I just spent a frustrating hour looking for a replacement magnifying glass.
What I want is:
Large. Not some wimpy little thing…I want a BIG lens damnit!
Does not have that annoying little ‘second’ magnifying lens taking up space. I want one big lens.
This is important I have a lens now which I like. I found it online. It works great…except…it scratches too damn easily. I have to replace it every couple months because little scratches appear on it even though I try to take good care of it. I swear it grows scratches while stored.
Anyone know where I can find one online? All stores I look at seem to have the same stuff over and over.
I have been told, but can’t personally say, that there are large, high quality lenses to be found inside even old photocopiers. Sometimes, broken down machines are available, at a very low cost, for ‘parts’ or even as scrap, with the lens just waiting to be salvaged.
I’ll bet that the one you have now is a plastic or acrylic lens. If it’s made of glass, it should scratch much less easily. And some I found in Amazon.com were glass lenses.
You could also take more care to avoid scratches – setting it down on a soft cloth, covering when not in use, cleaning under running water. Hay, when you find something you like, that meets exacting specifications like yours, you gotta take care of it. That just comes with the territory when you’re being so particular.