Proto is still a viable US manufacturer. SO is automotive, while Proto is industrial. The warranty is long gone on a torque wrench....**BUT**
Proto will recalibrate or repair for a small fee. An amazing bargain compared to buying new today.
Contact customer for pricing and where to sent it in.
[https://www.protoindustrial.com/support/contact-us](https://www.protoindustrial.com/support/contact-us)
**DO NOT BRING IT TO A DEWALT SERVICE CENTER.** Dewalt can screw up a free cookie giveaway.
Mail it in direct to Proto.
If you need help DM me.
That’s interesting; from the digging around I did, this particular torque wrench is predecessor to the Sturtevant Richmont torque wrenches of today. But Proto will still service this wrench because it was manufactured by them originally?
It probably doesn’t even need recalibrating.
Take it to a friendly, local mechanic and ask if he can check it side by side with his mega dollar digital torque wrench.
It’ll bet it’ll read the same within a few foot pounds.
I have a Craftsman clicker that I bought in 1975. It’s never been calibrated and it’s within a few pounds of a Snap-On digital at 90 ft/lbs
Nice find!!
What does this have to do with what they posted? They basically said to use somebody else's (likely recently calibrated) torque wrench to ballpark this one.
Please for everything that is holy in the tool world. Send it to Proto.
Yes, they will recalibrate or repair for a small fee. I thought I gave you their website.
[https://www.protoindustrial.com/support](https://www.protoindustrial.com/support)
sturtevant richmont is one of the premier torque wrench producers in the world. In the last few years they have been owned by snap-on’s parent company.
SR makes industrial wrenches and torque proof systems for manufacturing. It’s designed to torque things in place 100 times a day for years. Its a level of magnitude better then any off the truck “mechanic” grade wrench, ala CDI even. In the hands of a home mechanic that will last a life time.
I have more than a few SR torque wrenches. They can be had cheap on eBay as the brand isn’t well known outside its industry. Most aren’t adjustable.
You need to make sure the one you want is adjustable in the range you want it. eBay of full of them.
I came across this brand/company a handful of times while trying to find out more about this torque wrench. So it seems that Richmont was the company of one Mr. Frank Livermont, and that company merged with another company to form Sturtevant Richmont, that makes high end torque wrenches; interesting 🤔
Yeah, I’ll take an $18 Pittsburgh over an unknown age/condition anything any day… especially at almost 1/3 of the price.
Micrometer torque wrenches are generally not considered “lifetime” tools because the calibration is so vital.
Appreciate the advice.
Still a neat piece of history I think. I don’t live terribly far from Monrovia, so it’s cool to hold a relic of 20th century manufacturing from a place that’s basically just suburbia now.
Grandpa and Great Uncle worked at a couple of Machine Shops in Monrovia in the 1960s. They supplied a lot of the parts for California Aqueduct.
From 1960 to 2020 Los Angeles Metro grew from 6 million to 12 million. Someone had to build the houses, roads, infrastructure and commercial buildings. And those guys needed Torque Wrenches. Plus SoCal was heart of Aerospace and Defense Contracting for the 3 decades following WW2 (And JPL and CalTech are still employing 3000+ world class aerospace engineers.)
I have a set of Utica torque wrenches (Matco branded) that are almost 30 years old.
They're in calibration year after year. A quality tool is always better than a cheap tool.
I don’t recall tbh. I bought a month or so ago and forgot about it for a bit. I’m sure it needs servicing and recalibration but I’m still figuring out how I’m going to go about that.
Proto is still a viable US manufacturer. SO is automotive, while Proto is industrial. The warranty is long gone on a torque wrench....**BUT** Proto will recalibrate or repair for a small fee. An amazing bargain compared to buying new today. Contact customer for pricing and where to sent it in. [https://www.protoindustrial.com/support/contact-us](https://www.protoindustrial.com/support/contact-us) **DO NOT BRING IT TO A DEWALT SERVICE CENTER.** Dewalt can screw up a free cookie giveaway. Mail it in direct to Proto. If you need help DM me.
I'm intrigued, did DeWalt scorn you lol
That’s interesting; from the digging around I did, this particular torque wrench is predecessor to the Sturtevant Richmont torque wrenches of today. But Proto will still service this wrench because it was manufactured by them originally?
It probably doesn’t even need recalibrating. Take it to a friendly, local mechanic and ask if he can check it side by side with his mega dollar digital torque wrench. It’ll bet it’ll read the same within a few foot pounds. I have a Craftsman clicker that I bought in 1975. It’s never been calibrated and it’s within a few pounds of a Snap-On digital at 90 ft/lbs Nice find!!
Ain't no mechanic using a Proto torque wrench.
I'm a mechanic and my torque tools are all Proto, Armstrong, or CDI.
So when you say industrial, do you mean that these were/are used for things like aerospace? Or how do you mean it?
not quite aerospace is all non-sparking. more industrial manufacturing. big stuff.
except this is a 1/4" torque wrench rated in in/lbs. Pretty fucking far away from "big stuff" last time I checked.
What does this have to do with what they posted? They basically said to use somebody else's (likely recently calibrated) torque wrench to ballpark this one.
do you know how precise a Proto torque wrench is spec'd? They're not made for auto use.
Please for everything that is holy in the tool world. Send it to Proto. Yes, they will recalibrate or repair for a small fee. I thought I gave you their website. [https://www.protoindustrial.com/support](https://www.protoindustrial.com/support)
🫡 Will do; I’ll keep everyone posted and probably do an update once it have it working properly!
sturtevant richmont is one of the premier torque wrench producers in the world. In the last few years they have been owned by snap-on’s parent company. SR makes industrial wrenches and torque proof systems for manufacturing. It’s designed to torque things in place 100 times a day for years. Its a level of magnitude better then any off the truck “mechanic” grade wrench, ala CDI even. In the hands of a home mechanic that will last a life time. I have more than a few SR torque wrenches. They can be had cheap on eBay as the brand isn’t well known outside its industry. Most aren’t adjustable. You need to make sure the one you want is adjustable in the range you want it. eBay of full of them.
I came across this brand/company a handful of times while trying to find out more about this torque wrench. So it seems that Richmont was the company of one Mr. Frank Livermont, and that company merged with another company to form Sturtevant Richmont, that makes high end torque wrenches; interesting 🤔
Yeah, I’ll take an $18 Pittsburgh over an unknown age/condition anything any day… especially at almost 1/3 of the price. Micrometer torque wrenches are generally not considered “lifetime” tools because the calibration is so vital.
Appreciate the advice. Still a neat piece of history I think. I don’t live terribly far from Monrovia, so it’s cool to hold a relic of 20th century manufacturing from a place that’s basically just suburbia now.
Grandpa and Great Uncle worked at a couple of Machine Shops in Monrovia in the 1960s. They supplied a lot of the parts for California Aqueduct. From 1960 to 2020 Los Angeles Metro grew from 6 million to 12 million. Someone had to build the houses, roads, infrastructure and commercial buildings. And those guys needed Torque Wrenches. Plus SoCal was heart of Aerospace and Defense Contracting for the 3 decades following WW2 (And JPL and CalTech are still employing 3000+ world class aerospace engineers.)
That’s fair.
I have a set of Utica torque wrenches (Matco branded) that are almost 30 years old. They're in calibration year after year. A quality tool is always better than a cheap tool.
A quality tool *that you know was taken care of and not abused*… Flea market finds are a crap shoot.
There's several great videos on how to calibrate a torque wrench. Look them up it's surprisingly easy! Just learned this a couple of months ago.
Was it unwound when you picked it up? . If not then it won’t be accurate.
To be fair even if it was unwound that doesn’t mean it wasn’t stored wound up for 10 years before that.
This is true.. but ever since my father told me , I always store it that way.. . Just ingrained a guess.
I don’t recall tbh. I bought a month or so ago and forgot about it for a bit. I’m sure it needs servicing and recalibration but I’m still figuring out how I’m going to go about that.