loopy

Bought a 3x magnifier or loupe from Princess Auto. It is foldable magnifier with 4" diameter lens, scale on the base, and built-in light! Uses 4 AA batteries. It is hands-free or, to put it another way, self-standing. This will prove handy when I am reading notes and charts.



I put some dark red theatrical cel over the light bulb to quickly make it astronomer-friendly.

Now I can bring my "helping hands" tool back in the house, for my various soldering projects...