docmirror

I'll never see it again. It's one of those things I don't get too worked up about anymore. Yes I would like it back, but if not I'll just get another one, and Seans rates will go up slightly to cover the cost of the asshat that has kept mine. I hope my o-scope won't disappear.

blown 87

I had a older medical tool, I think it was called a "Endoscope", very expensive at the time, not near the tool this one from Snap-On is.

It was only about 400 bucks.





I use it a lot, has a video out so you can record.

For you guys that lend tools, I also lend tools, this is the first place I have not required a deposit that will cover the price of the tool.

Once again, hope you get it back, but I doubt it, I know you will find out who took it though.

SeanR

Been looking at those Greg, since I can't seem to get my dad to loan his to me across state lines.

blown 87

The only real issue I have with them is battery life, it sucks.

dr bob

Greg, that's the kind I was thinking about. The Sony I have has a 2 meter long probe that's a little shy of 1/2" diameter at 11.5mm. 4-Way articulation and all means it can be 'steered' quite a bit as you push it in. Car projects need nothing that elaborate, and the smaller bundle will pass into a spark plug hole a lot more easily; The probe head on the Sony barely fits in a standard 14mm plug hole. As an endoscope, it would be able to look at the backs of your eyballs if you pushed hard enough. [gasp!]

What kind of [proprietary?] battery does the Snap-On unit take? Even the lithium batteries get tired after a while and need replacement.

GregBBRD

You are welcome to borrow my Snap-on one, for a few days. It would be good for it to be used. PM your address and I'll ship it over to you. The battery life does suck, as Greg indicated, but the picture quality is pretty good.

GlennD

As another option, here is a link to a boroscope I just purchased (lent out already)

http://www.kmstools.com/mtp-boroscope-5706 (western Canada) or
http://www.a1parts.com/tequipment/sp...ed_testers.htm (eastern Canada)

Sorry - the distributor is Canadian - however I expect this should be easy to get down south.

The unit takes four AA batteries and has a one metre flexible line from the color screen to the camera. The camera is 14 mm (just over1/2 inch) diameter so it should easily go into spark plug holes. There are two LEDs at the camera with controls at the screen to change the LED brightness.

Sorry - I have not had it yet to try out. Just thought I would share given what appears to be some interest here on boroscopes. It runs about $160 US (list price).


Cheers

danglerb

Amazon.com has had the Makita (I think) brand on sale a couple time for $90 shipped. I am holding off waiting for newer and better, smaller camera head etc.

jon928se

As others have suggested I don't want to believe there is anything "evil" going on here.

Either someone has it who is temporarily incommunicado, not on the list etc. and doesn't realise it's mia. Or it's hiding on someones workbench behind a box of parts tools etc left there by somebody else. I know I could readily loose something like that in my garage especially if it had returned there by someone else and I wasn't 100% aware that they had done so.

I'll send Rhonda over - she can always find stuff that I can't find that I've probably accused her of moving (normally turns out it was where I left it and she hadn't touched it.)

jeff spahn

God, just reading this post makes me want to buy one. I can think of tons of places to use it on the car and at home. "I wonder what it looks like in here . . . I wonder what it looks like in there . . Hmmm, what does the back of the dishwasher look like, never mind I installed it, what does it look like now?"

jayc67

So what exactly do you guys use these for? Do they come in handy that often?

blown 87

It takes AA batteries, they even have a space in the plastic box for spares, and they are needed.

blown 87

Oil leaks, looking for just about anything that you need to, very handy.
One of those tools that you do not think you will use but find it out a lot more than you would have thought.

jayc67

So I guess there's a light on the end as well as the camera?

ETA: nvm, looked it up on snapon.com Very cool.

Just what I needed, something else to add to the want list

UncleMaz

Here is a reportedly unused Snap-On borescope on CL for $300: http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/1564237840.html