has any one tried those stereo magnifiers that you wear on your head? i think i've seen them available up to 6x power which would be pretty good (though the higher magnification sets have lower depth of field, so maybe 2.5X would be enough to help?). i worked at a company where one of the machinist wore one nearly constantly and they look like a pretty good idea, and pretty useful if the depth of field and magnification are both in a useful range. definitely a lot cheaper than a stereo microscope though less magnification (but better depth of field i suspect). Herbert Graf wrote: ------ > Definitely possible by hand, have done it myself quite a few times now. > You need a very good iron, a very good light, very good eyesight and a > very steady hand. A stereo microscope is also VERY useful, not required, > but MUCH easier. ------- -- "We cannot simply suspend or restrict civil liberties until the War of Terror is over, because the War on Terror is unlikely ever to be truly over," Judge Gerald Tjoflat wrote for the three-member court. "September 11, 2001, already a day of immeasurable tragedy, cannot be the day liberty perished in this country." _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist