Air gauge magnification ideas?

[Zoey]

Despite having Lasik (monovision) 7 months ago, I find it rather difficult to read the pressure gauge on my Vulcan. Of course, I could wear "cheaters", but...well...as anyone who wears them knows, they are a pain and constantly get misplaced.

I thought about a mini plastic magnifying glass, but I would prefer to keep one hand on the gun/fill probe, and the other on the fill tank valve. I could cut one to the same circumference as my gauge, but then how would I attach it without it looking like garbage?

I'm wondering if anyone has any other ideas. Something like those old magnifying square plastic sheets that people used to stick on the back window of their R.V., but in miniature size? I don't know...just throwing ideas out there?

Cheers

 

[peterdulux]

Thats a really good question. I hope someone comes up with an idea.

I was thinking of a round sticker cut like a pie with a window for my useable pressure range so I could see the needle at least.

 

[Zoey]

Exactly! My gauge does not have a "green, yellow, or red" area. If there was some sort of stick-on magnifier, maybe I could use a red and black sharpie pen to draw in the pie shape?

 

[Guest]

"Zoey"Exactly! My gauge does not have a "green, yellow, or red" area. If there was some sort of stick-on magnifier, maybe I could use a red and black sharpie pen to draw in the pie shape?

Well then tape it over with scotch tape and mark the tape.

 

[Zoey]

I certainly could do that, but I still wish/hope for some sort of magnification.

 

[clgraham82]

Off topic!

 

[jlc]

I passed a class one flight physical in 1966 and spent 45 years flying airplanes and helicopters. With age comes certain inevitabilities, like glasses and having to take a leak a little more often. At 70 I just accepted that it is easier to keep them on and see then hunt around looking for them. Besides it lets me hit the certain of the target sometimes.

 

[Zoey]

With mono-vision Lasik, I have one eye corrected for distance, and the other for close up vision. Despite being able to read fine print within 20cm
(8 inches) of my face, I find the gauge hash marks to be extremely fine, and difficult to read. Ultimately I may need to carry my old cheaters with me.

But, I'm not going to give up hope that there is some stick-on, circular magnifier out there somewhere in the universe.

 

[Alan]

Here you go!

https://www.scientificsonline.com/product/grab-bag-of-lenses

The thick one pictured in the lower right did it for me.

 

[peterdulux]

Glad this got back on topic. My JKhann gauge is soo small and difficult to read. Alan, how did you attach the lens or were you just able to push it into what ever stock you have?

 

[Zoey]

That is exactly what I am looking for, Alan! Thank you, thank you!

Same question: How did you attach the lens? My gauge is at the end of the gun, below the barrel. There's nothing around it (wood, stock, etc.).