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My $8.00 upper arm up grade!


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Finally eliminated the shadows and got a magnifier thats truly adjustable ,I found a chrome  soldering helper man w/ lite at Goodwill for $7.95 , Changed his personality &configuration  and  modified the magnifier to except the swivel joints . once set ,swings completely out of the way and is still keyed to return exactly every time ,best $8 I have spent in a long time !post-22372-0-47223500-1421987467_thumb.jpgpost-22372-0-88059800-1421987482_thumb.jpgpost-22372-0-94337000-1421987498_thumb.jpgpost-22372-0-03325200-1421987519_thumb.jpgpost-22372-0-33450700-1421987535_thumb.jpg

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Great find.  Nice mod job on that as well.  *goes off to Goodwill*

 

 

Carl I DON'T LIKE TO BRAG BUT MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS. LOL. Roly

 

http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery/image/2142-well-amazing-kevin-heres-inside-rolys-workshop-1a/

 

Size doesn't matter Roly, it's knowing how to use it.  (i hope :))

 

Russell

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Carl I DON'T LIKE TO BRAG BUT MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS. LOL. Roly

 

http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery/image/2142-well-amazing-kevin-heres-inside-rolys-workshop-1a/

So you were the best man at the nudest wedding ! congratulations!

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I have the soldering helper somewhere in box #? I'd have to take the heavy weight of  to do like yours .But i had the big draftsman magnifier with the round florescent light  but did not like the view.I boggled my eyes and strained them to try and focus.

I found the same thing you did with the big flor, unit ,bulky heavy and very un handy,this is a cheap hand held one 5" lighter and easier to use just removed the handle dremeled a cavity side ways and epoxied the swivel to it ! Real happy with dust free on every thing ,now very user friendly w/o shadows and dark spot s ,could be set up for left or right handed use ,with out any extra adjustments w/ plenty of free room for hand clearance and work ! I also removed 1 1/2"of front tray to allow better sight angle and still catch the chips .

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It is so satisfying to make a change in your shop or tools that helps make things easier, more accurate, more convenient or flexible. And if you can do it on the cheap you deserve praise.  Well done Carl.

Unfortunately ,cheap has become the defining factor ,as of late .thankfully , I was a bit of a pack rat and saved useful things ,and now have a supply of things to recycle ,modify and convert .plus a lot of things to keep my mind busy ,keeping boredom and depression ,at bay ,best I can ! Keeps me going ! 

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