12-13-2018, 09:44 AM
And thank you SHARPCO for your interesting posts. Don't know if you will see LOW in consideration of your individual grinding methodology. It certainly does appear on one side of the edge when grinding edge trailing and with relatively coarse belts i.e. 150-220 grit. You may find that other grinding techniques/grit progressions either don't produce the LOW in the first place or remove it at some point in the grinding process.
One other consideration for you in the microscope selection process - the microscope stand. Almost any digital scope will expand your world and your knowledge base. The stand most less expensive scopes come with is a mess and greatly affects your ability to see and photograph, in-focus sections of the edge. Decent stands can be found for not much money. The one pictured below allows focusing by adjusting the stand elevation as opposed to twisting the focus ring on this very inexpensive scope. That's huge because it seems that every time you touch the scope body, the area of interest shifts. A nice, solid and adjustable base is a big plus.
One other consideration for you in the microscope selection process - the microscope stand. Almost any digital scope will expand your world and your knowledge base. The stand most less expensive scopes come with is a mess and greatly affects your ability to see and photograph, in-focus sections of the edge. Decent stands can be found for not much money. The one pictured below allows focusing by adjusting the stand elevation as opposed to twisting the focus ring on this very inexpensive scope. That's huge because it seems that every time you touch the scope body, the area of interest shifts. A nice, solid and adjustable base is a big plus.