving the discrepancy with this ICON Spilt Beam Torque Wrench. You are Awesome!!! 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸

[@liaison66]

I'm glad you made this video. I have been considering buying one of these for a while now. I'm glad I didn't waste my money.

[@testudo2185]

That table is wobbly giving you some slack

[@FAMOUSSLICKRICK]

Awesome review my friend. You are the only one that gave this kind of review I been waiting for. Everyone seems to do video reviews on how pretty this torque wrench is and trying to compare it to Snap On. I was wanting to buy this, but thanks to your review you just saved me my time and money. And the safe and peace of mind of proper torque. Thank you again sir. 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸

[@theotherguy3083]

I was able to tune the Torque wrench. Here is the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6HHoYSngM2KeMU

[@FAMOUSSLICKRICK]

Wow!!! You are a genius my friend! You fixed it. You are now a torque calibration expert. I am so very proud of you sir. I love your determination in resolving the discrepancy with this ICON Spilt Beam Torque Wrench. You are Awesome!!! 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸

[@charlespayne1909]

👍,🇺🇸,

[@PaulsToolReview]

So much for Andy's quality control! LOL

[@CT9905.]

I own this in the Snap-On version and it has never failed me the Twelve plus years that I have owned it…. You get what you Pay for!!!

[@angelisone]

ATG & I say many people buying tools DON'T always test their tools. When was the last time you test your DMM/DVM or wheel's balancing weight? Like zero. Even many reviewers & shops DO NOT use torque wrenches. The Other Guy, your tests was nicely done, sir. FIY: Every go to 30 minutes oil changes /or get your car inspection? Guess what, many are making less than $38/hr. Do you really think they care? They just use that impact wrench @ max power. Then when you have a flat tire you can't take out one lug nut because it's free spinning. Or that striped Oil Drain Plug & splash shield gone.

[@danmorgoshi7598]

The Other Guy in your experience what torque wrench you recommend me . Big thanks . Very good video . Thanks again.

[@cesarbarrios8609]

Can you test. Icon new torque or quinn 1/2 thanks . And great videos

[@AlejandroFernandez-nn6bh]

First off thank you for the review! Secondly am I the only one seeing the table and vise move?

[@theotherguy3083]

Table and vise did move. I tried my best to stabilize it

[@jungmen]

That still should not change the torque (at least not by 10 ft-lb). Your vehicle is likely going to move as well depending on what your tightening . If anything you'd think the movement would/may cause a bit of over-torque on rebound/flex., and or possibly under-torque as you suggest. Yet I would not think (based on this video) that it should cause it to be off 10 lbs, unless one is being erratic with it...lol!

[@kylapendley924]

Torque is being applied to table and vice. Meter is not calibrated? NO ONE including myself got this result. ICON has never let me down and honestly... i'm more of a Tekton fan.

[@itchyoldfart]

Didn't see you verify the setting after you snapped the cover down...my cover would bump the knob and throw the setting off slightly.....snap er easy brother...lol

[@bamslife2812]

You are using one torque wrench adapter to tune another torque wrench?

[@theotherguy3083]

Yes because most people don't have 2 to 3 thousand dollars scale to tune it

[@hughwynn6193]

@@theotherguy3083 - I watched other videos from other KZbinrs and some of them had more accure and expensive measuring devices than his junk craftsman. He got a big thumb down from me. You all should watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqPEgp6maNmenZI

[@charlespayne1909]

👍🛫

[@henryt9254]

How do you know that your Craftsman calibration meter is accurate ?

[@theotherguy3083]

Because I measured it against other units and it is accurate.

[@jordanbeyer7607]

What other units?

[@cyprezz]

@@jordanbeyer7607 9:48 He started using a unnamed digital torque wrench to show how it and the Craftsman measure up. The question is what is the brand of this digital torque wrench and did he calibrated that digital torque wrench to closely match the Craftsman measurement? Another problem is that both could be wrong and the ICON could be right. There's no way of knowing for sure unless it's taken to a certified place to measure these things.

[@jdmDC2ftw]

No trying to sound rude, How do you know your craftsman measuring device is accurate. The torque wrench seems consistent. Just a thought. I don't know what that device is.

[@theotherguy3083]

I know because both craftsman are consistent with each other including my other Torque wrench. This one doesn't click at the settings like the others.

[@theotherguy3083]

I was able to tune the Torque wrench. Here is the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6HHoYSngM2KeMU

[@FAMOUSSLICKRICK]

Wow!!! You are a genius my friend! You fixed it. You are now a torque calibration expert. I am so very proud of you sir. I love your determination in resolving the discrepancy with this ICON Spilt Beam Torque Wrench. You are Awesome!!! 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸

[@OACSOME]

@@FAMOUSSLICKRICK no way😂

[@frankthespank]

Uhhh… you guys being sarcastic? That’s mean if so, he may not be some aviation calibrating shop but I think he’s close enough for putting lug nuts on a wheel.

[@frankthespank]

I don’t get why people like these split-beam torque wrenches more than digital torque wrenches, I hear some people say “it’s easy to read and adjust and you don’t have to reset it” etc. but a digital torque wrench does all that AND a lot more, so I don’t understand it… oh well. Glad we have so many choices and we can use what we want 😎

[@theotherguy3083]

The reason why I like the non battery operated ones is that they don't run out of batter power when you need them. For that, when I am out in the trails, I carry only the non battery operated ones.

[@frankthespank]

@@theotherguy3083 Makes sense for on the go but in a garage I got plenty of Enloop batteries (and chargers) at hand 🙂

[@nicolewilkes4625]

Get dropped and lose there calibration

[@mikez2370]

A split beam ?? Loses calibration , the spring is isolated vs a regular clicker

[@JosepGee]

Price plays a part too

[@ricardoalamo8704]

I like the video but that bench is moving so I'm sure that throws it off.

[@theotherguy3083]

Check out how it functions after I have tuned it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6HHoYSngM2KeMU

[@InocenteSandoval]

If you watched all of the video, you'll see that he used another torque wrench as a comparison

[@anoldfriend3901]

A lot of my other tools are icon, wrenches, ratchets, sockets, but I have also had a bad experience with the torque wrenches. I also found that they are not very accurate, so I refuse to use them now. All the other icon tools have taken a beating and held up well, but their torque wrenches I can’t recommend. Hopefully harbor freight realizes the issue with their torque wrenches and figures it out soon.

[@theotherguy3083]

It was a great disappointment to find this tool so inaccurate out of the box. However, I got it adjusted and it is accurate now.

[@thomashill9437]

the whole vise is moving along with the table…..thats going to absolutely cause deviation from true LBS measurements/break

[@drgreenthumb8137]

Hey can I get a link to that torque meter you got.

[@theotherguy3083]

Which one

[@mrsully21]

Your whole table, and vice is moving at the higher torque setting. 😂

[@miguelsalazar3239]

Use a shorter socket

[@joshuahack9677]

You must of got a bad one I have the same one and mine is less than 2 on everyone

[@heathbush3681]

You can't get an accurate reading doing it in a vise like that

[@JimzAuto]

All your higher-torque tests are FAULTY. The vise and bench are BOTH twisting horizontally AND vertically so much we can see it. NOTE: with your ‘test setup’ I would expect greater errors at higher torque inputs.

[@cobraninetysix3883]

Dont assemble an engine with it

[@fabianponte8499]

I haven’t had any issues with it at all … this video doesn’t really help.

[@theotherguy3083]

You should test your wrench for accuracy

[@jacobjohnson4763]

You have a calibration cert in your hand and your first thought is to assume that your janky vise setup and non calibrated test unit, are superior and that the calibration cert is falsified….. what…..

[@cobraninetysix3883]

Disappointing.... their $10 unit is more accurate

[@theotherguy3083]

Indeed

[@mustangecoboosthpp3869]

No way I trust these cheap torque wrenches. Stick with Snap On, Matco, Cornwell and CDI.

[@isuzooms]

Harbor Garbage

[@duckpwnd]

Every company makes a mistake at somepoint, and Harbor Freight has been a great company otherwise. Their Pittsburgh tools are much higher quality than Snap On and are only a fraction of the price.

[@isuzooms]

@@duckpwnd higher quality than Snap-On, right

[@duckpwnd]

@@isuzooms It's the truth. Harbor Freight sells real tools for real men who actually rely on their tools to get the job done. Snap-On sells overpriced, shiny junk for girly men who just want something that's going to look pretty and sit in a drawer.

[@vinichi3014]

​@@duckpwnd facts strap on fanboys would rather go 30k in debt to say they have snap on than to but another brand with close to or same quality as them at 1/4 the price