Hi Ron, You don't say where you live but I lived in the north of England for several years In Tyne & Wear. As well as The Quekett Microscopical Club (QMC) and...
I can understand the comments about joining a club. I live in the UK's 2nd city Birmingham which for some reason doesn't have one. QMS and PMS do try though....
Another approach to identify local like minded microscopists maybe to check the local natural history / scientific societies. They may not have a formal...
... A bit sad that. The locations would put me off visiting especially by car. The alternative for me for instance would be 2 trains and the tube which isn't...
All, This is my "opinion" I agree with most that the quality of the Chinese and to a lesser extent Indian scopes are vastly improving. Motic is a good...
A group member has purchased the the DF condenser and so it is no longer available. Thanks, Steve P.S. One group member asked for an explanation of what a...
Hi Carel & others, I live in a small town in Angus, Scotland, 30 mls from Dundee (pop. 160000); 40 mls from Aberdeen (pop..2m); 80 mls from Edinburgh (pop. ...
I just came across this Chinese Army field scope- ebay number: 350322975931 It looks a lovely little thing, apparently built around 1970. Unusually, it is a...
I followed the threads on the scope manufacturing and yes it is interesting to read all the views from around the world here in this group. One thing that...
Hi Tony, Apropos of the earlier discussion, this is the sort of Chinese quality that I remember from the 1960s, a very nice piece of design, but alas, rather...
As Bad Guy Emeritus, please permit me a few brief comments: 1. Old classic microscopes by the Big-4 (like the blackies) are no longer being made, so the number...
Hi Ron, I see your difficulty in getting to meetings in England, even Leeds is a hell of a trip from north of the Tay! It has always seemed odd to me (and I am...
Hi Tony and the Group,  There have been a few posts lately about cleaning and re-lubicating microscopes. Would you share with the the solvents that are used...
For those in the UK that don't know - there is a microscope section in the Northampton Natural History Society - it meets on the first Tuesday of each...
Hi Pat, Googling Micscape Lomo will take you to a compilation of articles in Micscape: included is one by David Walker on servicing a seized stage. Several...
Hi John, That looks a very nice piece of kit - one of the professional range that LOMO made, and seldom seen outside the Soviet Union. The quality went down...
Thank you John, that's a fair analysis, although I may not take that route. Like you said, buying an old scope is not for everyone and has its own problem. ...
... Hi Paul, Did you get any results form you post? If not I think I know a member that is busy and not around much right now that probably has what you...
John, A 350 C heating stage is a bit of a challenge as all the part I usualy use fall apart when the internal solder melts. I found links to a couple of old...
Pat, as Ron says, the articles on Micscape deal very thoroughly with rotating stages & general Lomo 'fettling'. I have to confess that I' haven't yet...
Hi Merv The serial number is N650762. It has variable mag and a fixed focus bertrand lens (which I find is more than ok). I bought it at a UK microscope meet...
Mike, I completely agree. The person who is using the microscope is more important than the microscope itself. That's why in my opinion it's not realistic to...
Hi Merv I guess ideally I should use a height gauge on a surface plate - but I don't have one of those. So, using a digital caliper I make the distance from...
Hi Graham I would be interested in Merv's thoughts on cutting these types of threads too. My own experience goes as follows. All of the threads I have seen on...
