awesome to hear! us aircraft guys or i find ones with a bit of experience generally have the sort of set up!! cant wait to show you guys my new setup now that ive gone mobile!
Hey man I loved the tour I want to become a aircraft mechanic. I wish you could give me some tips and tricks on how to become one. I have a few videos on my channel on some of the stuff I do and of my tools if your interested to see.
Don Gonsalves I would say mechanics. More diversity and easier to find work anywhere there may be planes. But they are all good! I specialize in sheet metal repair. But wrench almost more than I do wrench. It's a nice addition to a licence. Here in Canada it's a little different.
Hi I am in A & P school right now. I have 1 year before I graduate. I can't figure out what type of tool box i should get. Should I get one like yours that is easy to wheel around and waist height? or a big tall one that is really hard to move? I want to work for an airline.
Hey John, I worked for a regional airline for a while and now I'm working for a really big airline. I'd recommend getting a box that's about waist to chest height, but no taller. If you're working on small machines or aircraft with very low wings like the CRJs that I used to work on, a tall box will not be able to roll under the wing, which can make moving around the hangar a bit of a pain in the ass. My box is only 18 inches deep, but I'd recommend 24 inches deep if you can find/afford it, because it'll give you a lot more workspace on top of the box. Also be sure the drawers are on bearings so that they open and close nice and smoothly, and nice big castors to roll the box around with are also nice to have.
Alastair Scoular haha...but they are soo expensive. And too big! I really love the little space this one takes up. Not to mention the drawers and castors are still tip top.
Does depend on where you work. It's a smart thing to do for sure! But it does take up a lot of extra unusable space. As you could see. My box was pretty full already
Nice gear, I have a lot of the same stuff, I wish I had those short handled Snap on flush cutters that you have though, the new made in Spain ones suck!
First of all, wtf is freshers. Second, an AME licence is quite a few steps above the average A&P. You would pretty much have to go back to school. And start the apprenticeship over.
khalid you should be able to find it at any car parts place. The stuff we have is made be Permatex. There is different grits a guy can choose from. Used for lapping valves in four stroke engines. But has many other good uses.
Cars 573's? state the employer needs to provide adequate lighting, hence provide batteries to power your adequate lighting...in case anyone asks you to provide your own.
91rss have had this conversation many time before with many of employers and a few inspectors as well. It the hangar itself has adequate lighting that is all the employer is responsible for. They will not be liable for lighting accessories. However in the past 15 years in the biz I've learned that if your employer won't provide batteries, chances are they are cutting corners elsewhere as well and maybe it's a place a guy shouldn't be working at in the first place. It's a small price to pay and I have never had an issue getting batteries from an employer. Even if I stockpile them for future use.
Can you first introduce yourself please and state how credible you are, what you're currently using them for, what your specialties are, and how many years you've been an aircraft mechanic? And please, an iphone 5s has a better camera than that. What is that a flip-phone? Nice Canadian accent, you from Canada?
And 6 years later we are still waiting for the update. Please post one, I know a lot of people enjoy it!
I used to work on the King Air, the PT6 is only really reliable because of guys like you. Thank you.
Great tools, I always learn something new.
Nice set up. I used to work on race motorcycles and always had a ton of safety wire in my box.
Thanks for the tour.
I enjoyed your comments funny guy nice setup
It’s crazy how identical your tool kit is to mine! Almost the exact same tools, nice video (737 mech)
awesome to hear! us aircraft guys or i find ones with a bit of experience generally have the sort of set up!! cant wait to show you guys my new setup now that ive gone mobile!
Thanks for posting
Hey man I loved the tour I want to become a aircraft mechanic. I wish you could give me some tips and tricks on how to become one. I have a few videos on my channel on some of the stuff I do and of my tools if your interested to see.
Can you make a new updated video for us? Whats the new in your toolbox? Thanks!
contact cleaner LOL.....totally Relatable.
Should I go into the avionics side or the maintenance (mechanical) side? Which one is more in demand
Don Gonsalves I would say mechanics. More diversity and easier to find work anywhere there may be planes. But they are all good! I specialize in sheet metal repair. But wrench almost more than I do wrench. It's a nice addition to a licence. Here in Canada it's a little different.
Hi I am in A & P school right now. I have 1 year before I graduate. I can't figure out what type of tool box i should get. Should I get one like yours that is easy to wheel around and waist height? or a big tall one that is really hard to move? I want to work for an airline.
Hey John, I worked for a regional airline for a while and now I'm working for a really big airline. I'd recommend getting a box that's about waist to chest height, but no taller. If you're working on small machines or aircraft with very low wings like the CRJs that I used to work on, a tall box will not be able to roll under the wing, which can make moving around the hangar a bit of a pain in the ass. My box is only 18 inches deep, but I'd recommend 24 inches deep if you can find/afford it, because it'll give you a lot more workspace on top of the box. Also be sure the drawers are on bearings so that they open and close nice and smoothly, and nice big castors to roll the box around with are also nice to have.
figured a AME of your caliber would have a big snap-on tool box
Alastair Scoular haha...but they are soo expensive. And too big! I really love the little space this one takes up. Not to mention the drawers and castors are still tip top.
someppls kids I agree. Just figured you were a professional
Can we get an update on the box
I thought airplane technician had to shadow the tools in their box. Must not be a rule might depend on where you work? Thanks for the tour
I've heard that a-lot what does that mean, to shadow tools?
Does depend on where you work. It's a smart thing to do for sure! But it does take up a lot of extra unusable space. As you could see. My box was pretty full already
Nice gear, I have a lot of the same stuff, I wish I had those short handled Snap on flush cutters that you have though, the new made in Spain ones suck!
Alex Eddy
Alex Eddy yeah man. I hear yah
Where did you find your green dividers.
steam fanatic the green drawer dividers are from snap on. Dirt cheap unlike the rest of their stuff. Lol
ACA stamp? What is that?
Bro... what about the job oppurtunity for a&p in canada for freshers...
First of all, wtf is freshers. Second, an AME licence is quite a few steps above the average A&P. You would pretty much have to go back to school. And start the apprenticeship over.
Hi someppls kids
what is that in 19:17 for screws ?
khalid it is valve grind compound. Not what it was intended for. But works like a hot damn!
someppls kids thanks for the reply , I asked the tool room in mycompany and the say we dont have it (am working in Airbus 320 ).
khalid you should be able to find it at any car parts place. The stuff we have is made be Permatex. There is different grits a guy can choose from. Used for lapping valves in four stroke engines. But has many other good uses.
Cars 573's? state the employer needs to provide adequate lighting, hence provide batteries to power your adequate lighting...in case anyone asks you to provide your own.
91rss have had this conversation many time before with many of employers and a few inspectors as well. It the hangar itself has adequate lighting that is all the employer is responsible for. They will not be liable for lighting accessories. However in the past 15 years in the biz I've learned that if your employer won't provide batteries, chances are they are cutting corners elsewhere as well and maybe it's a place a guy shouldn't be working at in the first place. It's a small price to pay and I have never had an issue getting batteries from an employer. Even if I stockpile them for future use.
Does this box come in mens sizes as well or just kids?
some men are larger than others
I see Dave’s moms been telling stories about me again
Can you first introduce yourself please and state how credible you are, what you're currently using them for, what your specialties are, and how many years you've been an aircraft mechanic?
And please, an iphone 5s has a better camera than that. What is that a flip-phone?
Nice Canadian accent, you from Canada?
Mr. Popo dude chill out Jesus Christ