Sturtevant Torque Limiting Driver
By Lex Dodson
If you’ve ever stripped a screw head in a servomotor or in the deepest recess of your motherboard, you can probably appreciate Sturtevant’s 2 to 36 inch-pound screwdriver. Hobbyists will run screaming from the $278 price tag this kit carries, but electronics professionals may not, especially with the all-mechanical internals (no batteries to worry about), and the Sturtevant-Richmont name. They’re not a very well-known label, but Sturtevant-Richmont makes some of the most accurate torque tools in the world.
The hefty price is mitigated somewhat by the wide assortment of bits the driver arrives with. Several Torx, Phillips, and hex sizes are included, plus a 1/4″-drive adapter for your sockets. It’s actually not a bad deal when you consider that an equivalent Snap-On product costs just a few dollars less, and comes with none of the Sturtevant-Richmont’s attachments.
Adjustable Torque Limiting Driver [Sturtevant-Richmont]
September 11th, 2009 at 9:21 am
It’s not a Stutevant - but we use a Utica (Cooper Tools) version:
http://www.alexgs.com/product/cooper-hand-tools-utica-ts-35.html
September 11th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Appears the same product can be found for a lot less…
http://www.autoaides.com/catalog.asp?prodid=526945&showprevnext=1
price ~ $180.
September 11th, 2009 at 11:56 am
This may be good for hobbyists.
http://www.battenfeldtechnologies.com/wheeler-engineering/catalog.asp?product=fat-wrench
September 12th, 2009 at 2:18 am
10 to 65 in-lbs at 5 in-lb increments for $50 may fit more folks budget.
Wheeler Engineering FAT (Firearm Accurizing Torque) Torque Wrench Screwdriver #553556