[alfa] Biba commiting fraud...again...was...alfa-digest V10 #397

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Thomas, while I didn't spell this out, but feel if one currently has a
Craftsman torque wrench and buys another similar to the other (yes, both
could be somewhat way off) and the owner uses it (carefully) on two nuts
and decides to return it, sorry but I wouldn't feel guilty in the least.
Most of my wrenches are Craftsman and while I don't have a fortune in
them, I'm a reasonably steady customer.

Often I've had sales clerks tell me if I'm not happy with either a tool
or shop vac, or (?) to simply bring it back for a full refund. Obviously
the only way I would not be happy with it is to actually try it out.
I've also had sales people remove items from blister packs to allow me
to get a better look at whatever I'm considering buying. This might well
seem as if I don't have have my priorities right in your eyes, but can't
ever remember tearing open a sealed product in the store on my own.

While a very minor thing a while back I lost my 11 mm socket so bought
another one. When I finally found the original one, it didn't occur to
me to return the somewhat (but now used) new one.

Funny how everyone here, except myself, talks about having one's torque
wrench calibrated. Perhaps I should have looked harder but in my more
than a few decades of working on cars have never run across a place
which advertises they calibrate torque wrenches. True, if I was a
defense contractor or aircraft mechanic, I gather they would find me. So
what does one look up in the yellow pages to find torque wrench calibrators?

Biba
Irwindale, CA USA

In a very quick tour of Torque Wrench Calibrators on Google, a lot 
showed up. What is a Torque pack? While I didn't stay long, none seemed 
to have welcome arms for Joe Blow with a somewhat inexpensive torque 
wrench where he  can walk in and say, "Calibrate it." And I, for one 
don't need to have a tag placed on my torque wrench certifying it has 
been calibrated.

Also, I've maybe pulled out two stud's threads in aluminum twice in 
umpteen years.

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Iopsycheng@domain.elided wrote:

>You know Biba, sometimes I have the greatest respect for you and then 
 other
>times you'll come out with something like your crap about the torque 
wrenches
>and it just makes me think that down deep you're not quite all you 
should
>be. If you are willing to defraud a store and then advertise that 
fact on the
>Digest what exactly are you willing to do to your clientele?  For 
about $25.00,
>a phone call and a short trip, any type of torque wrench can  be 
calibrated
>by a local cal lab. Furthermore, your advice is as bogus as your 
suggested
>method of "testing." I have bought many torque wrenches from 
Craftsman, Snap-On
>and other very reputable and expensive manufacturers, about  15% of 
them are
>significantly inaccurate and require adjustment prior to  calibration 
and use.
>I am a QA Supervisor for defense contractor, our precision  tools have
>specific tolerances.
>Thomas Gonnella
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