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crankymoose Microscope use when honing 06-02-2010, 02:03 PM
JimmyHAD Years ago I bought a used B&L... 06-02-2010, 02:24 PM
fdennis I use a plastic, hand held... 06-02-2010, 03:35 PM
gandrw I just got one of those... 06-02-2010, 03:49 PM
JimmyHAD Gentlemen, I find those radio... 06-02-2010, 04:05 PM
Basset Read carefully -- the ones... 06-05-2010, 06:32 AM
onimaru55 I have a USB m'scope which is... 06-03-2010, 07:54 AM
gugi Vintage leica microscope, the... 06-03-2010, 07:59 AM
Piet This week I bought a Veho... 06-03-2010, 09:48 AM
gary haywood tryed microscopes i prefer... 06-03-2010, 10:46 AM
rickboone Funny, I was just about to... 06-05-2010, 02:44 AM
nun2sharp I use the Radio shack model,... 06-05-2010, 02:59 AM
Basset I have a Veho. Works great... 06-05-2010, 06:25 AM
MARKHOLLADAY You can pick up the 30x eye... 06-14-2010, 08:56 PM
markevens I picked one of this up cheep... 06-14-2010, 09:44 PM
arunas999 Maybe someone use this one... 09-01-2014, 08:39 AM
Kingfish I use an very old light... 06-07-2010, 12:14 AM
PapaBull Really good optics and very... 06-07-2010, 12:43 AM
eastprussia Stand up microscopes 06-14-2010, 03:03 PM
ianp1966 I picked up a microscope (old... 06-14-2010, 08:22 PM
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    Vintage leica microscope, the 100x (10x10) magnification is the one I find most useful. I can hone a razor just by looking in the microscope without testing the edge at all. But the resolution I have (the quality optics, not the magnification) is crucial for that.
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