Spectacles !

[ByronBlack]

BB - having just had a difficult and fiddly task in the workshop, drilling out two sheared bolts, I can quite categorically state that you are wrong in considering that one pair of +3's is preferable in the work situation to +1.5's doubled up.

I needed to see close, and actually was adding +2.5's, and then I needed to see the whole task. If I had used say +3.5's, I would have had to take them off, I would probably not been able to locate the +1.5's with them on and equally probably also without any glasses at all, so by flicking the +2.5's on and off over the +1.5's I was able to do the task quickly and without any seeing difficulty.

I understand where you are coming from and your logic, but logic and practice are not the same thing many cases and this is one of them. Subjective use scores in this case over objective.

Rob

As I said earlier - I misread your application, it now makes sense what you are suggesting.

 

[OldWood]

I'm surprised that craftsmen who wouldn't contrmplate economising on cheap 'n nasty tools would buy cheapo specs. Stump up for a visit to a good optician.

Ahh well then, I find no problem in that at all - I'm no craftsman !! I'm far to much a 'Jack of all Trades and Master of None'. Today's problem was sorting out the replacement glass in the log burning stove, yesterday's was an electronic gismo my wife wanted repairing, the day before ... too long ago to remember; (oh yes, it was the bees), no craft involved there then. Some day I *will* get round to doing some woodwork.

The only possible advantage of 'proper' glasses is that they might have greater accommodation but then by just shuffling around the glasses I have, I can adjust the 'magnification' for the task in hand.