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Magnification
I hopefully getting my first hone in the very early part of next year. So just wanted to ask you guys what you use to see the edge? i know some people use loupes what magnification ? or should i go for a microscope of some sort? can you hone without one, or is that just for experts? Any advice at all would be welcome.
Cheers MW.
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I've found a 10X loupe very helpful. I have a 20X and 30X, but have found for my purposes that too much magnification makes things difficult. If all I had was the 10X loupe, I'd be fine. It does help visualize the bevel and edge. Good lighting is important too.
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Loops of 10x or 20x or higher, lighted helps. Radio Shack hand held pocket microscopes for well under $20.00.
I would actually like a table top that takes digital photos, that will come next year.
Use the Advanced search function in this forum for more input and photos on this subject.
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A good 10x hand lens is a great help to me. I use a Bausch & Lomb Hastings Triplet, which has excellent resolution and no image distortion edge to edge. It's pricey, but not as pricey as the Nikon Hastings Triplet. Sometimes I think a 20x would be nice too, but the focal distance on a 20x is only 1/2 inch and I don't want to muck around that close to the edge. The 10x lens has a focal distance of 1 inch.
I was a botanist, so the hand lens is one of my everyday pocket items on this slow walk through life. My wife dreads it, especially when I pull it out in a restaurant.
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Hi guys thanks for the replys some good ideas for me to think about here.
Im liking roughkype Bausch & lomb Hastings stuff so with ace mention of light im thinking of one of these to start with https://www.easupplies.com/BAUSCH-LO...r-p/ht214h.htm
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Widget Supply December Sale - 10x 18mm - 20x 12mm Jeweler's Loupe
Simple, cheap and excellent. This place has other lighted loupes as well. Check them out! I use the 30x lit loupe for myself. STill under 5$.
Cheers!!
M
p.s. Duh, just saw where you are located...
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Research before you buy
Anyone interested in how loupes work and what to look for should consider this article:
How to choose a loupe
I ended up purchasing an LED Loupe Triplet 10X-21MM. It's really easy to get all caught up in purchasing an expensive loupe and it's just as easy to consider purchasing one which may not suit your needs.
I ended up buying mine from an outfit by you, quicktest.co.uk. They had a whole assortment of loupes (and other optical equipment) and honest assessments of each. I'm glad I purchased a lit one, and a true triplet. If you read that article, the triplet part will make a lot of sense to you and you'll see what you're paying for. I spent less than $40 USD for mine and I couldn't be happier.
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It all comes down to what do you want to see? It's not about the magnification, it's about the resolution and eye relief. You can see more with a good 15x than a cheap 100x. Just do some research.
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I bought a vintage dutch microscope for about 40$ shipped, and I am totally satisfied with it. I don't like holding a razor and a loupe too, for me it is better that the mircoscope is stationary, and only the razor moves. I use it mainly on the 64x mag, just because thats the lowest setting. You can see everything with that, even more than you have to. I rarely use the 160x mag, I could live without it.
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20-45 is a good starting point. i think something like the radioshack 60-100 is good for inspecting the last part of the chips and facilitates learning but it eats up batteries like nobody's business.