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?
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
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.
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.
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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.
