Same here, exacpt the lens is frameless and can be hinged out of the way separately from the whole front.
Workshop spectacles
Apr 07, 2020
Last reply: 6 years ago
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I?ve worn specs since I was 13 or so and vari-varifocals for a number of years.
For reading etc, I don?t need specs, so the lower bit does nothing.
As a result, for close work, I?ve been able to make a convenient magnifier by removing the lenses from a pair of old frames and fixing a Loupe - I just drilled holes and used small cable ties. It isn?t pretty but it certainly works.
I also have a large, 4 or 5 inch, illuminated magnifying glass on a swing arm - ideal for PCBs etc.
I?ve got something similar. They are pretty good.
I have a pair of these:
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are pretty much that. Flipping out of the way isn?t as easy as one might hope, but they do work.
The spectacles are definitely two separate spectacles there was a good close up of the ends on this weeks show.
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