would someone be so kind to give us a brief description of the three types, or point us to a picture, so that when someone mentions which type they think is best, we could identify it?
i assume the beam type is the two long, parallel rods where the skinny rod is a long cantilever that stays straight, and has a pointer on its free end near the handle that indicates the torque on a scale attached to the deflecting thick rod. the skinny rod appears to swing back or forth over the wide scale. and the handle cover pivots about the cover's centerpoint. i have this type, but have been unable to read it in many situations. i never knew it was the best because it's so hard to read.
but what are the "dial" and "click" types? which one is the one with the handle that torsionally rotates to set the desired torque? if this is the dial type, i thought it clicks, too (?). i saw one like this with a ruined, tiny set screw, rendering the whole wrench rather useless, so total loss of investment.
once we can distinguish the three types by type name, we would love to hear more opinions on which brand and especially which type experienced engineers such as evelrod and Blacksmith have found to be best, most accurate, etc. especially opinions on which type is typically most accurate (especially from people who've calibrated and compared some), which type is most durable, which brand/type is overall best investment, mainly with emphasis on accuracy, then durability, then ease of use, in that order. we're hearing something here about brands so far but not much about types; we need to know brand plus type to get a picture of what the engineer is referring to so we can identify it in stores or catalogs and buy it. and so, evelrod prefers the beam type. which type does Blacksmith and others think is best? (and i trust that you engineers will please discern if any post is made by a salesperson and heavily red flag it, because i only want info. from private individuals.) thanks for any help.
