Thread: old skool magnification

This is the eye loupe that I use.
Let me try to offer up a link...........

10X Bausch Lomb Watchmaker'S Jewelers Loupe 1" Lens 814170 | eBay

see if this works.......

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the thread. I'm a little ashamed to say, but I've never inspected the edge under magnification, instead, always just going by the shave. But recently I've got a few expensive finishers and I want to visually compare the edges after honing.
I've looked at the suggestions offered, but want a bit more advice.
Could someone say whether a 10x or a 20x Bausch&Lomb would be better, and what about the loupe?
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Bausch & Lomb 81-61-71 10x Hastings Bausch & Lomb Magnifiers by Bausch & Lomb - Shop Online for Health in Australia
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BAUSCH & LOMB Coddington Magnifier 20x by Bausch & Lomb - Shop Online for Health in Australia

Here's the loupe
10X Bausch Lomb Watchmaker'S Jewelers Loupe 1" Lens 814170 | eBay

I prefer to buy well made quality tools, so more expensive options would also be welcome.

Thanks

Mine is very similar to the last one you show - same one Ralph uses it appears. The USB microscope is now what my kids use to get a chuckle out of looking at scabs and insect heads...

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

I prefer to buy well made quality tools, so more expensive options would also be welcome.

One thing to consider is that higher magnification gives a smaller field of view (obviously) but also a shorter depth of field and also less light and therefore less contrast. I use a B&L 5x watchmakers loupe and stand directly under a halogen light, tilting the blade in the light reveals quite a lot.

Another option is here:
Peak #2050 & #2056 Pocket Erect Image 25x to 100x Peak Optics, Magnifiers, Comparators, Loupes, For Inspection & Measuring, 2x to 300x

Just one of those slippery slopes I have no desire to go down. Kind of like the camel and the eye of the needle route. If I can see it unaided, it needs to be Honed. If it shave roughly it need to be Stropped. All I need to know. All I want to know.

Agree with all the above.
If you use a regular microscope, use the lowest magnification!
I found that a piece of 3/8ths" 10mm stock about 1/2"12mm wide taped, front to back under the lens, to the stage allows one to keep the razor in focus much more easily. It will also help you to get the light right to see the edge side of the bevel.
A cheap LED book light with a flexible stalk bulb, taped to the 'scope barrel puts the light where you need it, on the top of the razor to reflect into the 'scope.
Cheers
~Richard

Originally Posted by Raol

This is the eye loupe that I use.
Let me try to offer up a link...........

10X Bausch Lomb Watchmaker'S Jewelers Loupe 1" Lens 814170 | eBay

see if this works.......

This is the one I use.
I use it to inspect solder joints on thing like 0805 package resistors and capacitors.
I know that may not mean much but they are the tiny surface mount pieces on a PCB (printed circuit board)
And it works well for that.
A quality 10x will show you more than a cheap 20x.

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A quality 10x will show you more than a cheap 20x.[/QUOTE]

Yup,...... that's the key to this whole conversation