reground. You do NOT want to use drug store magnifiers. I did it for a lotta years but that's really NOT the way to go. It doesn't do anything for "your stigmatisum" if you have one, and is really not good in the long run. I use magnification a lot of the time also. But i'm looking through my glasses so that's the bottom line. I had the (and still do) MacKinsey lighting sysyem with magnifier and i liked it a lot. But it doesn't fit my Dingo vise so my wife is using it on her Arcadia (Japanese) vise. At shows and in public i mostly use my Renzetti Traveller with my Ott light and a flip focal for added magnification on my hat. I also ALWAYS use an Ott light at home as well. And at home i have a huge magnifying glass that swings in a out (of the way), with a light built in, for whenever i need it. One thing you'll need to learn how to do, with accuracy, is "wrap" (like when dubbing) with a shorter stroke. You can do it, it's no biggie at all. Just keep the tension. Good luck and tight wraps. mark
From: "Mike Bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [VFB] Geezer Eyesight Solutions? Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:03:51 -1000
I use a magnifying glass but another thing that you may think about is a good light source. I was amazed at the difference an Ott light made. My sister gave it to me as a gift and I find the colors are truer and the strain on the eyes is less.
Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Geezer Eyesight Solutions?
Marcus: I use 2.5 power lenses. I cannot tie without them. The magnification power (as I understand it) is not magnifying 2.5 times, it is changing the depth (distance from your eyes) of focus. For me, it is 2.5. A 3.0 is too close. I also need a lot of good clear light. Good luck.
Larry Johnson p.s. I am not 50 any more. I just turned 60, and my whole body is starting to feel its age.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/07/05 10:45 AM >>>Hi all.
The first letter I have ever received from the AARP arrived in my mailbox Saturday. I'm turning 50 in January.
While the last of my forties goes through the hourglass, I've got a question for the group.
What do you do to assist your near vision?
I wear 1.75 strength drugstore reading glasses, and they're good for everything I do, except fly tying. I just don't get the sharpness I'd like to have with them.
I scavenged from the office dumpster one of those big magnifying glasses with the round fluorescent tube installed. It's great to have the added light. It does a good job giving me the sharpness of focus that I want, but I don't like bumping into it with my hand, particularly when I'm dubbing a hook with more than the usual amount of thread between the bobbin and the hook.
Does anybody use those headgear contraptions with lenses on them? What do you think about their comfort/suitability for tying? Would they be any better than getting a pair of overly-strong glasses from the drugstore?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Marcus
