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imkap wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 29, 2023 9:56 pm

Here you can find some great info about the older models, I think it should be helpful.

https://www.alanwood.net/olympus/downlo ... #bh2videos

thanks - the one i have is actually a bit newer - a BX series - just not very well looked after

Scarodactyl wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:36 pm

https://www.microbehunter.com/microscop ... 30&p=76310
Rattlecan paintjobs can come out real nice with proper prep.

Nice Job - the colour choice makes a nice change too!

A web search will find instructions on cleaning. The Zeiss "clean microscope" PDF is one example. One durable approach to restoring your stage is to repaint the chipped parts, lightly sand smooth, clean thoroughly, and then get a thin adhesive sheet of Teflon (PTFE) and cover the entire working sur...

Hello fellow microbe hunters! I see there are a lot of knowledgeable people here when it comes to microscopes. I am a near complete novice. But I have been experimenting with an old Watson Microsystems microscope that i rescued from a garage sale about a year or so ago, with some halfway reasonable ...