I had my WE for a week. Done several blades and I am absolutely stoked. Had used "extra fine" DMT and Arkansas black stones and honing guide up to now but WE provides better results in a couple of hours instead of bout 20 hrs. I use a 40 to 400X zoom dissecting microscope and wondered what others use to inspect progress close up / magnified

Hi Graham - Welcome to the forum and glad to hear you are getting great results right off the starting line
I have two lighted loupes that I use the most - 1 30x and 1 45x. They are great for quick in the clamp examination - and for extra lighting which I use them for even more often as my eyes seem to be aging much faster lately.
I also use a veho USB microscope 400x - VMS-004 (though I don't use it as much as I'd like). It was pretty inexpensive and works pretty well for me - though I do want to get a better stand, the little one it comes with is not very versatile. Hoping to find time to use it to capture some progressions at some point

I use one of these www.ebay.com/itm/30X-60X-Loop-Magnifier-...hash=item484573bda0. It works great for "in the clamp" examination.

Thanks. What I didn't say but you guys anticipated was the microscope is gook for freehand work butt a pain removing the knife from the clamp each time to look at it. I'll get an led loupe. Thanks so much