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gekko wrote:John, congratulations! You fully deserve this.
Seb28, I say the same to you: congratulations, and you also fully deserve it.

That's a very generous thing to say Gekko - thank you.

Keep it up Charlie - it's looking good!

Hi Bill & Steve - thanks for your encouragement! :) I feel like a very lucky man this morning! Can't wait to use this beauty in anger, must get some slides subbed today and dig out some wax-blocked specimens that I haven't been able to section up until now! Should soon have some results to share of ...

Ah Seb - it's a beauty! I love your gear, that 'scope looks beautiful. I suppose, with hindsight there's an almost irresistible progression from hand-microtome to rocking microtome to rotary microtome! I've been unbelievably fortunate in coming across this machine - I still can't believe it! Sooo - ...

My use of fuzzy images is do my uncertainty of how to go to my images: 1) copy the image...than insure I am resizing that copy...and not altering the original image. I'm not sure I have it down on how to : make a copy from the given image file...then alter only that copy...then send as upload only ...

Hi all, just taken delivery of this beautiful microtome, one of 2 ex-University machines bought for a course that they never ran in the end, that as far as I know was never used! It takes replaceable blades (even came with 10 unused blades!) and is an absolute beauty - also cost me a third of the am...

Have I imagined it or has a post following the last picture disappeared? I'm sure there was one when I looked briefly at this thread last night? I've probably got it mixed up...

Superb - an even better picture, fascinating subject and great detail, keep experimenting too, it's great to see the results!

Rodney that's a very clear and interesting picture, do you have any more we may see? Nicely imaged.

Striking images, especially like the texture of the fibres in the last picture.

Excellent images, the last one is particularly interesting, it suggests (being polarized) structural information of the 'joins' between cells - very interesting to closely examine this region...
Thanks for a super post - It's making me consider fitting a polarizer to my 'scope...

Hi John, .......... If the Reichert works I see no problem buying it. Hope this helps. Peter. Hi Peter - thank you for your prompt help - this is an 'as-is' picture and it does look very 'clean'. The company is very reliable, I've spent a lot with them (about 95% of all my equipment & supplies) and...

Hi and help! - is anyone able to tell me anything at all about this very old Reichert microtome - I'm considering buying one and wonder if I may be unwise to do so - I can't afford anywhere near the price of newer models... Here are a couple of pictures: The actual machine for sale.... old_reichert....

Nice & clear, interesting picture - a sort of 'biological clearing process', saves on chemicals too! An interesting observation, thanks for posting it.

Very interesting find, could they have originated from contact with something with the slide such as the handle of an implement etc, hence the 'squareness' of their distribution. I suspect the shape, given that it's a square, may be an artifact if some kind. Perhaps from contact, maybe from a cleani...

What a superb & lovely image this is - I love it.
Keep them coming, each one is a treat for us all.

thanks all. I guess I will look into buying that piece. What you are saying is that with that optic you can adjust the camera focus to match what you see through the binocular pieces? Because this image was taken by adjusting focus on the laptop screen rather, which was a bit difficult and probably...

Hi Boomod and a warm welcome from the UK branch of this fine forum - you'll love it here. Lots of really friendly people who don't have a habit of descending into animosity whenever a discussion ensues. All levels of experience are here and you're going to have a great time sharing and learning with...

WOW!.... This is a wonderful and interesting presentation!.... I am glad the disposable blades worked out... You can probably buy 100 blades for what one sharpening would cost... Great job!!.. Thanks bill - I've a touch of optimism regarding the disposable blades - it seems entirely possible (at th...

Superb, beautiful images, the result of excellent work. Color, sharpness, detail, are all excellent. Thank you for sharing! (I hope that you've not abandoned the magazine article project.) Hi gekko - thanks very much. :) Now then, I'm going to get started on some articles although I've a little les...

How do you put the scale in the images? Very effective. Also very precise. Hi Jim, it's pretty easy - you will need to buy a 'stage-micrometer slide' - sounds posh but it's just a slide that has a presumably very accurate series of 'scales' either printed or etched onto it's surface - I'm not sure ...

Just bought this from Ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/201135677970?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Another toy.... Like I needed more!.... Ha! - a real microscopist always needs vital new equipment to enable the continuation of his/her vital studies! :D What a great-looki...

That's the optic I use between my 2mp Toupcam & 'scope - it allows the camera's-image to be focused independently (of the 'scopes focus) and with this I'm able to achieve parfocality between 'scope and camera - not essential but very useful. Also it allows the FOV to be changed (within reason), effe...

very interesting work and beautiful pictures too. I have looked at insect trachea a little and these could be mistaken for them. Just shows how similar we all are. Thanks apo & seb, I'm pleased you like them. :) It's a constant source of amazement how form & function relate to each other. Everythin...

Hi all, I've been looking a lot at various grasses lately and their structure as a clue to their somewhat problematic identification for myself - a complete beginner with grasses. The new stereo 'scope is enabling me to dissect and 'target' tissues within specimens much more accurately before moving...

Lovely set - the dark-field gives a really vivid and 'atmospheric' feel to these superb images.

75RR - I'd be really interested in your results - they'll be of use to a lot of us here - well conceived. Keep the results coming, oh, can you run to a few pictures too - It'd be very helpful.

Wow - that looks a good piece of kit - could be very useful indeed.

Nice pictures, interesting, must get a few hairs from the dog! Thanks for the inspiration.

Hello to all. Thank you very much. Gecko to realize the colored funds(collections) I use a former(old) screen of mobile phone " I get back that the plastic film which is polarizing " and I put back(hand) him(it) not above a filter polarizing that I put on the base of lighting of the microscope. Cor...