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Dubdoc:
I've had this Craftsman torque wrench hanging on the wall for a loooooong time now. It's gotta go. Are they worth anything or does it go into the scrap bin?

Northwoods:
Take it with you when you next go to a swap meet.

coolford:
Most like that sell for $8.00 to $12.00.  Still a usable tool if you don't have any other torque wrench.

Bill Houghton:
I'd be a touch amazed if you can get anything like $8 for it.  I see them at estate sales for anywhere from $1 to $5.

There was a time when beam-type torque wrenches were what you had unless you were a professional mechanic.  They're not expensive, and they're not hard to adjust to zero ("calibrate").  But other designs work better when you're torquing a fastener that's upside down in a constricted space or in other awkward situations, and, as the prices came down on those, people, including me, migrated to the better designs.  I think I still have one or two beam-type wrenches, including the first torque wrench I ever bought, back when we first started torquing the fasteners on the wooden cart wheels; but only for nostalgia.

d42jeep:
Here are a couple that I’ve picked up. They were very reasonably priced.
-Don Houghton

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