Magnifier glasses

[mik]

I have a couple of good magnifiers, but you need to hold them - which means you can see what you want to do, but don’t have enough hands to do it.

So I’ve fancied some glasses for some time, but I am cautious that many are cheap shit.

These arrived today - I am sure folks like dentists or watchmakers who wear this type of thang for hours at a time would highlight their shortcomings, but for £26 I am impressed.

Only 3.5x magnification, focussed at approx 45cm from your noggin, but it’s a pretty clear and bright image, adjustable position, (ie set for straight ahead, vs looking down) and easy to alternate between looking through the magnified section, and looking past (which you don’t get with some of the “band” type designs.

[Zonda_]

Get used to headaches!

[Beany]

Just watch porn on a bigger screen.

[jamcg]

Have you not watched repair shop? Just put on more glasses

[mik]

These have already been used to remove a splinter (aka "a skelf" in Jockland) from my thumb.

They made the job approximately 473.4 times easier.

I did not encounter any headaches.

[jamcg]

A tougher man would have just self amputated his thumb

[mikeyb]

If they're good, I'll let my dental clients know. They normally spend 100x that amount on loupes

[mik]

If they're good, I'll let my dental clients know. They normally spend 100x that amount on loupes

See my caveat above.