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Having some problems seeing tiny items and small print? Have you consider using a magnifying glass 10x to help you with your job? A magnifying glass is a visual aid that helps to enlarge small objects or prints so that you can see them better. It can come with a single lens or a few lenses combining together. Since 1250, the year when magnifier was invented, these visual aid devices are being used in many fields and the usage are still widening. Jewelers use them to observe jewelries and precious stones, investigators use them to find clues to solve crimes, archeologists use them to observe artifacts and monuments, stamp collectors use them to admire unique stamps, and the list can go on and on. They are widely used in jobs and hobbies, and also help people who suffer from poor eyesight to read better and see well.

When we look through the magnifying lens, the object that we are focusing on appears bigger, but how many times bigger is comfortable? When the object in focus appears to be 10 times bigger than its original size, you are using a magnifying glass 10x, which is to say a ten times magnification. When we to focus on an object with a 10x magnifying glass, how far is the distance between the object and the magnifier is considered appropriate? This distance is referred to as the 'focal length'. The focal length depends mainly on the optical power of your lens, that is, as the power of the magnification increases, the focal length decreases. And that is why you see those jewelers holding their diamond so close to their 10x loupe.

After making up your mind to go for a magnifying glass with 10x magnification, you have to decide what type of material you would want your lens to be made of. There are basically two types; the first type which is more commonly used is made from glass and the second type is made from a kind of plastic called acrylic. By allowing more light to pass through its lens, glass magnifier gives a clearer vision than plastic lens, but it is heavier to as compared to acrylic lens. It is possible to get your glass lens scratched and it may break when hit. Acrylic lens on the other hand is not easily broken and scratch resistance, so it can last longer.

Today, you can buy your magnifying glass 10x very easily and conveniently from the comfort of your own home. As long as you know which type of magnifier you want to purchase, you can simply browse through the internet to look for one and buy it online. When browsing through the images, you may find that the lens diameters of the higher optical power are always smaller. This is a fact resulted from the amount of curvature on the lens. The lens size needs to be smaller to have that amount of curvature to bring about the higher magnification power.

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Proper Auto Glass Installation during Windshield Replacement

If you own a vehicle it is very important to know about proper auto glass installation during windshield replacement. Of course, you should always choose windshield repair if possible every time your car glass gets damaged. There are types of damage that can no longer be qualified for windshield repair, though. In such cases, you have no choice but to go for windshield replacement, either in the service shop or through mobile windshield replacement.

Mobile windshield replacement has become popular because of convenience. In mobile windshield replacement, the service technician does the windshield replacement for your vehicle right where you are.

Mobile windshield replacement also has its drawbacks, though. Mobile windshield replacement is more likely to be shoddy especially if not done by reputable professionals. This is not to say that substandard windshield replacement cannot be done in service shops. A vehicle owner should, therefore, know what to look out for in auto glass installation during windshield replacement.

A reputable and professional service shop should offer original equipment manufactured car glass. This type of car glass features the same exact specifications as original dealer glass in thickness, color, durability, size and shape. An example of original equipment manufactured car glass is Pilkington.

Stay away from aftermarket car glass or original equipment equivalent (OEE) car glass because its specifications are very different from your vehicle’s original glass. This is because aftermarket car glass or original equipment equivalent car glass is made by firms that have not been authorized legally to manufacture car glass according to the specifications licensed and copyrighted by car brands. They therefore have to make variations in thickness and other characteristics. They also do not carry the same guarantees as original dealer glass or original equipment manufactured car glass. This could very well mean lower quality such as not having the perfect fit and instead having leakages, optical distortions, wind noise, and low solar protection.

Even when using the right type of car glass for windshield replacement, though, vehicle owners should still ensure the proper auto glass installation.

The first step in proper auto glass installation for windshield replacement is proper removal of the old windshield. The old molding has to be removed. This is followed by the removal of the lower windshield cowl panel. The old car glass is then carefully cut out and the old urethane adhesive is removed, leaving not more than 1/16 inches of the old urethane bed.

The windshield channel area is where the urethane adhesives bond with the new car glass. Before installing the new car glass, though, the windshield channel area should be primed. This is very important to prevent the formation of rust. If rusting develops, the bonding of the car glass to the vehicle weakens sooner or later.

The new car glass to be installed and the urethane adhesive to be used should not contain any body oil or other contaminants. The proper amount of urethane adhesive should then be applied to the car glass. There is one part urethane adhesive and two part urethane adhesive. There is also another type of urethane adhesive that should be used especially for high performance vehicles, as well as for vehicles that use satellite navigation or that have windshields that are embedded with antennas. This third type of urethane adhesive costs ten times more.

Curing time for the urethane adhesive is another very important step in windshield replacement. Once the new car glass has been installed with the urethane adhesive, they should be allowed to cure for the specified period of time according to the adhesive manufacturer’s instructions. Two part urethane adhesive cures faster, in as little as one hour, while one part urethane adhesive can take up to twelve hours of curing time. Only then should the new molding be installed.

Vehicle owners should ensure that all these steps are followed strictly for proper auto glass installation during windshield replacement. This also ensures the safety of all concerned.

About the Author

Coast to Coast Autoglass
Ben Wasiniak
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Has anyone recreated the antique Autochrome color glass plate photographic process?

This is the process invented the the Lumiere brothers of France. I'd like to know if anyone has recreated the original glass plate form of Autochrome as an integral emulsion/color layer sandwiched between two sheets of glass to make, once developed, a full color photographic transparency. Also interested if the subsequent version, manufactured on film, has been recreated since both processes invented 1907.

Well according to Alternativephotography.com which is a great resource for anyone into alternative photo processes, nobody is producing new autochromes , yet it seems just about every other process has someone working in it.

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