Post: "Blue Point “Swaps” “Swipes”"
r/aviationmaintenance
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[comment u/Love_To_Taste_You] Coming soon pictures of my first must have Snap On tool that i bought in DCA. Sadly they don’t make it anymore. The “flip flop” screwdriver.
“I know a few mechanics who still have the Milbar tigerwave”
u/Ok-Amount-428114 points · Sep 8, 2026View
“These aren't necessarily rare, but it boggles my mind that they aren't absolutely everywhere given how perfect they are for the task they perform. It's a relatively simple design and it hits it out of the park, shame they aren't more prevalent.”
u/ArcturusGrey12 points · Sep 9, 2026View
“I've found the failure point of those being the locking mechanism tang getting slightly bent and no longer locking, or the plastic reverse mechanism just totally giving up. Id recommend the Stahlwille 65751220. I've given away my snappy pair because I've had them break a number of times before. Once happened out on an AOG. Twas the end of me using them.”
u/portstatue367 points · Sep 8, 2026View
“https://a.co/d/00POKEm0 I bought a pair of these Ares off Amazon and I absolutely love them. They were a little cheaper then the Millbars and I found them to be on par with them in my opinion.”
u/Aarkh3 points · Sep 9, 2026View
“Yeah, I also realized the more narrow the grips the better for getting a tight thread and no play, when I was a mechanic”
u/PlaneNo49042 points · Sep 13, 2026View
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