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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 703595" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>Bore scopes aren't all the common probably because people think they are expensive and they are, but no more than a middle of the road optic.</p><p> </p><p>I've found many uses for mine besides peering in barrels, especially around the shop. and the farm.</p><p> </p><p>I just used it the other day on a farm tractor that had a hydraulic connector leaking. I could have replaced it with a nrew one but I used the Hawkeye to look inside the bore of the connector (after I removed it) and found a tiny sliver of metal was not allowing the check ball to seat. The sliver was wedged between the seat of the ball and the bore wall. I just used a pair of tweezers to remove it, something I'd never be able to find without a borescope. I would have replaced the assembly for a couple hundred. With the scope, it cost me about 15 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>Got a leaky pipe inside a wall? Use a borescope. Not sure if the missus, dropped her wedding ring down the drain? Use a borescope. Want to look inside a cartridge case to check to see if the base is seperating from the walls or if the flash hole is clear and unobstructed? Use a borescope.</p><p> </p><p>Ex-Tech instruments also makes a small diameter electronic bore scope with a handheld minature CRT screen that costs less than the optical image, mirrored transmitting Hawkeye. Problem is, the camera isn't quite as small of a diameter that the Hawkeye is. I believe you can go down to a .17 HMR with a Hawkeye.</p><p> </p><p>I believe Harbor Freight also offers a minature CRT based bore scope, again, it's electronic so camera diameter will be greater than the Hawkeye and I'm not sure about picture quality but I imagine it's cheap, like all Harbor Freight stuff is....</p><p> </p><p>One of the best tools I've ever bought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 703595, member: 39764"] Bore scopes aren't all the common probably because people think they are expensive and they are, but no more than a middle of the road optic. I've found many uses for mine besides peering in barrels, especially around the shop. and the farm. I just used it the other day on a farm tractor that had a hydraulic connector leaking. I could have replaced it with a nrew one but I used the Hawkeye to look inside the bore of the connector (after I removed it) and found a tiny sliver of metal was not allowing the check ball to seat. The sliver was wedged between the seat of the ball and the bore wall. I just used a pair of tweezers to remove it, something I'd never be able to find without a borescope. I would have replaced the assembly for a couple hundred. With the scope, it cost me about 15 minutes. Got a leaky pipe inside a wall? Use a borescope. Not sure if the missus, dropped her wedding ring down the drain? Use a borescope. Want to look inside a cartridge case to check to see if the base is seperating from the walls or if the flash hole is clear and unobstructed? Use a borescope. Ex-Tech instruments also makes a small diameter electronic bore scope with a handheld minature CRT screen that costs less than the optical image, mirrored transmitting Hawkeye. Problem is, the camera isn't quite as small of a diameter that the Hawkeye is. I believe you can go down to a .17 HMR with a Hawkeye. I believe Harbor Freight also offers a minature CRT based bore scope, again, it's electronic so camera diameter will be greater than the Hawkeye and I'm not sure about picture quality but I imagine it's cheap, like all Harbor Freight stuff is.... One of the best tools I've ever bought. [/QUOTE]
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