Huge increase in accuracy for only $14!

[Rusty]

my Son in private school could do with a new foil so he can continue to learn fencing.

How about a new foily so he can learn bricklaying?

Bye.
Rus.

[journeyman Mick]

I don't have any problems putting tools on the mark, with or without the glasses. If I need to I can still use a tape without glasses but I need to use a fine pointer, like a sharp pencil to count any of the lines between the 5mm marks. Matthew, I've got real glasses but with the magnifying glasses set up on the saw it means I don't need to wear them. I rarely use the magnifying glasses, just if I've got some really precise set ups to do. I'd rather not wear glasses when I'm operating machinery, it's probably mainly because I'm not used to them. Just thought I'd share this for any of you that may be getting older also.

Mick

[Soren]

I have been using glasses since I was in my teens, but last year, I had cateract surgery with Intraocular Lens implants in both eyes, and now for the first time in 40 years, I can see (distance) without glasses, but still need the $2 jobbies for reading and meassuring and setup. They also get referred to by my kids as 'grand-pa' glasses. A bit crook really as they are still only 9 and 5 years old. I know, I am a glutton for punishment, but at my age, they are still a joy.

[Iain]

Seen the Bi vocal safety glasses at Woodworkers warehouse today

from 1/2 to 4 1/2 range i think

Thata what I need, they could call out measurements in metric and imperial

[silentC]

Somebody suggested that the cheapies are bad for your eyes,,dont know if thats true or not but I wouldnt want to buy several pairs of prescription glasses at £100 a pop

Well, it may or may not be an old wives' (or optometrists') tale, but I have always believed that wearing glasses with too strong a magnification will weaken your eye's ability to focus. I also remember putting on other peoples glasses for a laugh and then it taking a minute or two for my vision to get back to normal after taking them off.

The idea of going to an optometrist is that they assess the problem and measure the extent of it and then select lenses ground the right shape and thickness so that it enhances your eye's ability to focus, rather than replacing it. I reckon it's like any other muscle in your body and if you don't use it, you lose it.

But then, 16 years ago I went to an optometrist because I was finding my eyes were a bit blurred and sore after an overnight shift in front of the computer screen. He prescribed glasses which made me feel crook when I wore them, so I chucked them out. I hear his son became the fencing champ at his uni, so I guess that's OK.

When my wife was wearing gogs, the health fund paid for two pairs a year whether she needed them or not. Since getting the laser surgery done, she has never looked back.

[Wood Borer]

Since getting the laser surgery done, she has never looked back.

Sounds like they damaged her neck during the operation Darren.

[silentC]

Yes but they left the jaw muscles intact

[Sturdee]

Well, it may or may not be an old wives' (or optometrists') tale, but I have always believed that wearing glasses with too strong a magnification will weaken your eye's ability to focus. I also remember putting on other peoples glasses for a laugh and then it taking a minute or two for my vision to get back to normal after taking them off.

The idea of going to an optometrist is that they assess the problem and measure the extent of it and then select lenses ground the right shape and thickness so that it enhances your eye's ability to focus, rather than replacing it. I reckon it's like any other muscle in your body and if you don't use it, you lose it.

In most cases you are correct.

I have worn glasses since I was about 9 years old and it is true in my case. I regularly have them retested to make sure I have the right glasses.

However my wife at her eye specialist suggestion only use the $2 magnifying glasses for reading purposes.


Peter.

[silentC]

However my wife at her eye specialist suggestion only use the $2 magnifying glasses for reading purposes

I'm surprised they don't drum him/her out of the optometrist's club for that... I mean, with university education as costly as it is these days, how will they educate their children properly if that type of behaviour catches on?

[MathewA]

You never have problem putting tools on the mark or... you can't see if you missed either way it all works out in the end.

I've worn the blasted things since I was 3 years old. I'd love to be glasses free but something about having a powerful laser burn a few cell layers off my cornea just doesn't sit well with me.
In some sort of odd way it's been a blessing; being that I'm a wood worker I never get crap in my eyes.

I don't have any problems putting tools on the mark, with or without the glasses. If I need to I can still use a tape without glasses but I need to use a fine pointer, like a sharp pencil to count any of the lines between the 5mm marks. Matthew, I've got real glasses but with the magnifying glasses set up on the saw it means I don't need to wear them. I rarely use the magnifying glasses, just if I've got some really precise set ups to do. I'd rather not wear glasses when I'm operating machinery, it's probably mainly because I'm not used to them. Just thought I'd share this for any of you that may be getting older also.

Mick

[Iain]

I never get crap in my eyes.

I do, when I am watching this screen, and in my ears when I go to the WWW show

[Sturdee]

I'm surprised they don't drum him/her out of the optometrist's club for that... I mean, with university education as costly as it is these days, how will they educate their children properly if that type of behaviour catches on?

He is so senior in his profession that he is no longer a member of the optometrist club but a consulting eye surgeon at a major hospital

And although this is very hard to believe he bulk bills as well.


Peter.

[MajorPanic]

Well, it may or may not be an old wives' (or optometrists') tale, but I have always believed that wearing glasses with too strong a magnification will weaken your eye's ability to focus. I also remember putting on other peoples glasses for a laugh and then it taking a minute or two for my vision to get back to normal after taking them off.

The idea of going to an optometrist is that they assess the problem and measure the extent of it and then select lenses ground the right shape and thickness so that it enhances your eye's ability to focus, rather than replacing it. I reckon it's like any other muscle in your body and if you don't use it, you lose it.

But then, 16 years ago I went to an optometrist because I was finding my eyes were a bit blurred and sore after an overnight shift in front of the computer screen. He prescribed glasses which made me feel crook when I wore them, so I chucked them out. I hear his son became the fencing champ at his uni, so I guess that's OK.

When my wife was wearing gogs, the health fund paid for two pairs a year whether she needed them or not. Since getting the laser surgery done, she has never looked back.

I was advised by my Doctor who is a close friend not to go to a optometrist as their profit is made by selling glasses & not in the assessment.
He advised me to go to a ophthalmologist (eye Doctor) for a full assessment. They don't sell glasses but will write a prescription for the optometrist to fill.

[E. maculata]

And although this is very hard to believe he bulk bills as well.

Methinks Peter u talk with forked tongue
either that or you have discover the governments elusive 30 percent of specailists whom bulk bill

I too got new glasses over the christmas break, & then the opto made another payment on his mistress' gold plated BMW, this is 10 years after the "new" laser surgery removed a growth and "corrected" the vision in that eye after which I had intimate relations with a condition called "sympatico" and a badly damaged lense from an allergic reaction to the stitches.

Got this pair made from a lexcan type material that is impact resistant for using at work and in the shed

[ozwinner]

Got this pair made from a lexcan type material that is impact resistant for using at work and in the shed

Lexus, old Lexus parts??
Gees these eye quacks get you every which way, cause they know ya cant see. :eek: