How to keep standard jewelers eye loup in eye | NAWCC Forums You take the loupe and push the lower edge down and slightly into the fleshy skin below the eye socket It'll give some, and the skin will usually overlap the lip Then the upper edge gets tucked in just below the brow Leave your eye open while doing this A few tries and it'll be old hat
Loupes - NAWCC Forums Possibly not though Having had trouble fitting clip on lenses and loupes to my glasses I made my own loupe frame from a wire coat hanger Just like wire specs but a one holer to take a loupe of my choice to fit snugly over my left eye When I need to use my specs I just swing the loupe frame up to sit on my forehead
Watch repair loupes - NAWCC Forums For closer magnification, I use an eye loupe so an aplanatic 10X loupe - buying good quality here is important so spherical aberration is reduced This helps the viewing field be completely clear right to the edge of the lens, and this will reduce eye fatigue substantially when in use
Loupes or Stereo Microscope? - NAWCC Forums When I need more magnification and can get close I use a regular loupe The higher the loupt power the less working distance A 10 power loup has to be within about an inch of the work, a 5 power 2 inches Optivisors are the the same as loupes for working distance A 3x loupe would have to be within 3 1 3' My 3 power dental loupe works at
Good microscope for watch repair? | NAWCC Forums Not a budget item, but interesting is the "Loupe System," an advanced loupe that costs two to three days of an engineer's pay: www loupesystem com I agree with novicetimekeeper that a stereo microscope on an arm is an important consideration
Hairline crack in porcelain dial - NAWCC Forums One must be extremely careful putting these in an ultrasonic as many times the porcelain is loose from the underlying base metal and gets destroyed leaving you with much worse problems If it truely is just a surface fracture the ultrasonic does a good job but since it is difficult to determing the extent of damage below the crack use caution
Help needed for Hermle 451-050 H 94 pendulum - NAWCC Forums I have had a Hermle 451-050 H 94 movement running fine for approximately 5 years now A couple of years ago, I found the exact same movement at a fantastic deal and purchased it as a spare The only difference is that the first one has "81" stamped over the model number and the spare has "80" in
Weight of gold vs. gold filled cases | NAWCC Forums So 5 grams more for the solid gold #2 case or an additional 11%, and yes the glass crystals were the same thickness Each component of each case compared exactly the same percentage wise These cases are exactly the same and in impossible to tell the difference same condition using a 14X loupe