The 20 dollar torque wrench from a swap meet in Wichita actually passed calibration
Everyone at the hangar laughed at me for buying a no name torque wrench off a folding table for 20 bucks, but it came back within 2 percent on the shop's tester last week. The old timer who runs the calibration bench just shrugged and handed it back. Now I'm wondering how much of my snobbery about tools is just brand loyalty talking, what's the cheapest tool that surprised you?