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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2083865, member: 44132"]I have the Optivisor but I do not like using it on a normal basis. I only use it when I need both hands free for cleaning in small areas, i.e, between letters. I also have the 45x mini microscope Doug shows, but it too is used sparingly because of the high magnification (BTW, this was one of my Christmas presents a couple of years ago from one of my sons). Mostly, I use Doug's method with the two sets of glasses. The readers I use are +3.50 and work well for me. I got this idea from one of Doug's posts a while back. I would love to get one of the stereo microscopes Doug mentions. Maybe I can put a bug in one of my son's ears for a future B-day or Christmas present. Hmmmm....</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I wanted to share one thing I got that seems rather useless and cheap. It is a 20X magnification glasses type watch repair magnifier with LED light. It fell apart within a couple of months.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]388320[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 2083865, member: 44132"]I have the Optivisor but I do not like using it on a normal basis. I only use it when I need both hands free for cleaning in small areas, i.e, between letters. I also have the 45x mini microscope Doug shows, but it too is used sparingly because of the high magnification (BTW, this was one of my Christmas presents a couple of years ago from one of my sons). Mostly, I use Doug's method with the two sets of glasses. The readers I use are +3.50 and work well for me. I got this idea from one of Doug's posts a while back. I would love to get one of the stereo microscopes Doug mentions. Maybe I can put a bug in one of my son's ears for a future B-day or Christmas present. Hmmmm.... Anyway, I wanted to share one thing I got that seems rather useless and cheap. It is a 20X magnification glasses type watch repair magnifier with LED light. It fell apart within a couple of months. [ATTACH=full]388320[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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