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  • 07/16/2016 at 7:37 am #34604
    Mjcollier
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    I don’t know anything about this scope but at $33 it’s probably worth it.

    https://www.massdrop.com/buy/60x-250x-digital-microscope-with-suction-cup-stand

    07/21/2016 at 12:25 pm #34647
    Mjcollier
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    I guess I was hoping for a little incite. Has anyone used this scope or know anything about it?

    07/21/2016 at 12:34 pm #34648
    wickededge
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    I wish I had some info but this scope is new to me.

    -Clay

    07/21/2016 at 1:08 pm #34649
    Mark76
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    The link you mention refers to a login page, so I don’t know which microscope exactly you mean. However, in general my experience with this type of microscope is: you get what you pay for.

    Molecule Polishing: my blog about sharpening with the Wicked Edge

    07/21/2016 at 1:42 pm #34650
    Mjcollier
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    Sorry about that and thanks for the advice. Here is the product page from monoprice.

    http://www.monoprice.com/mobile/product/details/11613

    07/21/2016 at 3:05 pm #34652
    Marc H
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    First let me apologize for replying to your post with an I don’t know. I don’t like when others do that to me but I might provide some insight. For what it’s worth I have ordered several items from Monoprice over the past few years and it’s always been a positive experience. Although I have no personal experience with the USB microscope you referenced I have been using this one from Amazon for a couple of years now that is very similar and about the same price point:

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XNYXQHE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=13X0BQY3LH588&coliid=I39FMBC3IQUVFB&psc=1

    I have bought three different microscopes and this is the least expensive, simplest and it’s still my go-to scope that I use mostly all the time. I keep it plugged in to the USB of a little laptop that I run with the A/C adapter always connected. It’s always on and laying next to my WE. I constantly grab it and hand-hold it flat against the bevel to monitor my progress. With out needing to constantly adjust it I can verify I’m apexing the bevel and see my scratch pattern.

    Marc

     

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