Field of view

edgrabow15

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Hello all, Hope everyone had a great Holiday Season , Im still new to the Metal Engraving world but making a lot of progress. I have a 2 day beginners course scheduled with J J Roberts in VA , one on one . It should be great. Looking forward to it. Any way the main reason for this post is the field of view obtained while using a Microscope. I have a Maiji EMZ 5TR on the Acrobat Stand from GRS ,I love it with the only beef being the field of view , It has a 140-150 MM or 6 inch Working distance stock out of the box, With that I can usually see around (4 or 5 )1/4 inch high lower case script letters I would be working on,I wanted more, It was frustrating having to move the vise around all the time while practicing, It also felt in a way CLAUSTROPHOBIC . Like a horse with blinders on, I did some research and easily found the auxiliary lenses for the bottom of the microscope that you just screw on to the bottom without removing a thing. Sorta like a pair of glasses, Instantly I had 252 MM or 10 inches of working Distance. Triple the original, I can literally see the entire vise , clear as a bell . It cost $127.00 and sells at GRS and other places, If interested its part/ order # MA530 0.3X Auxiliary Lens. I know alot of you just use a visor for this exact reason, Believe me I tried it. My eyes are starting to go and I just couldn't see with the detail that I got from the scope, It's a bit pricey but not horribly so . Its a game changer for my, By the way the pictures are camera shots of my microscope camera screen and what you see with the ruler in place for scale is maybe 2/3 's of what I actually see thru the scope. Hope this helped someone. 2019-01-24 (1).png . 2019-01-24.png
 

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Sam

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Without a power reducing objective lens, stereo microscopes are pretty useless for engraving. Most scopes configured for our trade come equipped with them. Glad you got it sorted out.
 

edgrabow15

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Yeah, it was driving me nuts . I had bought mine off Ebay and got the stand from GRS. It's a great microscope and perfect for the job with that only exception which of course I didnt know. But yeah , what a differance. I can see almost an entire 3 X 7 practice plate. great.hav ed a great day . Anf thank as for all the tg ips you put out there for us new guys. Without people like you theres no way I would have gotten as interested in it as i am. I used tg o be a tattoo artist. The best part of this is the metal doesnt scream out in pain lol.
 

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You will have a great time with JJ! I was there last summer; please tell him Grayson says Hi! Tips: 1) pack a lunch, 2) if you like Indian food for dinner, there's a good buffet just on the main drag, 3) Manassas rush hours are brutal.
 

edgrabow15

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I'm excited to go, I'm actually driving from Lonv Islznd down to Florida to take my adult kids and my Grand kids to Disneyland .figured I'd leave a few days early and stop on the way. I'll tell him you said hello
 

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