Underwater magnifier

[Uncle Pug]

I've since discoverd that silicone is incompatible with lexan and the unit will eventually leak.

Even better however is to cut and stack two rings of 1/4" lexan around the glass lense with the 1/4" lexan covers placed on either side. Hold the unit together with your fingers or a weak clamp and apply lexan solvent to the joints. It will be pulled in by capillary action and within short order you will have a glass lense encapsulated in lexan.

Leave a tab on one of the rings to which you can attach a bolt snap or lanyard.

 

[Dusty2]

Great idea!

 

[SoCalRich]

Great ideas, My eyes are a bit tired as well. I never thought of putting cheap reader lenses in the mask.

Thanks
SoCalRich

 

[herbdb]

I saw this at Divers Direct. I am considering trying one. They are inexpensive.

Underwater Magnifying Glass

 

[redacted]

I saw this at Divers Direct. I am considering trying one. They are inexpensive.

Underwater Magnifying Glass

Glass works much better than plastic because it is denser. 2X and 4X, even with glass lenses, is not powerful enough to be useful UW.

Check out ebay. Just one sample: 4 JUMBO MAGNIFYING GLASSES 4" GLASS LENSE 4X POWER - eBay (item 220736011769 end time Feb-13-11 23:28:30 PST)

 

[knowone]

This actually works.

Full of water.