Loupe?
For you collectors of watches, jewelry, coins etc. what kind of loupe do you use?
I have a BelOMO 10x triplet jewelers loupe made in Belarus that I've had for 4 or 5 years that I purchased for $29 that works very well. It's easy to focus on something with it and it's clear.
There's a big price difference in loupes. As clear as the one I have is it's hard to imagine what you'd get for the additional price you'd have to pay for the Triplet Hawk 10x loupe that's sold for $469 on Amazon?
Anybody have one of the more expensive ones?
This is the $29 BelOMO 10x that I have:
This is the $469 Triplet Hawk 10x.
I have a BelOMO 10x triplet jewelers loupe made in Belarus that I've had for 4 or 5 years that I purchased for $29 that works very well. It's easy to focus on something with it and it's clear.
There's a big price difference in loupes. As clear as the one I have is it's hard to imagine what you'd get for the additional price you'd have to pay for the Triplet Hawk 10x loupe that's sold for $469 on Amazon?
Anybody have one of the more expensive ones?
This is the $29 BelOMO 10x that I have:
This is the $469 Triplet Hawk 10x.
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have a Bausch & Lomb 10x Coddington for many years now...used it a lot looking at pawn jewelry for the wife years ago...saved me from a bad buy several times.....have kept it hanging on the desk lamp 0 -
I use a Bausch & Lomb 10x cup loupe for hairspring and pivot work. You place it in your eye socket and leaves both hands free to work. I use a 2X for general cleaning + assembly work. 0 -
I have a Bausch & Lombe magnifying glass, with a little circle near the handle about the size of that jeweler's loupe. probably 3x and 10x. very handy. I don't even remember where I got it, but it must have been next to nothing or free. 0 -
it seems Russian optics are very good on the clarity and low on light transmission. 0 -
GemOro 10x 0 -
Got one of mine from amazon for $10. Works fine, don't think I will need a $500 example. 0 -
one of the handiest gizmos for working on stuff is a hinged arm magnifier with about a 4-5" lens and built in light clamped to work table.. one i have had for years had the fluorescent bulb setup fail ..need to get another with a LED lite 0 -
spasmcreek wrote:one of the handiest gizmos for working on stuff is a hinged arm magnifier with about a 4-5" lens and built in light clamped to work table.. one i have had for years had the fluorescent bulb setup fail ..need to get another with a LED lite
That's what I need. Trying to look at something while holding a magnifying glass in one hand and working on it with the other just don't get it.0 -
another gadget i made out of a sewing machine motor with a variable speed foot control ...set a 3/8 chuck on the motor and used it to hold screws and dremel them to shape of the buggered screw that needed replaced....doing this under a lighted magnifier was a bunch easier...a little polishing and bluing and ...new screw 0
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