Yeah, I guess we did say the same thing. I can see having a spoke torque wrench for initial spoking of a wheel, but for minor tuning up of already spoked wheels, maybe not so necessary
Actually, the torque wrench is even better for correcting a very common error... OVER tensioning of spokes.
It's very easy to try to fix a wheel and either overtighten a whole range of spokes or overtighten the WRONG spokes, which just makes the problem worse. Then you overtighten the opposite spokes, again... creating a serious tension area in the wheel, even if it remains roughly in true.
A torque wrench is a built in limiting device which prevents this...
Better, when facing a difficult wheel, to lower off the tension all round, and then bring it back up uniformly, and then isolate, and fix, any wobbles...
As I said earlier, this is my first trial of a torque wrench designed for spokes. I'll keep using it and checking, and report back if I find any negatives...
So far, so good, though.
LJ: I missed this earlier...
The question is, when all the spokes are at the same torque (48 inch lbs for example) is the wheel true?
The answer of course, is NO! I had to tighten some and loosen others to bring it into true. There was one significant wobble which needed immediate correction, and a slight swing over about half the arc of the wheel, which was not as bad. I fixed both. The question is did it save time and improve overall accuracy? I'd say yes. After using the spoke torque wrench to run around the wheel three times, tightening slowly and evenly, I trued the wheel completely, which took perhaps another five minutes. It's now within 1/16 of an inch of true throughout the wheel, which I think is pretty good for a motorcycle wheel. That's horizontally; vertical looked perfect throughout.
What with the truing, checking the brakes, changing the tires and tubes, I'm getting pretty good at taking these wheels off!