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Old 07-22-2013, 10:04 AM
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I'm very sensitive to the glare of this little light and didn't like the tight focus of the beam. Tip: unscrew the plastic lens from the end of it! Wider light, absolutely nice and bright, no glare!
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Old 07-22-2013, 10:09 AM
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Awesome tip! I'll be taking the lens off mine!
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Old 07-22-2013, 10:12 AM
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Thank you for the tip. Bright light hurts my eyes and I can't use anything with a glare.
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Old 07-22-2013, 10:20 AM
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thanks for the tip... glares bother me too
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Thanks for the tip, I'll have to try it. I can't sew without that light!!
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Great tip. Thanks.
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Old 07-23-2013, 08:35 AM
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Now if there was a way to take the "brightness" off my tweezers and make them more "grippable" at the same time! Maybe an acid bath?
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Old 07-23-2013, 10:02 AM
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Now if there was a way to take the "brightness" off my tweezers and make them more "grippable" at the same time! Maybe an acid bath?
I gave up the tweezers in favor of black hemostats. Hemostats have lots better grip than tweezers. I got mine from a scissor dealer at a quilt show.
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For the tweezers, how about wrapping the handle with the medical self adhesive wrap...gives grip and would cover enough of the metal to reduce any glare!
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Old 05-26-2014, 11:27 AM
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Wow, am I glad I found this type. Am going up to try it out right now! Thanks!
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