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Dec 16, 2013 | 04:18 PM

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Given my aging eyes, I purchased magnifying light last year which has an insert that I believe is around 4x (IIRC), so I should be able to at least get a decent estimate off of that, especially if I use my son's handheld 2x magnifier over the top of the 4x insert.

Dec 16, 2013 | 05:01 PM

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A neat little gizmo that I have is called a "hand-held optical comparator", and it's basically a jeweler's loupe with a very-finely-etched lens at the bottom. It's etched with measurements down to a thousandth of an inch.

By placing the lens on something, a very-accurate measurement of something can be accomplished. That screen mesh would be a cinch! You'd know the screen wire size and the effective openings between them, etc.

Here's kinda' what it looks like when you look through the lens:

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Dec 16, 2013 | 05:34 PM

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Very neat gizmo, Marv, and I would love to have one, but they are not nickel or dime stuff by any means. Perhaps one day I'll be able to justify spending $70-$100 on something like that.

Dec 16, 2013 | 06:06 PM

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Fortunately for me, it was a hand-me-down from my father, who was a rocket engine parts inspector in the 1960's, and is the one who taught me respect for the proper tools.

I have all kinds of odd stuff as a result!