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Offline and7barton

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Borescope
« on: September 18, 2008, 10:46:19 AM »
Hi - Does anyone have any plans or diagrams for building your own borescope for use with CANNON-sized calibres ?
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Re: Borescope
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2008, 03:16:33 PM »
 Yeah , made one years ago . went to flea market got front lens in its adjustable sleeve from old slide projector ,for magification. Then eye piece from telescope. When purchasing you can simply test by moving to and aft to see if you can focus on something as deep as your barrel, then at end used right angle prism from old bioculars .
  Mounted every thing in pvc pipe that slips [ adjustment]  and prism glued at end with side notched. When using I tape small unhooded flashlight works well.
 Main thing was looking for was vent hole wear and erosion.
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Re: Borescope
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2008, 03:35:45 PM »
Get a copy of The More Complete Cannoneer by Mathew Switlik, there are plans in the book for a bore scope.
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Re: Borescope
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2008, 12:01:34 PM »
Quote from: Articifer Tom on September 18, 2008, 03:16:33 PM
Yeah , made one years ago . went to flea market got front lens in its adjustable sleeve from old slide projector ,for magification. Then eye piece from telescope. When purchasing you can simply test by moving to and aft to see if you can focus on something as deep as your barrel, then at end used right angle prism from old bioculars .
  Mounted every thing in pvc pipe that slips [ adjustment]  and prism glued at end with side notched. When using I tape small unhooded flashlight works well.
 Main thing was looking for was vent hole wear and erosion.

That's what I want mine for. The price of a ready-made unit is way out of my range. I have a box full of prisms and lenses from various old binoculars and cameras. I was thinking of building a white LED lamp into the unit. So you didn't have a lens at the far end ? - just the prism ? - That makes it easier for a start !
I'll give it a try then, now I know it can be done.
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Re: Borescope
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2008, 02:15:35 PM »
 Yes , the eye piece and len are only about 10" apart,and slide for adjustment. Makes like a telescope to see prism.
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Re: Borescope
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2008, 12:19:48 PM »
Thanks for the info everyone. I built one today and it works just fine, if a bit on the fat side, but longterm I'll keep a lookout for a pukka military one anyway.
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