I was in Repco this morning buying the latest in fold up (rollup) camping aluminium table they had advertised, WHEN I saw this tiny mirror on a rod hanging amongst all the other little tools!! The mirror itself was about the size of a 50 cent piece but slightly squashed to make it longer one way. It was called a magnifying mirror and had a silver hand piece (rod) that you would have to hold. The only place I've ever seen anything that small before was in the dentist chair. What would it be used for?
Gerty Dancer said
01:51 PM Nov 20, 2010
I know somebody who was charged after he used a device like that to hold under the side of the womens's shower at a public beach amenity!!
GrumpyOne said
02:02 PM Nov 20, 2010
Hey everyone,
Mechanics use them to see into small hard to get to places.......
oh an perverts like them too apparently..... :( what a world full of sickos we have now.....
Hoo Roo Happy Days
grumps
DeBe said
02:17 PM Nov 20, 2010
As a mechanic had several small mirrors slightly smaller than 10c piece in varying magnifications very handy. They were free from local dentist, he throws them out once there is a few scratches on them, but they are fine for me . Daryl
Happywanderer said
04:44 PM Nov 20, 2010
Well, there you go. Thats two uses for them. Prefer the mechanics use myself.
I can tell you someone would get a helluva surprise if they held it under the wall next to my shower.
justcruisin01 said
10:41 PM Nov 20, 2010
Definitly a mechanics device to see around corners & behind or under things. Used them many times The trickiest one I ever done was in a fishing trawler, setting up the fuel injection timing marks. Had to lay on back accross the frame work of the boat, mirror & tourch at arms length behind me,count all the markings that were almost rusted off & line up the correct one,just to make it more interesting what you see in the mirror is upside down & backwards. Must have got it right , it fired up & ran ok, dont need to many like that.
jimricho said
06:35 AM Nov 22, 2010
A mate of mine who's a retired dentist has said that once a mirror is scratched it cannot be used (for dental work that is) so he used to give them to patients who were mechanics.
_wombat_ said
07:55 PM Nov 22, 2010
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Monday 22nd of November 2010 08:02:58 PM
_wombat_ said
07:56 PM Nov 22, 2010
Hmmm still too big, back to the drawing board
_wombat_ said
08:02 PM Nov 22, 2010
Hope this has fixed it
Happywanderer said
09:54 PM Nov 22, 2010
Hi wombat, welcome. Hope you are well.
_wombat_ said
08:50 AM Nov 23, 2010
Hi HW, yep i'm fit, hope you r too.
My sig here was toooo big, hope you did not mind me trying the size out on your topic, got it right eventually.
The mirror itself was about the size of a 50 cent piece but slightly squashed to make it longer one way. It was called a magnifying mirror and had a silver hand piece (rod) that you would have to hold.
The only place I've ever seen anything that small before was in the dentist chair.
What would it be used for?
The trickiest one I ever done was in a fishing trawler, setting up the fuel injection timing marks. Had to lay on back accross the frame work of the boat, mirror & tourch at arms length behind me,count all the markings that were almost rusted off & line up the correct one,just to make it more interesting what you see in the mirror is upside down & backwards.
Must have got it right , it fired up & ran ok, dont need to many like that.
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Monday 22nd of November 2010 08:02:58 PM
My sig here was toooo big, hope you did not mind me trying the size out on your topic, got it right eventually.