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Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:05 pm
by Traleah
I found some slides on Amazon:
Karter scientific slides with frosted end
Levenhuk slides
Are these any good?
I found some #1.5 coverslips at Bioscience tools.
“High precision cover glasses, No 1.5, CSHP-
Cover glasses for high performance microscopes, made of chemically resistant borosilicate glass of the first hydrolytic class with precision thickness No. 1.5 (0.170 mm ± 0.005 mm), suitable for in-vitro diagnostic applications. Absolutely colorless, perfectly clear, suitable for fluorescence microscopy. Made in Germany.”
From where do forum members recommend buying slides and #1.5 coverslips?
I would like consistent quality across the glass.
Thank you for your help.
Mary
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:29 pm
by Hobbyst46
Traleah wrote: ↑Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:05 pm
I found some slides on Amazon:
Karter scientific slides with frosted end
Levenhuk slides
Are these any good?
I found some #1.5 coverslips at Bioscience tools.
“
High precision cover glasses, No 1.5, CSHP-
Cover glasses for high performance microscopes, made of chemically resistant borosilicate glass of the first hydrolytic class with precision thickness No. 1.5 (0.170 mm ± 0.005 mm), suitable for in-vitro diagnostic applications. Absolutely colorless, perfectly clear, suitable for fluorescence microscopy. Made in Germany.”
From where do forum members recommend buying slides and #1.5 coverslips?
I would like consistent quality across the glass.
Thank you for your help.
Mary
The specs of the Bioscience coverslips mean a very high quality. Were they more affordable, I would have bought them.
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:45 pm
by Traleah
Thank you. I’ll keep looking. Maybe I should just start out with #1’s.
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:57 am
by apochronaut
If you are looking at aquatic samples, # 1 coverslips are often more suitable. The recommendation for using #2 covers is based on an ideal but many amateurs prepare aquatic samples too thick. For higher resolution objectives .40 N.A. and over but especially .65 and over using thinner coverslips , .10 to .15 allows for some sloppiness in sampling and will provide better imaging:
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:17 pm
by jjcook
@apochronaut Good point about #1 slips for aquatic samples.
If anyone is looking for high precision 0.17 +- 0.005mm #1.5 cover slips (18mmx18mm) you can get some Zeiss on eBay for $2.50 per 100 pack plus $5 shipping with $0.50 shipping each additional unit.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zeiss-Microsco ... 4321093497
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:00 am
by Zuul
jjcook wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:17 pm
@apochronaut Good point about #1 slips for aquatic samples.
If anyone is looking for high precision 0.17 +- 0.005mm #1.5 cover slips (18mmx18mm) you can get some Zeiss on eBay for $2.50 per 100 pack plus $5 shipping with $0.50 shipping each additional unit.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zeiss-Microsco ... 4321093497
The $0.50 increase in shipping per item is more than the discount for buying 2.
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:40 am
by Traleah
I ended up buying some of the #1’s. I know I’ll be doing some sloppy slides at first, and/or maybe they will work well if I want a gap between the slide and coverslip. I added the eBay 1.5’s to my watchlist so I can buy a box later.
Thanks for the help!
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:29 pm
by Seta
Link does not work anymore and can not find them, can you provide a new link?
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:41 pm
by DonSchaeffer
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:42 pm
by Charles
Here are Zeiss coverslips from $3.50-$2.98 depending on what quantity you buy. He also combines shipping and reasonable offers. I offered and got 10 packs for $2.50 each plus combined shipping.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zeiss-Microsco ... 2749.l2649
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:49 pm
by Wes
apochronaut wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:57 am
If you are looking at aquatic samples, # 1 coverslips are often more suitable. The recommendation for using #2 covers is based on an ideal but many amateurs prepare aquatic samples too thick. For higher resolution objectives .40 N.A. and over but especially .65 and over using thinner coverslips , .10 to .15 allows for some sloppiness in sampling and will provide better imaging:
When I used to prepare aquatic samples I would wonder whether my scope would be in a good mood that day.
Apparently I wasn't the only one:
https://www.microinformatics.net/index. ... microscope
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:03 pm
by brandon lamp
I think you should be able to find one on e.bay, just give it a try.
Re: Where to buy slides and #1.5 coverslips
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:01 pm
by Seta
brandon lamp wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:03 pm
I think you should be able to find one on e.bay, just give it a try.
I am trying to find some in Europe or at least a seller who send them to Europe, no success so far...I am getting old..