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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1058460" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>Good advice, but I think it will be a loo.....ng time before I get anywhere near working on anything like that as my fingers are too clumsy by half, and astigmatism makes it difficult seeing clearly at short distances,</p><p></p><p>However, just dug out one of these Clarke "<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Swing-magnifying-SAM75-Clarke-International/dp/B01L4P56T4" target="_blank">Swing Arm Magnifying Lamp" ("SAM 75")</a> from the cupboard. It was bought years ago for SWMBO to help with close tasks but she never ever used it. Not a high degree of magnification but has quite a wide field of view for both eyes, and doubles as a general purpose desk lamp when you slide the cover over the lens.<img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1058460, member: 176704"] Good advice, but I think it will be a loo.....ng time before I get anywhere near working on anything like that as my fingers are too clumsy by half, and astigmatism makes it difficult seeing clearly at short distances, However, just dug out one of these Clarke "[URL='https://www.amazon.co.uk/Swing-magnifying-SAM75-Clarke-International/dp/B01L4P56T4']Swing Arm Magnifying Lamp" ("SAM 75")[/URL] from the cupboard. It was bought years ago for SWMBO to help with close tasks but she never ever used it. Not a high degree of magnification but has quite a wide field of view for both eyes, and doubles as a general purpose desk lamp when you slide the cover over the lens.:) [/QUOTE]
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