Borescope...any factual recommendations

Rusty Davenport · 07-18-2012, 02:26 PM

Any of you ever played with a borescope....always wanted to look inside of a cylinder...preference on best unit for the money ???

njk53 · 07-18-2012, 03:12 PM

I have used a borescope at work. They are a really nice but, it's all of the borescope for all you can spend. The unit I use is $12K. The cheaper units have limitations like too large of a projection head that limits the area you can access. Also, the cheaper units have a limited range of projection head motion so the area you are trying to scan can be very small. If you are going to buy a borescope, do your homework the difference between units can vary a great deal.

KRatcliff · 07-18-2012, 03:32 PM

My dad gave me one for Christmas and it is pretty handy. It is in a hard case and we keep it in the trailer. The picture is pretty good, but I am not sure I could tell much beyond which cylinder the bolt fell into.

bert powell · 07-18-2012, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by KRatcliff

My dad gave me one for Christmas and it is pretty handy. It is in a hard case and we keep it in the trailer. The picture is pretty good, but I am not sure I could tell much beyond which cylinder the bolt fell into.

LOL, You owe me a keyboard, I just spit my drink all over it!

KRatcliff · 07-18-2012, 03:49 PM

I was wondering if someone would get it.

Darcy Clarke · 07-18-2012, 03:55 PM

I own an inspection company and that is all we do Remote Visual Inspection. Our videoscopes start at $60,000 and go up from there but the results are awesome. I can go through your carb past your open intake valve and view anything in the cylinder and provide 3D measurements. The cheaper ones do not provide the articulation or the image quality to do detailed cylinder inspections. If you are looking for foreign debris of some size they may work fine.

Darcy Clarke
6254 A/SA SS/JA

Rusty Davenport · 07-18-2012, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by darcy clarke

i own an inspection company and that is all we do remote visual inspection. Our videoscopes start at $60,000 and go up from there but the results are awesome. I can go through your carb past your open intake valve and view anything in the cylinder and provide 3d measurements. The cheaper ones do not provide the articulation or the image quality to do detailed cylinder inspections. If you are looking for foreign debris of some size they may work fine.

Darcy clarke
6254 a/sa ss/ja

that settles it...I'll take two of those $60,000 UNITS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darcy Clarke · 07-18-2012, 05:21 PM

How would you like those shipped???? Ha ha

Phillip marvetz · 07-18-2012, 06:01 PM

The Snap On one works good, It's a few hundred bucks.

Ed Wright · 07-18-2012, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

The Snap On one works good, It's a few hundred bucks.

That's what I have. Works well.

07-18-2012, 02:26 PM	#1
Rusty Davenport Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nashville N.C. Posts: 506 Likes: 4 Liked 101 Times in 27 Posts	Borescope...any factual recommendations Any of you ever played with a borescope....always wanted to look inside of a cylinder...preference on best unit for the money ???

07-18-2012, 03:12 PM	#2
njk53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: East China, MI Posts: 504 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Borescope...any factual recommendations I have used a borescope at work. They are a really nice but, it's all of the borescope for all you can spend. The unit I use is $12K. The cheaper units have limitations like too large of a projection head that limits the area you can access. Also, the cheaper units have a limited range of projection head motion so the area you are trying to scan can be very small. If you are going to buy a borescope, do your homework the difference between units can vary a great deal. __________________ Nelson Kowal Stock 345

07-18-2012, 03:32 PM	#3
KRatcliff Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 763 Likes: 75 Liked 524 Times in 141 Posts	Re: Borescope...any factual recommendations My dad gave me one for Christmas and it is pretty handy. It is in a hard case and we keep it in the trailer. The picture is pretty good, but I am not sure I could tell much beyond which cylinder the bolt fell into.

07-18-2012, 03:49 PM	#5
KRatcliff Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 763 Likes: 75 Liked 524 Times in 141 Posts	Re: Borescope...any factual recommendations I was wondering if someone would get it.

07-18-2012, 03:55 PM	#6
Darcy Clarke Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 201 Likes: 22 Liked 507 Times in 35 Posts	Re: Borescope...any factual recommendations I own an inspection company and that is all we do Remote Visual Inspection. Our videoscopes start at $60,000 and go up from there but the results are awesome. I can go through your carb past your open intake valve and view anything in the cylinder and provide 3D measurements. The cheaper ones do not provide the articulation or the image quality to do detailed cylinder inspections. If you are looking for foreign debris of some size they may work fine. Darcy Clarke 6254 A/SA SS/JA

07-18-2012, 05:21 PM	#8
Darcy Clarke Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 201 Likes: 22 Liked 507 Times in 35 Posts	Re: Borescope...any factual recommendations How would you like those shipped???? Ha ha

07-18-2012, 06:01 PM	#9
Phillip marvetz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lynden ,WA Posts: 820 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Borescope...any factual recommendations The Snap On one works good, It's a few hundred bucks. __________________ 2009 V/SA Record Holder