Hit 500 engine hours on one torque wrench, and it still reads true
I bought this Snap-on click style torque wrench back in 2017 for my side work, mostly doing prop flange bolts and cylinder base nuts. Guys at the shop told me I was wasting money on calibration checks every year, said just trust the click. Well, last month I sent it in for its annual check, and the lab said it was still within 1 percent across the whole range. That surprised me because I've dropped it twice, once off a stand in Bakersfield, and I always thought those drops would throw it off. But here's the thing, I log every use in a little notebook, and 500 hours of actual torque applications is way more than most guys put on a wrench in a decade. I know the popular opinion is that you need to replace or recalibrate often, but my experience says a quality tool with regular care will outlast the doubters. Has anyone else pushed a tool way past the recommended service interval and had it come back clean, or am I just lucky?