Thread: $17 borescope

They say you get what you pay for...right? Well not always.

I just picked this up from trademe for $17, https://touch.trademe.co.nz/listing/view/1223059052 its an endoscope type camera on a long cord. It plugs into your phone (only works on newer androids, not IOS).

You can take photos or video using a downloaded app. My mates first thought was to shove it up his arse... needless to say, I found a more fitting test subject - a rossi .308win.

https://youtu.be/ojMp1lV_wSA

Actually I'm very impressed with it. It has led lights, and you can fit a 90° reflector so it films at right angles too for a better view of say the rifling???.

The actual reason I brought it was because I replaced the clutch in my wife's mini copper. I had an oh shit moment, where I couldn't remember pushing the slave cylinder hydraulic line retaining clip back into position. Anyone who's worked on a fucking mini will know that to get to... well just about anything on a mini involves basically dismantling the entire car. So I brought this cool little camera thingy... poked it down a gap and instantly my stress levels went away, as I could see the clip clearly in the correct position

Anyway, for anything bigger than 7mm it works well as a very affordable borescope too.

Kj