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magnifying glasses
Posted by: Shanon Hedgecock (---.rd.shawcable.net)
Date: February 08, 2005 05:26PM

Where can I find magnifying glasses (the ones you wear like real glasses). All I can find are reading glasses?

Shanon

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Re: magnifying glasses
Posted by: JIm Rosch (---.mmm.com)
Date: February 08, 2005 05:31PM

Try the dollar stores, Ive seen many pair there upto 10 x magnafication.

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Re: magnifying glasses
Posted by: Anonymous User (---.riogrd01.nj.comcast.net)
Date: February 08, 2005 06:09PM

Shanon;
I use a Opti-visor that I purchased from Cabelas, works great( wearing it now!)
Front end tilts up when you are not using it. Very comfortable (not heavy)

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Re: magnifying glasses
Posted by: Bob Crook (---.nas3.portland1.or.us.da.qwest.net)
Date: February 08, 2005 08:21PM

Actually reading glasses are magnifying glasses. I prefer them over an Opti-visor or similar magnifier. I use 2.75x half glasses for both rod wrapping and fly tying, that way when you look away you can see.

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Re: magnifying glasses
Posted by: Randy Parpart (Putter) (---.nccray.com)
Date: February 08, 2005 08:47PM

Hey, Bob, those reading glasses don't help us eye ball challenged guys with glasses already, though LOL!!

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Re: magnifying glasses
Posted by: Shanon Hedgecock (---.cg.shawcable.net)
Date: February 08, 2005 09:06PM

hope I'm not wrong here. Reading glasses are not the same as magnifying glasses. One makes things clearer and the other makes them bigger

Shanon

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Re: magnifying glasses
Posted by: Jay Lancaster (208.33.68.---)
Date: February 08, 2005 09:19PM

As long as the reading glasses say something like 2x, 2.5x, or 3x they are indeed magnifying glasses.

I just got my opti-visor from Cabelas & can't wait to try it. Got that idea from this forum. Thanks!

Jay

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Re: magnifying glasses
Posted by: Mick McComesky (---.nas3.saint-louis1.mo.us.da.qwest.net)
Date: February 08, 2005 10:12PM

I wear glasses and found some great clip on reading/magnifiers in Michaels that I use a lot. I'm starting to the "look over the top of glasses" thing for close work.. these really help and they cost me I think less than 5 bucks.

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Re: magnifying glasses
Posted by: Steven Libby (---.ne.client2.attbi.com)
Date: February 09, 2005 04:41AM

I noticed some in a local fabrics/hobby/sewing store I went to with the wife the other day....along with thread picks and other possible usefull tools for rodmakers.....

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