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Thread: USB Endoscope Microscope Camera Borescope

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    USB Endoscope Microscope Camera Borescope

    USB Endoscope Microscope 200X Inspection Camera Borescope Snake $34.98

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/220962608990...84.m1423.l2649

    THIS IS VERY COOL I GOT ONE AND IT WORKS GREAT

    Rick

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    Thanks for the post. I have had this on my watch list for a while now and could not decide to purchase it.

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    Rick, does it do still capture only? Can you post some sample images?

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    If one of you guys buys one of these, how about using it on the pitted bore of
    a milsurp rifle.

    I think that would be cool as hell. To those newbie military surplus buyers and
    owners, it would shed some light on what we sometimes have to deal with when
    working with this type of bore-condition.

    HollowPoint

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    If you will note, the endoscope says ... Free Shipping -- ePacket delivery from Hong Kong

    Here's the Endoscope on Deal Extreme in Hong Kong and it says ... Item is temporarily sold out.
    http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-2-0...-59899?item=10
    BTW, 0.6cm is 0.23" so will view the bores of 25 caliber up
    Regards
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    What diameter is the cable? Need to know this as to what caliber is the smallest that you can look at.

    It looks like 30 caliber and up from the picture.

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    It gives the camera dia as .6cm(.2362") and by the picture it looks like the cable is smaller. Maybe .257 and up??
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    Quote Originally Posted by RACWIN375 View Post
    USB Endoscope Microscope 200X Inspection Camera Borescope Snake $34.98

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/220962608990...84.m1423.l2649

    THIS IS VERY COOL I GOT ONE AND IT WORKS GREAT

    Rick
    where do u read the image from? off of the computer? Thanks. Tom GD
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    I bought a different type and paid over $50.
    It is OK but not very clear.
    The problem I see with the small snake type is they only look straight ahead and if you get the attachments that let you see at 45 or 90 degrees, the attachment is way too big for most barrels.

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    What operating systems drivers does this have? I am wondering if it works under Win7 only, or there are other drivers such as Mac or Linux. I know it says Win98-Win7, but there sometimes are drivers under different OS than specified. If this was a regular webcam chip, supported by Video4Linux, it would work.

    Would be interesting to use this with a smartphone too.

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    it works good
    I little smaller then 30 cal is all it will if into
    I'm using windows XP
    comes with software



    dirty bore of mi M1 Carbine

    shipping was fast I got it in a week

    Rick

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    Check Out www.rvbprecision.com

    I have some bore scope pictures of a terrible pitted barrel in the 1873 article.
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    www.rvbprecision.com

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    is that the best image it will give of a bore?

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    The biggest problem with high magnificaton devices is the higher the power, the shorter the focal length.
    What that means is with a high power scope a very short area is in focus.
    If you go to the 1853 article you can see that there is a ring around the photo of only 1/8 inch of the bore that is in focus, and that makes looking closely at a bore and looking at photos, almost an art form.
    A mirror on the probe so the entire photo is in focus, is a huge plus for looking closely at a bore with small defects.

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    I made a mirror for my digital endoscope. I needed to look at the side of the bore rather than along its length. You can find a youtube video of this procedure here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoLK034y5JQ

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    There is quite a wide choice of them on eBay now, and many have the diameter specified. Limited depth of field is pretty well inescapable with any of these instruments

    Even the more expensive ones cost less than the amount by which it could enable you to talk down the price of one gun. They must really be one in the eye for anybody who bought a full-price optical lab endoscope just before they appeared.

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    Quote Originally Posted by barryjyoung View Post
    I made a mirror for my digital endoscope. I needed to look at the side of the bore rather than along its length. You can find a youtube video of this procedure here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoLK034y5JQ
    That series of videos (three of them) is cool for people without machining experience, but for we others, it's just an excuse for the guy (crusty) to show off his home shop. And, we are definitely envious of him!

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    Picked one up last week, but I haven't yet put it down a bore... it is 0.217 diameter, so it will work from 22cal up, which covers all of my weapons... I'll let you know how it works tomorrow.. it is capable of HD video and cost about $30 from ebay...

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    I got one of these 7 mm jobs on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    Works well with live & with still records. Unfortunately it doesn't see close up enough ( I will be adding a 5mm dia Convex lens to get closer but it does show you stuff in the bore Here is an image of my JP. Sauer 8mm 98 Bore that is very pitted
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    Geez - there goes more of my money - thanks for posting this new toy
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