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I’ve been struggling a bit with the scroll saw, and got nothing but “we don’t have anything in low vision equipment that will help you” from the professionals. So one night I happened to think of how surgeons use headset mounted cameras to aid in seeing what they’re doing, as well as sharing it with their colleagues. I didn’t need a camera mounted on me. I needed a camera viewing the work, but not in the way. Something like a surgical endoscope. Google to the rescue, I found lots of them. Most had fairly weak resolution and tight focal length. But eventually I found a 6mp high def camera with 2.75 to 15.75 inch autofocus. It works with WiFi, etc. it was pretty inexpensive, so I gave it a go. The iPad stand with articulating arm puts the iPad exactly sixteen inches from my face, where my limited short range glasses focus. Too close or far away I’m pretty blind with my eyes.
But yes, I’m looking forward to doing some intricate wood turning etc.