Better Viewing for Balance-Beam Scales
When he chooses to measure his loads or sort bullets by weight, Forum Member Boyd Allen likes to use his trusty RCBS 10-10 scale. He finds that it works predictably, time after time, and it doesn’t suffer from the drift and calibration issues that plague some of the less expensive electronic scales on the market.
To make it easier to see the balance point, Boyd has adapted a magnifying glass with a mirror. This makes the end of his balance beam easier to view from his normal position on the bench. Boyd explains: “This set-up uses a cheap magnifier with positioning arms that was probably designed to hold and magnify small objects while soldering them. I think that it came from Harbor Freight many years ago. The mirror lets you look at the scale as if is was at eye level, and of course the magnifier makes the image easier to see.”
I’ve done the same thing recently. I picked up the harbor freight jumbo helping hands with LED light and replaced one of the alligator clips with a mirror from an extendable type mirror, it fits on the ball link just like the alligator clips do. I picked the jumbo model for the size of the base, but the LED light is a nice addition actually.