I just bought something on "Buy.com" that listmates may find useful. It is a 400X video microscope with its own LED light source built in. It plugs into the USB port of the computer. I've only played with it a little but it seems to work pretty well.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of clockworkh...@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 4:01 AM . The comparator shows a magnified shadow of the threads on a large screen. My ancient eyes cannot tell the difference in threads without such an optical aide. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org