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Glasses for close-up work?
I had about 4 pairs of those glasses that have little LED lights in
the arms (that I rarely used the light bit on) and were about x4 magnification that I use when I want to do anything that requires a bit of detailed work, like soldering or cleaning the jets on a carb etc. Unfortunately, they seem to be a bit weak on the hinge and bridge and short of gluing the arms in place on the ones that have gone on the hinge, they are obviously a bit vulnerable in general (compared with the generic all-plastic readers I have on now, wear for everything else and have probably had for a couple of years). So I've ordered another pair of plan 4x glasses cheap off ebay but I wondered if you use and can recommend anything that might be both more durable and more magnifying, especially for those much smaller jobs? (Like I just repaired a long string of tiny white LED lights for our daughter that have 3 very fine coated wires going to LEDs every 100mm or so that are in what looks like blobs of resin. I really couldn't see with any detail so had to set it up with a magnifying glass and then solder and hope). ;-( Now, when I first got the X4's I couldn't safely walk about with them on but I seem to have got accustomed to them and now often do ... rather than bothering to take them off and my readers back on (just to go between house and workshop and back etc), so I think I'll try and stick with a pair (or couple of pairs) of basic x4's for that reason. However, I think I'd also like something that's also head worn (so you keep your hands free and can get the focus right) and a bit more powerful? I'm not sure if it/they would go over my std readers or would be used instead? Do they mist up ... are they light, easy to take on and off, is having illumination built in a good idea etc etc. For *really* micro / desktop type work (sm component / track repairs) I have a USB microscope but that's really too inflexible for most everyday stuff (and makes my fine tipped soldering iron look like the end of a scaffold pole). ;-( What do you use? Cheers, T i m |
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