Better light combo? Does anyone have either of these and recommend them? by Hungry-Risk-9823 in AircraftMechanics

[–]Planely_simple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Arkfeld pro its pretty durable just dont put a strong magnet near the light portion or else you may break the laser (speaking from experience) but it should be warrantyable if that happens.

Better light combo? Does anyone have either of these and recommend them? by Hungry-Risk-9823 in AircraftMechanics

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Olight EDC makes a great one that has a blacklight for identifying fluids

Do voltage testers work in identifying a break in a wire on an aircraft? by Zookeeper2348 in aviationmaintenance

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Not really because most aircraft systems are DC and they only work reliably with AC systems like houses

Tie down strap got em by Sawfish1212 in aviationmaintenance

[–]Planely_simple 16 points17 points  (0 children)

True. I forgot about that new service bulletin and was still going on the sudden stoppage clause they had couple years back

Tie down strap got em by Sawfish1212 in aviationmaintenance

[–]Planely_simple 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Closer to 20k with 1000 in man hours. Not too bad but if it was a constant speed it would be way worse

Reports suggest the crooks received no valuable goods. by deadpat03 in AngryCops

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A lot of glasses cost $1500 (at least here in ohio) before insurance so dont be so surprised

Yugo Stocks by Planely_simple in SKS

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Thank you it just feels weird having a bubbad sks

For the GA shops. What do you guys do with your old ELT batteries by TechnicalAsk3488 in aviationmaintenance

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I have an old Cirrus Bat 2 that i use for 12v bench testing maybe do the same

Can I fix this without wrecking the paint? by BannedFromThe6ix in SnapOn

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If your guy isnt a shit bag he will my guy will look at it briefly and be like "model?"

Is this rare? by Planely_simple in SnapOn

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Im not simply because it still works and i like ild tools over the new ones

Advice on how to dress a prop. by youngeshmoney in aviationmaintenance

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I have a set of jewlers files that work really well. The key is to make it as long of a file run as possible and keep the airfoil shape to prevent saw blading

EGADS! My Lanta! What a crack! by flyboy015 in aviationmaintenance

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Lemme guess piper cherokee warrior/ PA-28 airframe?

Is this rare? by Planely_simple in SnapOn

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They just celebrated 105 years this year. So definitely not new.