got a flyer in the mail today from Craftsman/Sears ...
and there's an interesting little gizmo in there.
it's a "fits all standard ratchets" torque sensor. (yeah, i'm
wondering how it'll fit a 1/2-inch ratchet as well as a 1/4-inch
ratchet!). aha! down at the bottom, in small print it sez
"1/2-inch" ... so i guess that's the "standard size". it fits
between the ratchet and the socket, and is magically
electrical/electronic/PFM? as it has a wire that runs off to a
volt-meter-looking thingie what reads out the torque in 0.1 ft-lb
increments. plus or minus 3 percent accuracy from 50 to 150
ft-lbs. preset target with torque alert. extra long 54-inch
wire/cable.

now comes da Gotcha! :)

$116.99 u.s. bucks.

kinda high for me to go buy as a toy. and too gimmicky for me to
buy as a serious tool.
and it adds about 2 inches to the length of the socket-rachet
combo ... so if you're wanting to get into tight places, it ain't
gonna work.

anybody tried this thing yet? :)

joel