I rather like making my own tools as well. Jigs, helpers all sorts of bits and pieces as well. I often do but there comes a point where as in this case a pair...
Sparkle lens cleaner has been getting a lot of positive comments lately. I see a small bottle labeled Sparkle lens cleaner for the microscope sold by a...
Seth You may want to post your diatom image on the Yahoo group <diatom_forum>. It is an active group and describes itself as "a forum intended for those with a...
You can use the non-ammonia based store brand Sparkle cleaner (purple color). One of our local microscope repair and cleaning technicians, has been using it ...
There are many types of anti-seize compounds - copper, nickel, graphite, moly, silver, metal free, etc. What kind in particular do you recommend, or does it...
Not technically a "strap wrench" but used for the same purpose. Take a block of hardwood and make a hole the diameter of the piece to be grasped. Saw the block...
All, I just got my Moticam 2300 back from Motic (had the filter cleaned) and have taken some more photos of a diatom test slide. I am using a modified filter...
Hello all, I recently obtained a Leitz Wetzlar TP 200 Optical Comparator for use in my metalworking shop. I found this group through a link from Greg McHone's...
Welcome! An optical Comparator is essentially a projection microscope with an X-Y precision stage, with several kinds of illumination, including substage ...
John, Thank you for your reply. I am lucky in that my machine has 10X, 20X and 50X's objectives installed. According to the manual, the only other objective...
... Most comparitors are parfocal. ... You might try and get that bracket welded or brazed. A good glass shop can make the glass piece for you. It is generally...
Incidentally, I thought the other microscopic equipment in my shop may be of interest to some here: http://tinyurl.com/42sr4qm I use a 60X's measuring...
All, I have placed a file in the file area under Diatom Imaging Files http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Microscope/files/Diatom%20Imaging%20Files/ It outlines...
All, I have placed a file in the file area under Diatom Imaging Files http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Microscope/files/Diatom%20Imaging%20Files/ It outlines...
... Haha. I guess I unknowingly let the cat out of the bag, huh? I'll be on guard :) Thank you for the emphatic "Stop!" regarding the mirror surfaces. That...
... Some are harder than others, but caution pays. ... No. Pellicle- a very thin plastic (collodian) film that may be partial;ly aluminized to make a beam...
Hi Bill, The proof is in the photo, quite stunning clarity. Thanks. Is this a Zrax mount? Were you using a 40X dry objective? What was your projection...
You can get excellent results with your 995 Randall. Two ways Nikon did an eyepiece that screws onto the lens. The other way is to do the same thing using a...
Randall, The camera does not matter. In fact the image has more detail than the camera can show. The objective in the latest round was a Nikon CF Plan P...
I recently acquired a used Lomo MBC-10 stereo scope. The images were nice and sharp except with the Galilean drum set to 7X (which is really too much ...
Hi John, Thanks, I do use a red-dot 10X Periplan that screws directly to the 995 filter threads -- this makes a nice, rigidly coupled afocal system.. No need...
Hi Bill, Thanks, In order to duplicate your crescent-ellipse mask exactly it is necessary to know the radii of curvature, which you give, and thickness of each...
Hi Frez, You can make wave plates or retarders by pealing sheets off a block of mica under a stream of water between the sheets as you separate them with a...
