Recent content by Gonzo3333

My big box is is in my bedroom. Since I don’t work in a hanga anymorer, I don’t have anywhere to put it at work. I have a small box with the tools I need for most jobs that fits in the tool room under the terminal. Since I live on the ground level floor, it was pretty easy bringing it in. I...

I have the Soux 1410 and I modded it with a Rohm keyless chuck. The keyless chuck is great, especially when you are drilling out different size rivets. Over the course of a day, switching from a 30, 21 and 10 drill bits with a keyless chuck will save you quite a bit if time. You can always mod...

I’m an aircraft mechanic and got really tired of digging through bags to find tools. I bought a Pelican 1510 and kaizen foam inserts and cut out spots for all of my most commonly used tools. It lets me know if I’m missing anything when I finish up a job.

I work on commercial airplanes made in Canada and Brazil. The only metric tool I have ever used is a 4mm Alan key to open up a panel in the overhead bins to get access to the ballast for the sidewall and ceiling lights on a CRJ-700. Im pretty sure Airbus uses both metric and SAE. The only...

The stacked foam works great, it’s easy to pull out and rigid enough it won’t fall apart when removing them to get access to the layers below. I guess I could cut a few finger notches to make separating them a little bit easier. I will never go back to a tool bag again.

Thanks, it didn't take as long as I thought it would. Just a little bit longer than a hockey game and about 7 beers.

I got tired of working out of tool bags so I bought myself a Pelican 1510 and Kaizen foam inserts and shadowed it up. I’m an aircraft mechanic.

As an aircraft mechanic myself, I would highly recommend the Snap On locking flex head 1/4" drive ratchet, some long extensions and the Snap On 1/4" drive swivel sockets from 1/4"-1/2". I have also found some pretty good deals on wrenches in the past. I bought a set of Snap On 4 way 30-60...

Looks like a Rivnut instillation tool.

I have a set of Mac Tools 4 way angle wrenches. I got them on a trade from a retiring aircraft mechanic. I already have a set of the Snap On angle wrenches and I am looking to sell the Mac ones at a reasonable price. The Mac ones go from 3/8" to 1 1/2" with no skipped sizes 18 wrenches in total...

Are those CRJ-700's?

I love playing with my "*****" J/K.

I guess I got lucky when I bought my Snap On 4 ways on Ebay. I got a set from 3/8" to 1-5/16" for $300 shipped. They were in no way "mint" but they didn't have any pitting or rust on them. I also traded another retiring aircraft mechanic a telescope for the MAC version of the 4 ways 3/8" to...

If you are just starting school, buy a decent sized tool bag. If you need to bring your tools from school to work or anywhere else they won't be clanging around inside a metal tool box in your car. The bag is also lighter and for the most part easier to carry around. I will be totally...

New to me tools. Another aircraft mechanic was selling off some wrenches (retirement) and I snagged the flare nut set (MAC Tools) for $50. I asked him if he was willing to trade the angle wrenches (also MAC Tools) for a telescope, he agreed. He threw in the 1/2" drive socket set for free.