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Nice image, just need some cheesy music and a terrible script.....

Some details on the process would be appreciated. Most of my dealings with nematodes are as eggs.

I recently bought a pack of super cheapos from China and have been pleased with the result so far, reasonably round, not seen any with scratches or other flaws yet and within thickness tolerances I'd expect (not great, but reasonable given the price)

Wow, you sound like you know your stuff, maybe you can tell me if its possible to replace/upgrade the shitty stage of an Eclipse E200 LED to a better one that is machined does not use an actual belt and of higher quality. Its ridiculous how jerky the E200 stage is. Maybe you know if they make a sta...

Nicely done!

What software are you using for the stacking and what microscope did you use?

First of all, Nice to see Oliver's face icon. Enjoy his videos etc... On Youtube and Blogger- There is a "REPORT ABUSE" button. If we had that then all the administrator would have to do is check those "Reports." But the whole New Member thing is where a watch is needed as they usually join for the...

Another one built and ready for testing... LED1.jpg The LED and driver mounted on an aluminum plate LED2.jpg I tried very hard to make this as a drop-in that required no modification, but I was not happy with double-sided tape, so I tapped two small holes. LED3.jpg A 3D printed box for the DC input ...

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To add just a tad more, I would look at PVOH-Glycerin as a mountant for starting out as it's pretty forgiving, easy to clean up, inexpensive to make, and works on a lot of different subjects. The main focus for this paper is botanical samples, but it can work with other subjects. https://www.mobot.o...

If parasitology is an interest, perhaps see if anyone you know has livestock. I do fecal egg counts and it's an excellent way to get interesting samples and to train your mind to recognize debris. I use McMaster slides as they make counts easier, but they are not absolutely required.

That does not look to me liike a fluke, perhaps a bit of plant fiber?
I see none of the details I would expect to see in a fluke and the "body" lacks the form I am familiar with (not that I am a fluke expert, by any means).

I tend to reuse household bottles and containers where I can, failing that I check eBay, Amazon, Goodwill, and failing all those...I go to traditional sources.

… MD5 would prevent modification of the files. Please forgive my ignorance: What is MD5 in this context ? … Do you mean this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD5 MichaelG. I'm pretty sure that would be the same MD5. It's a cryptocraphic hash; in short, it's a signature based on the file's contents. I...

I find it amazing that Elsevier hs such a long history of publishing research that it stretches all the way back to Galileo's Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences.

By "field trip" I mean taking the scope to a local park with a pond, or to an interested friend's house, etc. Just looking for something more convenient to carry, without major image quality compromises. This looks interesting - can be converted to newer 160mm optics, if needed, and LED lighting: h...

Even since this thread was started two months ago, spammers continue to raid. I really do not understand why it is not possible to initially block and prevent spamming by an algorithm that will recognize obvious spams (such as are present at this very moment on, say, the "Phone illumination - poor ...

Spam is annoying and it would be great to deal with it. On the other hand, how wonderful is this community that works smoothly without active moderation? This truly is one of the finest. Few places operate this well without constant governance. Though it would be nice if there were some moderators ...

For those who can't justify the expense but still want to read it: https://archive.org/details/mobot317530 ... 7/mode/2up
A beautiful work and something which I feel all interested in general microscopy should look at at least once.

I've been moving my work area to another room and that means I've had to move all the stuff stored in, on, and around it. I have some odds and ends that I really should find homes for, and this is definitely one of them as I don't have any Leitz scopes. The correction collar moves freely and the opt...

Will any vegetable oils work? Olive oil but only if its extra virgin :lol: srsly tho get actual immersion oil, its not hard to procure. And you may run into the question, "which type of immersion oil?" Type A is recomended for beginners as it's thinner, but Type B oil is perfectly acceptable too, i...

PeteM has all the resources I'm aware of. I'll second his comment that knowing the manufacturer and model is quite helpful. My training was through a branch of the School of Hard Knox. I'm a curious person and there are few mechanical objects in my possession that don't eventually get at least partl...

I was expecting a cheesy soundtrack to go along with the video, considering the salacious title.

Nice video, it's hard to keep such active organisms in frame and in focus.

In most trinocular heads there's a prism or the like that diverts the light path through the camera port rather than to the eyepieces, in such a setup you get the full intensity of the light to the camera. With a bino head you will typically get a 50/50 split of the available light so the camera wil...

I have a dual 3W LED gooseneck, not quite the same as 150w fiber optic, but it's better than nothing. I like remote illuminators for the most part as I can use the same high quality output on multiple scopes with just a little fiddling. The only downside is they tend to consume desk space which is i...

Hello all. I am going to be doing my own equine fecal egg counts and need a microscope. Ideally I would like 4 objectives 4,10,40,100. I would much rather have a quality older used microscope than a brand new piece of junk. Any suggestions? I missed this thread when it was new, I do FEC (fecal egg ...

The draw were the plan objectives, but seeing as I'd be using camera/cell phone I'd imagine it wouldn't make all that much difference anyway? Non-plan objectives are acceptable visually, but photography will greatly benefit from plan objectives. I have found stacking non-plan objectives to be signi...

Looks like a gastrotrich to me, but I unfortunately don't know much about them.

A used instrument from yesteryear will often get you the most bang for the buck. Providing your location makes it easier to suggest models to look for or you might get lucky and have someone near you. I typically have a spare or 4 sitting around, but shipping often makes them too expensive. New or u...

Yes. But finding the right lens may be difficult I sometimes wonder if the people who make lenses for spectacles might be able to help in that regard but I have never asked . I have no idea the specifics of the Nikon universal achr-apl con.a 1.4, but I made some replacements for some AO condensers ...

I have one in good shape, but it's missing the lamp and lamp socket.I figure it's unlikely you have the lamp socket, but if there's a chance to get parts I can't use to someone who can, I figure it's worth mentioning. I have had a couple of them, but if you have a 1036A it is pretty easy to convert ...

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but a short focal length planoconvex lens like you would see for an aux lens mounted at the bottom of the condenser (plano toward condenser, convex toward light source) should correct that, yes?