Scott Quesnelle asks:

> BugBear has brought up the point of magnification, what do other galoots
use as their magnification tool?

For my clockmaking (which has a *lot* of need for closeups), I bought a
loupe that clips onto my safety glasses.  The one I use has two lenses that
can swing down, allowing me to get a 3x view with about a 4" focal length or
a 10x view with about a 1" focal length.  Here's a catalog page that shows
what I am talking about:

http://www.startinternational.com/Product_Plug_Ins/Opticalpdf/05c_BL814117.p
df

I got mine from Timesavers (a horology supply catalog) for about $10.  It's
an Asian made knockoff, but works fine for what I need.

I have since found that this loupe is useful in a lot of other situations,
including sharpening fine saws and reading weak plane imprints.
-- 
Ralph Brendler, Chicago, IL - OTLM, ENB, FOYBIPO
"Science works even if you don't believe in it..." - Penn Jillette