Originally Posted by
sjanzeir
And even if they could make one torque wrench that could perform accurately with that kind of range, it wouldn't be a good idea, business-wise. Because some doofus is bound to come along and place 60nm on a 3mm bit and... hilarity will ensue, frivolous litigation and all.
It isn’t uncommon for torque wrenches to have a 10:1 ratio between the largest and smallest settings. You can already trash a fastener by incorrectly using what would be the correct torque wrench.