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Where did you get that desk magnifier Fig?
It's not very good IMO. The controls are right where you grab the light to position it and they are smooth, so you have to actually look at it to adjust it.....unless its when you don't want to. Also, it doesn't hold a position very well and slight angles cause a distorted view.
I bought it on Amerzon. You want it? 🥺
 
It's not very good IMO. The controls are right where you grab the light to position it and they are smooth, so you have to actually look at it to adjust it.....unless its when you don't want to. Also, it doesn't hold a position very well and slight angles cause a distorted view.
I bought it on Amerzon. You want it? 🥺
I do!.... anything is better than nothing...lol I have a handheld one that's like 2" inches...... Well.... I mean I guess one is at least that big
 
This is the extent of my pliers:
Is that the Engineer set? :ROFLMAO:

Here are some hobby-plier highlights...first up, flush cut with lead-keeper.

mabRQi0.jpg


Regular flush cut...superfluous really..

jrGrRaS.jpg


Precision scissor. I use these a lot Very sharp.

GEUJ7Qc.jpg


Hard wire cutter. I use these for bus wire so as not to dull my lead cutters.

2jQ6VPO.jpg


Short-nose plier. These are good if you need an extra grip on something small.

B9Xtutj.jpg


Long-nose flat plier. Good for lead straightening and general grabbage..

zj0iOmz.jpg


Wire-forming plier. These work well with smaller gauge bus wire. Used in combination with a round nose plier, you can make all sorts of precision bends (ask Vikki).

c2tSWHM.jpg


My wire stripper / cutter. Set and forget.

SFfD5a3.jpg


Double-flush cutter. Yup.

AZFQc3O.jpg


Bent nose plier. Great for breadboarding and sorting parts.

ky0Ocbx.jpg


Butt-end flush cutters...nice for leads in tight spaces. Used quite a bit.

R0dTg2u.jpg
 
Is that the Engineer set? :ROFLMAO:

Here are some hobby-plier highlights...first up, flush cut with lead-keeper.

mabRQi0.jpg


Regular flush cut...superfluous really..

jrGrRaS.jpg


Precision scissor. I use these a lot Very sharp.

GEUJ7Qc.jpg


Hard wire cutter. I use these for bus wire so as not to dull my lead cutters.

2jQ6VPO.jpg


Short-nose plier. These are good if you need an extra grip on something small.

B9Xtutj.jpg


Long-nose flat plier. Good for lead straightening and general grabbage..

zj0iOmz.jpg


Wire-forming plier. These work well with smaller gauge bus wire. Used in combination with a round nose plier, you can make all sorts of precision bends (ask Vikki).

c2tSWHM.jpg


My wire stripper / cutter. Set and forget.

SFfD5a3.jpg


Double-flush cutter. Yup.

AZFQc3O.jpg


Bent nose plier. Great for breadboarding and sorting parts.

ky0Ocbx.jpg


Butt-end flush cutters...nice for leads in tight spaces. Used quite a bit.

R0dTg2u.jpg

I need to add a set of flush cutters and I’m golden.
 
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Is that the Engineer set? :ROFLMAO:

Here are some hobby-plier highlights...first up, flush cut with lead-keeper.

mabRQi0.jpg


Regular flush cut...superfluous really..

jrGrRaS.jpg


Precision scissor. I use these a lot Very sharp.

GEUJ7Qc.jpg


Hard wire cutter. I use these for bus wire so as not to dull my lead cutters.

2jQ6VPO.jpg


Short-nose plier. These are good if you need an extra grip on something small.

B9Xtutj.jpg


Long-nose flat plier. Good for lead straightening and general grabbage..

zj0iOmz.jpg


Wire-forming plier. These work well with smaller gauge bus wire. Used in combination with a round nose plier, you can make all sorts of precision bends (ask Vikki).

c2tSWHM.jpg


My wire stripper / cutter. Set and forget.

SFfD5a3.jpg


Double-flush cutter. Yup.

AZFQc3O.jpg


Bent nose plier. Great for breadboarding and sorting parts.

ky0Ocbx.jpg


Butt-end flush cutters...nice for leads in tight spaces. Used quite a bit.

R0dTg2u.jpg
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So plier porn is a thing now. No kink shaming of course.

I love quality tools. It seems they're the last bastion holding strong against the inevitabile rise of corporate robot overlords.
Quality hand tools are what separates us from the soulless machines!
Isn’t “a soulless machine” just another quality tool at the end of the day?…
 
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I have a handheld one that's like 2" inches...... Well.... I mean I guess one is at least that big
We don't normally discus these things in the open. ;)

I have a few links from models that seemed to address my main issues with the magnifier I have. Let me look through them and see if anything stands out.
 
awesome... dropped it in my cart. Doesn't look too spendy for what it is. There's a gazillion on ebay and I wasn't sure which one to buy. This one doesn't look too flimsy
It's pretty sturdy. The frame is enclosed, which adds a bit to that.
 
New addition to the Peak LCR45...these are real useful. The LCR-45 already had the micro-bananas, so an easy upgrade!

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