[GreenKeys] Who's still looking at getting John Nagle's USB<->CL Board made ?

[Ralph Mowery]

I tried several things on the cheap and finally settled on this at about $
190.  If you look around you can usually find them sold at places like
Amazon for the same price with free shipping.  I find the 10 power lenses
are fine for me.  They give about 10 inches or so from the bottom lenses to
the work. 

I need glasses to read or see very well up close, and to a smaller extent at
a distance. I do see well enough at a distance not to need glasses to drive.

http://www.amscope.com/10x-20x-led-binocular-stereo-microscope-boom-arm-with
-gooseneck-light.html



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[mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Richard Knoppow
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2018 4:34 PM
To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Who's still looking at getting John Nagle's
USB<->CL Board made ?

    I wonder if there is any sort of magnifier that could help you with
close work. I do not need cataract surgery yet but my eyes have become fixed
focus at a medium distance. I need reading glasses to read but can still
work by having the right strength. 
Its a PITA to need three or four different strengths but they do work. I get
plain drugstore reading glasses, not prescription. 
For distance I need prescription glasses or contacts. In fact, I have the
same problem as you when wearing contact lenses, fixed focus at infinity.
Same thing, if I wear the right reading glasses I can work close up. The is
a discount grocery and dry goods chain here called 99c Stores, reading
glasses are 99c so I get mine there.
     We had a surface mount rig at work before I retired. Used hot air to
fuse the solder. Not too difficult but takes some practice. I think it had a
built-in magnifier on a gooseneck.