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Posted by Sunny on September 17, 2009, 7:13 pm
Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I
really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little
lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your
neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and
would appreciate any and all recommendations.
Sunny
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Posted by Jack Campin - bogus address on September 17, 2009, 7:21 pm
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> Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I
> really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little
> lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your
> neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and
> would appreciate any and all recommendations.
No earthly use for continuous work, but the best close-up magnifier
you'll find is a 50mm lens from an old film SLR camera (preferably
an f1.8 one) - you hold it backwards, with the front of the lens
towards you. These are very cheap in junk shops and the quality of
the image you get is ridiculously good. (35mm lenses work too, but
your eye needs to be a bit closer and they usually aren't as bright).
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Posted by Polly Esther on September 17, 2009, 7:35 pm
I have a wonderful one, Sunny. It is a floor lamp - a lighted circle.
Heavy as a refrigerator. I keep it beside my sewing chair and swing it over
when I'm getting really serious with an appliqué or such. You wouldn't want
to order one online because shipping would be a killer. Seems like mine
came from an electronics store. Polly
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>> Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I
>> really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little
>> lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your
>> neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and
>> would appreciate any and all recommendations.
> No earthly use for continuous work, but the best close-up magnifier
> you'll find is a 50mm lens from an old film SLR camera (preferably
> an f1.8 one) - you hold it backwards, with the front of the lens
> towards you. These are very cheap in junk shops and the quality of
> the image you get is ridiculously good. (35mm lenses work too, but
> your eye needs to be a bit closer and they usually aren't as bright).
> ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk>
> ====
> Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739
> 557
> CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic
> fonts
> ****** I killfile Google posts - email me if you want to be whitelisted
> ******
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on September 18, 2009, 11:22 am
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> I have a wonderful one, Sunny. =A0It is a floor lamp - a lighted circle.
> Heavy as a refrigerator. =A0I keep it beside my sewing chair and swing it=
over
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> when I'm getting really serious with an appliqu=E9 or such. =A0You wouldn=
't want
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> to order one online because shipping would be a killer. =A0Seems like min=
e
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> came from an electronics store. =A0Polly
(((((Sunny))))
The way I see it (pun intended) you have two ways (options) to go...
Either the magnifying/reading glasses on your face in any of their
various configurations (dedicated pair of glasses, flip-ups, clip-
ons..) There are also configurations with lights attached, like
these:
http://www.apogeekits.com/magnifying_glasses_light.htm
http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/product/AO-Safety-Light-Vision-LED-Safe=
ty-Glass.html
Or the hobby light with center magnifier like Polly suggests, like
these:
http://www.herrschners.com/search.aspx?searchtext=3Dmagnifier+lamp&utm_sour=
ce=3Dgoogle&utm_medium=3Dcpc&keyword=3Dg+hobby+light+e&gclid=3DCNaUu-64-5wC=
FWBB5godYx5HbQ
Again, different configs from floor models, desk models, clamp-ons,
swing-aways....
HTH, Doc
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Posted by onetexsun on September 18, 2009, 2:08 pm
Thanks a million, guys. I think I'm going to invest in the MagEyes. I
need something that I can wear over my glasses. I'm far sighted in one
eye and near sighted in the other, so store type reading glasses just
don't work. I did love the magnifying lense on my Ott light,
but .....guess that wasn't meant to be. So next month (budget you
know) I'm going to pop for a pair of MagEyes..
I really appreciated all the info and options offered. Seems like a
lot of us need just a bit more vision than regular eye glasses
provide.
Sunny
on the cusp of vision
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> really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little
> lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your
> neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and
> would appreciate any and all recommendations.