Thread: Has anyone used anything like this to view their honed edge?

Celestron is a big name and they make good telescopes, and decent optics.

If you go to a Leica, Zeiss or Nikkon you are starting to get into the high end, which for this particular use would be unecessary and slightly excessive (but that's just my opinion)

Originally Posted by STR8 77

Celestron is a big name and they make good telescopes, and decent optics.

If you go to a Leica, Zeiss or Nikkon you are starting to get into the high end, which for this particular use would be unecessary and slightly excessive (but that's just my opinion)

I totally agree. The Celestron unit I posted the instruction book link too is as far up the scale I would venture to go unless I was studying molecules. Which I'm not. LOL, Just trying to understand better the science of metal honing.

Take care!

I love microscopes. They rock for helping you to learn. Its not a far step though to go from microscopic observation to just doing a thumbnail test. You can see an edge pretty well with reading glasses, good light, and some gentle rocking motion. This stuff might be a little technology overkill.