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Posted by Bill on November 3, 2009, 11:08 am
I'm buying magnifying glasses by the bucket full!
I leave them anywhere I might need to read something small.
"Robert Green" wrote in message
> As I get older, even with new glasses, I find it harder and harder to see
> things like the engraved markings on socket wrenches. Has anyone found a
> way to mark these things so that they can be read in dim light by old
> fogeys? I tried various kinds of Dymo labels, but they peeled off in
> short
> order. I had a little better success using Sharpies and then painting
> over
> the lettering with clear nail polish.
> Any hints, clues, tips, suggestions?
> --
> Bobby G.
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Posted by Existential Angst on November 3, 2009, 11:53 am
> I'm buying magnifying glasses by the bucket full!
> I leave them anywhere I might need to read something small.
You got DAT right!
Go to yer dollar store -- you can get glasses up to 3.5 mag.... WOW.... 99c
Also, they have pretty nice 4" magnifiers, with the high-magnifier inset.
99c
. I must have a dozen of each, all over.
Ditto the 6-in-1 screwdrivers -- decent quality $2.99 jobbies from Nat.
Wholesale Liq.
Yeah, solving the I-cain't-find-it problem with sheer brute force of
numbers!!
Screw organization!!
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EA
> "Robert Green" wrote in message
>> As I get older, even with new glasses, I find it harder and harder to see
>> things like the engraved markings on socket wrenches. Has anyone found a
>> way to mark these things so that they can be read in dim light by old
>> fogeys? I tried various kinds of Dymo labels, but they peeled off in
>> short
>> order. I had a little better success using Sharpies and then painting
>> over
>> the lettering with clear nail polish.
>> Any hints, clues, tips, suggestions?
>> --
>> Bobby G.
>
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Posted by HeyBub on November 3, 2009, 4:02 pm
Bill wrote:
> I'm buying magnifying glasses by the bucket full!
> I leave them anywhere I might need to read something small.
Here's a trick. On my last annual visit to the eye doctor, I got a
prescription for 2.25 mag contact lenses.
I wear ONE.
I can easily read without glasses (through one eye of course) and I can
drive because the magnifying lens doesn't interfere with depth perception
even if the objects are a tad fuzzy through that one eye.
The ONLY downside is precision depth perception at arm's length or less.
Most of the time it's no problem but in the case of putting teeny gears back
inside a ladies antique watch, I drop on a magnifying headset.
These AccuVu constant-wear lenses are good for one-two months and cost about
$30 ($27 at Sams) for six. YMMV.
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 3, 2009, 4:28 pm
> Bill wrote:
> > I'm buying magnifying glasses by the bucket full!
> > I leave them anywhere I might need to read something small.
> Here's a trick. On my last annual visit to the eye doctor, I got a
> prescription for 2.25 mag contact lenses.
> I wear ONE.
> I can easily read without glasses (through one eye of course) and I can
> drive because the magnifying lens doesn't interfere with depth perception
> even if the objects are a tad fuzzy through that one eye.
> The ONLY downside is precision depth perception at arm's length or less.
> Most of the time it's no problem but in the case of putting teeny gears b=
ack
> inside a ladies antique watch, I drop on a magnifying headset.
> These AccuVu constant-wear lenses are good for one-two months and cost ab=
out
> $30 ($27 at Sams) for six. YMMV.
You are the third person in as many months from whom I have heard the
one-contact-for-reading trick.
What did your eye doctor say about doing that?
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Posted by charlie on November 3, 2009, 4:31 pm
> Bill wrote:
> > I'm buying magnifying glasses by the bucket full!
> > I leave them anywhere I might need to read something small.
> Here's a trick. On my last annual visit to the eye doctor, I got a
> prescription for 2.25 mag contact lenses.
> I wear ONE.
> I can easily read without glasses (through one eye of course) and I can
> drive because the magnifying lens doesn't interfere with depth perception
> even if the objects are a tad fuzzy through that one eye.
> The ONLY downside is precision depth perception at arm's length or less.
> Most of the time it's no problem but in the case of putting teeny gears
> back
> inside a ladies antique watch, I drop on a magnifying headset.
> These AccuVu constant-wear lenses are good for one-two months and cost
> about
> $30 ($27 at Sams) for six. YMMV.
You are the third person in as many months from whom I have heard the
one-contact-for-reading trick.
What did your eye doctor say about doing that?
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my wife does this. it was prescribed by her optimologist. it's pretty common
now.
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> things like the engraved markings on socket wrenches. Has anyone found a
> way to mark these things so that they can be read in dim light by old
> fogeys? I tried various kinds of Dymo labels, but they peeled off in
> short
> order. I had a little better success using Sharpies and then painting
> over
> the lettering with clear nail polish.
> Any hints, clues, tips, suggestions?
> --
> Bobby G.
>