Hi all, I've posted a few more pictures to: http://kotisivu.mtv3.fi/edfw/flag/index3.htm There are amoebae, flagellates, bacteria (of course) and many stages...
I have a Zeiss aus Jenna microscope that when the binocular head piece is in one postion the image in the objectives stays in one spot as the objective are...
Gordon Couger
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Jul 1, 2004 10:29 am
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Reading the instructions on my can of Bon Ami it says do not use on windows or mirrors so I suppose it is harder than glass. If it contains quartz it would cut...
Gordon Couger
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Jul 1, 2004 10:49 am
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Do you have a vertical monocular tube for this microscope? If you have it would be a good idea to establish a fixed, perfectly centred point, before you begin...
Hi to all, finally I have some time for a test of all my optics on Kemp diatom test slide. I have a problem: using aplanatic achromatic 1.40 Zeiss condenser I...
Well, Gordon, I stand corrected, which is not that unusual for me. It's still my favorite slide cleaner! Cheers, Harry Cooper Brown <mikrozmos> ... From:...
Hello to all. Can anyone please put me 'straight' with my problem? I thought how handy it would be to have a set of taps and dies of RMS thread in my...
Hi Ciao, The Zeiss VZ condenser should provide full field illumination for all objectives with an NA greater then 0.25, whether or not a person uses immersion...
Very dedicated. About $65 us and up. http://www.thorlabs.com/ShowTaps.cfm?DID=6&CATID=33&ObjectGroup_ID=251 is one place from a google search. Bob ... I...
Hi Allesandro, I read somewhere that an immersion condenser when used dry gives between 0.85 and 0.9 (for a corrected one: the Abbe is way lower than that). A...
... Comar Instruments 70 Hartington Grove Cambridge CB1 7UH Tel: 01223 245470 Tap is item no. 10 Q0 00 (about £50 +VAT). I do not think you will get any dies....
Cutting the thread on a lathe gets you close, or usually undersized on a male thread. :-( The 55 degree whitworh thread has distinctly rounded peaks and...
In addition to the souces mentioned, depending on what you're trying to put together, and your skills/resources, there are other options. If you need male...
Hello, I want to do some photomicrographs with my Coolpix 5000 and Nikon SMZ-1000 microscope. Do you know what accesory need I for coupling it? Where can I...
In my laboratory we had taps and dies, but also external and internal 36 TPI Whitworth chasers. We made a lot of stuff for my 'hobby', the optical bench, and I...
Oh to have such things at hand............ a toolmakers microscope and a comparator would be nice to have too.... I was using the term grinding in a general...
Hi, Gordon et al, I promise this will be my last post on this subject. Since my cardboard Bon Ami cannister has long since been discarded in favor of a small...
Hey, if you want a toolmaker's scope, look no further than eBay. In my continuous search for Leitz parts, I see them all the time. If you expand your search...
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Jul 1, 2004 5:26 pm
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I see them there as well, too bad the nice ones are a few to many $$$ and they don't seem to scrimp in the use of cast iron and steel in making them either,...
... have it would be a good idea to establish a fixed, perfectly centred point, before you begin again. This would be a mark on a slide exactly on the midline...
Gordon Couger
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Jul 1, 2004 9:09 pm
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Hola Paula ! A la cámara puedes colocarle el adaptador UR-E6, que es simplemente un adaptador de diámetros de rosca (Es el que se utiliza para colocar las...
To all who have any interest in the you-know-what slide cleaning method: I have found what appears to be the original source of the now-fabled Bon Ami method...
Mine too, Harry. I don't like perfume in things. but if the abrasive is fine enough it is a polish it does very little cutting. I think the feldspar is the...
Gordon Couger
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Jul 1, 2004 9:19 pm
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Ian, I think it would be pretty handy but at over a hundred US dollars each for the tap and die and nearly that for the matching drills I cut the few I need. I...
Gordon Couger
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Jul 1, 2004 9:39 pm
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The DIN thread standard is actually the same as the Royal Microscope Society standard which is 0.7965" diameter thread, 36 TPI, 55° Whitworth threads with...
Gordon Couger
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Jul 1, 2004 11:09 pm
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Hi Everyone, Before I begin, please let me state that I am not whining about my medical problems. I am not the kind of person who would do that in a public...