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    Old 01-08-2018, 07:01 AM
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    I have the Big Look for working at the machine
    I have this one I use for a ton of stuff
    https://smile.amazon.com/MagEyes-Mag...band+magnifier

    My husband has a similar set up to your type, I found the distance too far to be practical
    I have magnifiers of various kinds in every room of the house.
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    Old 01-08-2018, 12:55 PM
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    I am thinking of getting this one:
    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GWM9QN/
    ot his one:
    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B007CDJKM2

    My dh sometimes layers 2 or 3 pairs of reading glasses when he is fixing something small, and there are times when I could use something like this too. For me the extra light would be helpful as well.

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    Old 01-08-2018, 01:04 PM
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    I have an Ott floor lamp that I set up behind the couch. I can bend its neck to direct the light exactly where I need it. Works like a charm.
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    Old 01-08-2018, 04:41 PM
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    Another vote for the simple solution of cheater glasses. My favorite ones I found at Home Depot for $5. They're very lightweight and the part that goes over your ears is soft and flexible. I forget I'm wearing them.

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    Old 01-09-2018, 05:13 AM
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    I have used Mag-Eyes for years, with the strongest lens available for it (the #7 lens). It's nice, because the eye portion is positioned down for the handwork (quilting, cross stitch, embroidery), but you can lift your own eyes and see normally for the TV or for talking with people. I wrapped yarn around the headpiece to make it a little bit snugger. https://www.amazon.com/MagEyes-Magni...+and+lens+%237

    You can buy them from several different outfits. I got mine from Nordic Needle, but they are sold out at the present time.
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    Old 01-09-2018, 06:28 AM
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    I have a longarm, and I was having trouble being able to see what I was stitching like I wanted to. So I bought a pair of clip-on magnifying glasses on Amazon. They clip onto your glasses and can be flipped up when you aren't doing close-up work.
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    Old 01-09-2018, 09:37 AM
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    I also use cheaters for close work. Sometimes, if I need to look at something really closely, I will use the cheaters over my pair of glasses to get a greater magnification. You can't use them like that for too long because it will give me a headache, but for that picky little seam where the threads are all piled up on each other it really helps.
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    Old 01-09-2018, 05:11 PM
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    3.0 and 3.25 "reading" glasses for me for close work; who knows what I will do when I need more magnification?!
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    Old 01-10-2018, 11:27 AM
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    I have a pair of magnifiers that clip on my regular glasses that I use when I need a little extra help to see things. They work great and you can flip them up so that they are out of the way when you don't need them. I also have an Ottlite with the magnifier on it. The whole glass is magnified and then there is one little circle that is much more magnified so that you can see even the tiniest things clearly.
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