A regular scope wont help much, since they are typically bottom lit. Light is not going to go through the steel and those images will be darrrrrk. :D
I wish I could use the Carons handhelds... I do have two of them. I wear glasses, though, and have to take them off to use those scopes which make them a pain in the butt. So they dont get pulled out very often.
It's just the 40X lit loupe and the Plugable x50 to x250 USB microscope on a drill press like mount when I want more detail. I like the mount... much more stable and easier to get a clear image.
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