"Recommendations for head mount magnifier" Topic

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Irish Marine	18 May 2020 6:40 p.m. PST
Hi, my head mount magnifier is getting ready for the dust bin, does anyone have any recommendations for a new head mount magnifier.
Doctor X	18 May 2020 6:58 p.m. PST
Optivisor
Editor in Chief Bill	18 May 2020 7:02 p.m. PST
They have inexpensive models at Ocean State Job Lot. I have no idea how well they last.
saltflats1929	18 May 2020 7:30 p.m. PST
Pay some attention to the headband. Low quality ones tend to have uncomfortable cheap plastic bands with no padding
BTCTerrainman	18 May 2020 10:16 p.m. PST
Optivisor
Oberlindes Sol LIC	18 May 2020 10:37 p.m. PST
Optivisor
coopman	19 May 2020 6:47 a.m. PST
Optivisor
McKinstry	19 May 2020 9:38 a.m. PST
Optivisor
Irish Marine	19 May 2020 10:41 a.m. PST
Thanks everyone.
Hlaven	19 May 2020 10:42 a.m. PST
Have had the same optimizer for over 40 years. You can buy different new lenses separately which I finally did last month for my old eyes.
Aethelflaeda was framed	20 May 2020 12:25 p.m. PST
Optivisor #10 lenses for painting heraldry on shields, #7 for general painting and #5 for prepping, cutting and basing.
Fried Flintstone	20 May 2020 4:47 p.m. PST
Consider 3x reading glasses. Much cheaper and easy to work with
Oberlindes Sol LIC	21 May 2020 10:37 a.m. PST
Even if you go with an Optivisor, it's good to have a pair of reading glasses in your painting stuff for times when you go somewhere to paint, like a painting day with your gaming group.

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