Thread: Microscope use, magnification

It is rare that I go above 10x when I check honing and when I do, it is usually something that is made of garbage metal. I rely more on the sound and feel of the metal on the stone and strop.
If you want to see a blade under high magnification, see if a local college or school will let you come by and use one of their microscopes. You can learn a lot at 1000x, but you have to be able to interpret what you are seeing.

My honing loupe of choice is the $10 lighted one off of amazon.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I've taken my share of micro pics. You don't need a microscope to hone. An 8-10x loupe with good optics is plenty.

Yeah, I have a 30 or 60x loupe with its' own light. It cost less than $10 and seems to do the job for me.

Neckbone, I would like to see pictures from that USB digital microscope once you get it.

A 7x Hastings triplet does the job for me, sharp to the edges and I can see everything I need to, and my eyes are not as good as they used to be.

Cheers, Steve