[Jewelry making - Article 00444] - Re: [Orchid] Optical Question?

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Subject: Re: [Orchid] Optical Question?

    Hi Jim, I have to wear both my glasses and optivisors at the same
    time in order to see my work, I think that's typical of a lot of
    jewelers out there.  Are the trainees glasses different somehow that
    they can't wear both?  If so, maybe a description of the problem
    will help with a solution. Best regards, Marta  


From: "Margaret Malm" <kadok AT infowest.com>

    I wear glasses, and my optivisor fits over them without any
    problem.? Margaret 


From: "Betsy Marshall" <betsy AT softwareinnovation.com>

    A friend of mine has a watchmaker magnifying set up which clips onto
    the stem of his glasses. Might be worth investigating. Betsy (Metals
    Student in Texas)  Psst-- Hey! is that Olaf? I won't tell anybody!


From: Dave Arens <gemstonesetc AT gci-net.com>

    Hi Jim, I've been using the Opticaid clip on magnifier for about 10
    years. It's made from polycarbonate (?) & is very light weight to
    wear. It attaches to the rims of  your glasses using wire springs.
    They're available  in 6 strengths from 1 1/2 to 3 1/4 power. 

    There's another brand that attaches to your glasses using the 'clip
    on sunglass technique'. However, these are heavier & I found the
    weight & black mounting plastic objectionable. 

    The Opticaid magnifiers are listed in Stuller's #33 tool catalog on
    page 266, item #7, series29-7700 thru 29-7705, $18.95. 

    I'm sure they're available other places as well, but that's the only
    catalog I have that lists them. 

    No connection to Opticaid or Stuller, just a satisfied Opticaid
    user. 

    Dave 


From: "Alana Clearlake" <alanaclearlake AT earthlink.net>

    It seems like she needs an optivisor with a lower power
    magnification. I have severe astigmatism, and can use an optivisor
    over my glasses. If she has "old age far sightedness," it helps a lot
    to get a pair of prescription glasses corrected for  reading distance
    only, not bifocals or blended lenses.  Alana Clearlake 


From: "Jim" <jmarotti AT dtccom.net>

    Although I use reading glasses under my optivisor for normal work, I
    wasn't able to get close enough to the work piece when sawing without
    hitting the optivisor with the saw frame.  My solution was to go to
    Walgreens where they sell soft plastic reading lenses by Hydrotac. 
    They look like a bifocal lens and are used for turning glasses into
    reading glasses.  They are applied with water and can be removed and
    reused indefinitely.  They come in magnifications of up to +4.00, and
    if you put them on either bifocal or regular reading glasses you can
    get up to +8.  They run about $20 a set, are quite clear and work
    great.  If you get a set of bifocal glasses with reading lenses and
    apply them over the small lenses, you don't have to remove them when
    you look up from your work. 
    Jim Marotti Lancaster, TN - where Spring has arrived! 


From: DKJEWELRY AT aol.com

    Jim I wear glasses all of the time and also use an optivisor over
    them.  I also use a magnifier mounted on my bench. Deb 


From: Reactive Metals <reactive AT commspeed.net>

    There is a little known devise called a 'jewelrs spot'. It is a
    actually a small lens glued to the surfaces of the glasses. it is
    placed off to the side of the direct vision path. They are available
    in a variety of strengths. Bill 


From: "Jim Reitze" <jreitze AT forrest-design.com>

    how about one of the lamps with magnifier built into it? 


From: Linda Walsh <Linda.Walsh AT rcn.com>

    Hi Jim, There are magnifing lenses like those in Optivisors that clip
    onto eyeglass frames, so the wearer is looking through her
    prescription and the magnifier at the same time.  They are available
    in the same powers and focal lengths as Optivisors.  Look in your
    favorite tool catalog for Optivisors and you'll find these
    magnifiers in the same section. Linda 


From: "Mike Aurelius" <mike AT auralens.com>

    Why can't she wear her glasses under the optivisor? This is the
    exact problem it was designed for. 

    It may be that the mag plate you have in the visor is too strong,
    change it out to a lesser one. Remember that the optivisor has a
    fixed focus point for each plate (working distance), and you need to
    move your work (or head) nearer or further to find that point. 

	Mike Aurelius
	President
	Aura Lens Products, Inc.
	http://www.auralens.com
	mike AT auralens.com


From: Joel Schwalb <joel4 AT optonline.net>

    Jim, I have been using a Bausch & Lomb Magna Visor with glasses,
    progressive lenses with a correction for a vertical astigmatism. They
    are available from Stuller for about $27. Joel 

    Joel Schwalb joel4 AT optonline.net 
    www.schwalbstudio.com


From: Peter W.Rowe <PWRowe1 AT attbi.com>

    Normally, Optivisors fit quite nicely OVER glasses.  What can't she
    use the visor right over hers?  If she's nearsighted, then keeping
    her glasses on essentially makes her a little more faresighted, so
    she might find it comfortable to use a slightly stronger lens plate
    in the optivisor... Peter 


From: bericho1 <bericho1 AT comcast.net>

    Hi:  Not sure what the problem is.  I wear tri-focals and still use
    an Optivisor.  Maybe the magnification of the Optivisor isn't correct
    for her. Has she tried various lenses? Maybe she needs more or less
    than is being provided.  Otherwise, there are magnifiers that clip
    onto the top of the glasses to be flipped up or down as needed. 
    Maybe she could try those. Kay 


From: Beth Rosengard <bethrosengard AT earthlink.net>

    Hi Jim,  I use an Optivisor over my prescription glasses.  Is there
    any reason why she can't do this? Beth 





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