Thread: Just got my Stereo Microscope, very very useful (found problems)

I bought one almost identical to that one but I think it was one step up. Mine has a knob rather than a switch which allows for 3 settings (Light beaming down, light beaming up, both). I love it. I find that 20x & 40x is all I need. Mine came with the other set of 2x opticals bringing mine up to 80x, but that set of opticals is a much narrower field of view. The 20x/40x is a very wide angle of view and like Utopian said, it makes for easy and quick review of the entire edge by just moving the razor across the field of view.

Stereo Microscopes rock.

40x has been plenty for me and is actually my preferred magnification to use when viewing edges.

Chris L

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Nice ! Where might they be found ?

Originally Posted by mademperor

I just did my first honing of a razor I bought off ebay

Warning: Browsing ebay may lead to more browsing

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Warning: Browsing ebay may lead to more browsing

And browsing always, and I mean ALWAYS leads to buying some damn thing....

Originally Posted by netsplit

I'd love to get my hands on something to be able to see what's going on,

I'm wondering if anyone has used one of these before ?

Something more in my price range, but if it wouldn't do the job then i wont waste my money

This looks VERY much like the Radio Shack one ($13) I have with different knobs. It works. The image you see is very clear and sharp once you get it positioned and focused. It's tedious and awkward to use but it works. At the lowest power of 60x you're looking at a very small length of the edge. Then it takes a steady hand to move along the blade and keep the edge in the picture. but it works.

+1 with Kenrup and Quick, it may be small but it works quitw well for the little money it costs, and without it you are only guessing about the edge!

Check out Edmunds Scientifics and Deutsch Optic for a range of magnifiers and microscopes.

I reread my post and I think it may have sounded like I was poo pooing the stereo microscope. Not the case. I'm planning on honing my own razors and having 4 or 5 in a rotation. This means I would be inspecting about 1 edge a month on average. If I was going to be looking at an edge more frequently, like about once every week or two and/or using the microscope for anything else, I'd get one of those. (If I had any money I might get one anyway )