Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like…

[RoundTwo]

This could be fun.

An engine boroscope is definitely on my list.

Whats on your list?

[N201MKTurbo]

An new 1/4" ratchet.

Any recommendations for Santa?

[RoundTwo]

2 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said:

An new 1/4" ratchet.

Any recommendations for Santa?

Something fine tooth for sure.

[Steve0715]

31 minutes ago, RoundTwo said:

This could be fun.

An engine boroscope is definitely on my list.

Whats on your list?

Have you seen the iPhone attachment boroscope ?  Interesting.

[DonMuncy]

17 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said:

An new 1/4" ratchet.

Any recommendations for Santa?

Go with Snap-On. That is one of my most used tools. You will forget the price eventually.

[RoundTwo]

57 minutes ago, Steve0715 said:

Have you seen the iPhone attachment boroscope ?  Interesting.

This one? https://www.amazon.com/VA-400-WiFi-Bundle-Ablescope-Articulating-Borescope/dp/B01MQPC6U1/ref=sr_1_3?gclid=Cj0KCQiAnNacBhDvARIsABnDa6_MkSYa4hJzVlYKQ5H800d2zVxAtBZCCLMuVlumsV4L8nrHknf6wzoaAqNMEALw_wcB&hvadid=409999310804&hvdev=t&hvlocphy=9010866&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14468642401143483153&hvtargid=kwd-220193048008&hydadcr=24630_11410023&keywords=vividia+ablescope+va-400&qid=1670790869&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c3015c4a-46bb-44b9-81a4-dc28e6d374b3
 

This is the one Mike Busch recommends and is a favorite on MS.

[N201MKTurbo]

21 minutes ago, DonMuncy said:

Go with Snap-On. That is one of my most used tools. You will forget the price eventually.

The TL72 is high on my list, $90

[N201MKTurbo]

I'm kind of leaning towards the Tekton ratchet.

[Guest]

Some time off to work on my own airplanes!

[Rick Junkin]

A 40% discount coupon for the panel upgrade I should have done last year.

[DonMuncy]

43 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said:

I'm kind of leaning towards the Tekton ratchet.

I'm not familiar. 

I have used a bunch of tools and almost all are fine. But, boy, do Snap-Ons fell good to use.

 

[N201MKTurbo]

26 minutes ago, DonMuncy said:

I'm not familiar. 

I have used a bunch of tools and almost all are fine. But, boy, do Snap-Ons fell good to use.

 

I've read quite a few reviews and comparisons today, and the TEKTON ratchets rate up there with the Snap On. All the user reviews say its the best feeling wrench they have ever used. And they cost 1/3 as much. 

https://www.tekton.com/1-4-inch-drive-quick-release-ratchet-set-srh99107

 

[DonMuncy]

They look good.

[Fly Boomer]

3 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said:

An new 1/4" ratchet.

Any recommendations for Santa?

Can't go wrong with SnapOn.  That said, I don't have any recent experience -- mine is probably 50 years old.

[BDPetersen]

I acquired a Tekton  torque wrench small enough to be used inside the fuel bladders. Perfect for that, but I have to report that the ratchet mechanism began to slip or not catch. Happily they sent me a replacement that did the job. But I was left uncertain of the “ robustness” of that particular item. They sure look good, however.

[AlwaysLearning]

4 hours ago, RoundTwo said:

This could be fun.

An engine boroscope is definitely on my list.

Whats on your list?

Just a heads up some even have a built in 90* camera now. Integrated right in with no need to add the mirror that always seems to have some lint on it. For sure worth the upgrade. 

[Fly Boomer]

1 minute ago, AlwaysLearning said:

Just a heads up some even have a built in 90* camera now. Integrated right in with no need to add the mirror that always seems to have some lint on it. For sure worth the upgrade. 

Get the one with the bendy thing on the end -- anything from 0 degrees to 180.

[RoundTwo]

5 minutes ago, Fly Boomer said:

Get the one with the bendy thing on the end -- anything from 0 degrees to 180.

Yes, that’s the one I linked above, with the WiFi box.

[Fly Boomer]

1 minute ago, RoundTwo said:

Yes, that’s the one I linked above, with the WiFi box.

I see it.  I think I skipped over that post as soon as I saw iPhone.
 

[MikeOH]

38 minutes ago, RoundTwo said:

Yes, that’s the one I linked above, with the WiFi box.

Yes, the Vividia VA-400 is what I have.  Very happy with it.

Here's an example photo:

 

 

[0TreeLemur]

An '83 J model. 

[Joshua Blackh4t]

An Aerocruze 100

[EricJ]

Remember that Vividia overloads their part numbers so that their bore scopes might be hi-res or 640x480 with the same part number.    There's no discernible price difference, so if you buy one, make sure it is high resolution or may wind up with a 640x480.   The difference is significant.

For a 1/4" wrench, these are actually pretty cool.   I bought several to keep them in the garage, hangar, various mobile toolboxes, etc.:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009PJPEAS

 

[Fly Boomer]

7 minutes ago, EricJ said:

Remember that Vividia overloads their part numbers so that their bore scopes might be hi-res or 640x480 with the same part number.    There's no discernible price difference, so if you buy one, make sure it is high resolution or may wind up with a 640x480.   The difference is significant.

For a 1/4" wrench, these are actually pretty cool.   I bought several to keep them in the garage, hangar, various mobile toolboxes, etc.:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009PJPEAS

 

Man.  I might need one of those just because they look handy.  For something...

[N201MKTurbo]

22 minutes ago, Fly Boomer said:

Man.  I might need one of those just because they look handy.  For something...

My wife dropped her wedding ring and it bounced under the cabinets in the bathroom. I used the borescope to find and retrieve it.