Originally Posted by
rlmnshvstr8
I received my loupes in the mail. And after a day of playing around and doing a little bit more research on focal length, I can say it works. Adding two jeweler's loupes in series once placed in correct distances will produce a decent magnified image that is more than either loupe by itself. Issues that I noticed is getting the lighting at the right angle to the blade to see the scratch pattern clearly, ambient light can make the image brighter and harder to see and some light distortion as the reflected light from the blade goes through the lenses. The hardest thing was getting the lenses at the correct distances. If those are overcome this can work.
Note: it is obviously better to have a loupe or microscope with better mag if they are on hand for better optics and control. This was only for me to see if I was just wanting a little closer look and I only had two loupes to use can it be done not must it be done. And as a final note because of quality and that this is not an actual microscope you will not get to the exact multiplied value of the two loupes but at least when done right at leat 50+%