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

[Pete Lancashire]

For all those that cant do SMD, have you thought about asking someone to
build your along with theirs and negotiate payment ?

On Mon, Mar 5, 2018 at 2:54 PM, Ralph Mowery <rmowery28146 at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [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.
>
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