Need help seeing while you re coil?

[Roscopecotrain]

While you re wick, re coil or anything where you need to be close up.

www.fasttech.com/products/1/10005032/1393500-9892a-ii-eye-glasses-style-20mm-20x-loupe-magnifi

[Kaaru]

I thought my eyes were OK - until I started trying to do coils, marginally easier than splitting an atom with a wooden spoon through the wrong end of a telescope, it`s still quite difficult....they might be just the job !

[maccafan]

Cheaper on ebay if buying from China..I got one of those..They are ok..

Clicky

[ibalders]

Jul 5, 2013 18:56:49 GMT maccafan said:

Cheaper on ebay if buying from China..I got one of those..They are ok..

Clicky

That link takes you to one you've got to bid on, so there's no idea of what the final cost is going to be, think I might stick to Fasttech on this one :)

[fiddles]

I have a pair of them

they are very good if you want to recoil with atty about half an inch from your face otherwise you cannot see nothing its just blured they are for very close work like watch making

I brought one of THESE instead , far better in my opinion for coiling

[Deleted]

I don't need anything for coiling but I do need it for threading my sewing machine needle...what do you recommend?

[Kaaru]

Have you tried these for needles ?
www.amazon.co.uk/10-x-needle-threaders-silver/dp/B005RP4T00/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373056304&sr=8-1&keywords=needle+threader

[dinamic22]

Jul 5, 2013 20:33:15 GMT Kaaru said:

Have you tried these for needles ?
www.amazon.co.uk/10-x-needle-threaders-silver/dp/B005RP4T00/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373056304&sr=8-1&keywords=needle+threader

you beat me to it kaaru, i was just going to suggest those as its what i use, you can pick them up from market stall that sells sewing supplies 

[Greigster]

Jul 5, 2013 19:37:51 GMT ibalders said:

Jul 5, 2013 18:56:49 GMT maccafan said:

Cheaper on ebay if buying from China..I got one of those..They are ok..

Clicky

That link takes you to one you've got to bid on, so there's no idea of what the final cost is going to be, think I might stick to Fasttech on this one

This one is buy it now ibalders and delivered from the UK. Ordered mine yesterday...expected delivery 6th to the 8th July

[maccafan]

Jul 5, 2013 19:37:51 GMT ibalders said:

Jul 5, 2013 18:56:49 GMT maccafan said:

Cheaper on ebay if buying from China..I got one of those..They are ok..

Clicky

That link takes you to one you've got to bid on, so there's no idea of what the final cost is going to be, think I might stick to Fasttech on this one

There are UK sellers selling it for £3.99 with next day delivery..

If you want save 19p and must buy from Fasttech, please yourself.

[Greigster]

Jul 5, 2013 21:27:14 GMT Greigster said:

Jul 5, 2013 19:37:51 GMT ibalders said:

That link takes you to one you've got to bid on, so there's no idea of what the final cost is going to be, think I might stick to Fasttech on this one

This one is buy it now ibalders and delivered from the UK. Ordered mine yesterday...expected delivery 6th to the 8th July

Oops, forgot to put the link in. . Ordered mine on the 3rd July and it has arrived 3 days later on the 6th July.
A tad more expensive but at £4.79 with free postage within the UK and not having to wait

It really is a great bit of kit.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110963441520?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

[jeffc]

Greigster . Thanks for the link, just ordered one.


Happy Vaping.


jeffc

[kailey]

I could really do with something like that. I'm just not sure whether to go for the x10 or x20 magnification.

[Greigster]

On the 20x magnification pair, here is a photo I have just taken using my smartphone, of a coil and wick. 3mm Ekowool and .20 Kanthal sitting on a 5p piece..........still cant find the 5p piece, I do hope it has not got lodged somewhere

The wick/coil was about 20mm. from the lens




You also need to give some thought to the fact that looking at something as close as 20mm will not allow you to see the same thing through both lenses at the same time due to the distance between each eye-glass. This makes it slightly pointless having the double lenses, unless of course, you have one eye more dominant than the other, but for the price difference between the single lens and the double lens, you may as well have two lenses.
Each lens it tip upable which, when one lens is tipped up, makes life easier to see when positioning your coil in front of the magnifier.