This is a tour of my aviation tool box so far I am currently a student at Greenville tech 147 school and have grown up around aviation if you have any questions about my box feel free to comment
Not a bad kit. I’d add a set of the knipex pliers wrench. We call em flat jaws and every mechanic in our shop has to own a set. Also, 1/4 in wobble sockets from snapon. Buy the good ones because you’ll break them.
Agreed, the Knipex pliers wrench is great. Lots of people in the heavy maintenance hangar I used to work in used them. My addition to this toolbox would be at least one awl (for lining up screw holes and panels) and cannon plug pliers for removing electrical connectors without damaging them.
Knipex and Tsunoda makin' the best Pliers I know. Tsunoda is, sadly, not too easy to come by in Germany for a good price but well. But Snap On is holy molly expensive even the original Prices in the USA I've looked up via Internet, do you guy get 20% discounts or what?
It is a bad kit..you don't run quarter inch ratchets with anything over half inch. It beats up the ratchet driver and the square drive socket flats. They make 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4 etc socket driv for a reason. And he said you don't need a multimeter and wire strippers. Hahahahahha. You need that in every tool kit. You need it fix a golf cart at the airport this video is something else. He has the multimeter, but he says you don't need it. Why would you pay money for a program that doesn't teach multimeters and wiring??? 😂😂😂
Kid loves Snap_on... Keep in mind that they are high priced due to Snap-On sells on credit at the truck and not because they are that much better than other quality brands. After more than forty years in aviation I still have tools bought in 1972 and not one is a Snap-On (wouldn't afford & had some good advice). I'm still laughing about that Snap-On wire twister, please don't get that dirty!
As an aircraft tech myself, I’m inclined to disagree with you somewhat. I also have experience as an agricultural service engineer, so my tools have experienced some abuse in that field also. What I will say is, not everything needs to be Snap-On, but some of their products are much superior to other brands that I own or have used. Ratchets, for example, nothing touches a Snappy ratchet, other than Koken. Impact sockets, and their chrome FDX sockets are also great, although I use Teng Tools non-impact socketry. Spanners, I use exclusively Facom combi and ratchet spanners. The only Snap-On spanners I have are the four-way angled ones which are hellishly expensive but have gotten me out of some sticky situations. Dead blow hammers, whether metal or nylon, have to be Snap-On for me. I loathe using some of the tooling when I work out of controlled toolboxes. Stahlwille ratchets are terrible! Their spanners aren’t much better either, in my opinion. The bottom line is use what you can afford/makes sense to you. Everyone has their preferences, and if you use the tools every day, buy/use what makes your work enjoyable.
Only couple things I’d add is a cotter pin puller, some 12pt swivel sockets and maybe an awl. Sweet setup man, I have the same ratcheting driver from snap on and I find myself using it 24/7.
Great job this is a very good example how to organize an aircrsft tool box. Thank you so much. This is the right way to work on an aircraft. Excellent. I'm a 32 years experienced Air Force Aircraft Mechanic.
The biggest problem with inserts are if there's any changes to what tools, it needs to be redone. Plus it takes up so much extra space. Seen too many kids coming out of A/P school with it, and now they are taking them out. Also have rulers in Metric, as depending on the aircraft, when dealing with tech support for measurements they like it in their system.
I wish I would have seen this when you posted. I could have thrown out some solid tool recommendations for you in the helo game. Your plier game needs help. Knipex. Long reach diagonal cutters by snap on. Cannon plug pliers by blue point
David Anderson I actually have one on the way! That and the 7/32 x 1/4 truck didn’t have them last week he said he would have them for me this week. Place I’ve been working had that but I ran into a lot of 7/32 with the bell 206 style airframes
One thing that throws me off, but I never worked in civil aviation or GA. The foam cutouts are nice (I was using the same EVA foam as well, and may return to it after using yoga mats, which are easier to cut, but don't offer the snugness of the EVA...I could go on and on about pros and cons of this stuff. I was a tool technician as well for our squadron, so we would experiment with all kinds of ways of holding tools in a box) My question is this. I saw those orange picks, and the loose bits you had. That for us would be a major QA writeup for FOD (something I have worked on A LOT with my company...not succesfully mind you lol.). So, how strict is FOD prevention and positive tool box inventory where you're at now? (The patent I had was RF chipping every tool, with some extra features to prevent false positives in a box). Good luck. I dont know about helicopters though. I dont trust any aircraft with wings that move faster than the fuselage lol.
Just so you know you can also sign up for matco and Mac student excellent programs as well and they give you 60% off I’m in school here for automotive I also get the snap on as well I don’t use the Mac the matco you have full access to their whole catalog even if your school uses snap on you can still sign up for the other excellent programs my school friends then she uses matco but I have a lot of snap on as Well as matco also you can get financing for matco if you apply for it and there’s no interest-rate’s and they give you like two or three years to pay for it unlike the snap on one we have to pay for it upfront
jeremy fickling I have those too I just have my stuff matching right now I love the matco angle wrenches will probably go those for that still growing my set
Whats up with the foam for your ratchets? did you have it custom made for your models? Check out the Wera zyklopz ratchet with the push thru head, supposed to be great for aviation.
Yota Doug's Tool Collecting Channel traced with and exacto and made those myself when one is removed I have a neon green yoga mat under it my tools don’t move and If something is missing I know
Power tools not allowed in school? I work on robinsons as an apprentice and use the shit out of my snap on drill to depanel and break them down for overhaul. Only only on 806 screws of course
Some of it looks like two layers of the children's puzzle piece shaped foam floor mats. Cutting out the top layer of contrasting colors like this keeps the box organized and makes it easy to tell if a tool is missing.
I am fucking your waifu and there's nothing you can do about it 😂 never they just come in the set! Those still have factory oil on them didn’t even bother to clean them off cause they would just rust if I did
I work in aviation and I'd use mine occasionally to remove parts that I knew weren't going back on the aircraft. They're not an everyday tool by any means, though.
I'm sorry bud. Great set no joke, but how do you justify the price point of these Snap-Ons? I see your toolbox choice is harbor freight. Why not just stick with them? I know they are cheaper, but same "guarantee for life". Just my thoughts
Dutch Ynehtam quality we have a 50 percent discount and if they break in the field a truck will come to you you don’t have to take time off of work to get them replaced and Box because we have to a top box and I wasn’t gonna buy a snap on box that I will outgrow within a year or two
Andrew Hutchinson 😂 this is Just the start of my set! If I did it like I would like and if I could afford it I would fill a 72 inch box by now! I will give updates as I grow my set!
There's a few reasons, one of the first that comes to mind is that almost everything in aviation these days is in SAE (standard) sizes rather than metric, which cuts the number of sockets and wrenches you need in half. Another reason is that 1/4" drive stuff will cover you for most fasteners you'll encounter, meaning you don't need much for 3/8" drive and basically nothing for 1/2", and it also means you don't need big high torque tools too often. A third reason is that aircraft mechanics tend to work on the same types of aircraft again and again, meaning their tool selection can be more specific than an auto mechanic, who needs to be able to work on lots of different types of cars. That's just a few reasons, but there's more too.
