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by dustbug
Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:45 am
Forum: Sandbox
Topic: cataract and eyepiece
Replies: 7
Views: 9360

cataract and eyepiece

i had to have a cataract op,which left perfect vision in that eye,BUT..when i look in an eyepiece,i can see "jelly" clumps at higher magnifications,anyone else have this problem?
Dustbug
by dustbug
Fri Sep 02, 2016 10:40 pm
Forum: Microscopy accessories
Topic: Microtome specimen holder
Replies: 8
Views: 5409

Re: Microtome specimen holder

Thanks chaps!John B is spot on..it is the shiny cylinder with holes,now off to find a suitable specimen.
by dustbug
Fri Sep 02, 2016 8:51 am
Forum: Microscopy accessories
Topic: Microtome specimen holder
Replies: 8
Views: 5409

Microtome specimen holder

Advice needed!I have bought an old Cambridge microtome ( eBay ) and managed to get a cylinder connector,do I still need a specimen holder..if so where from? or can a wax embedded specimen be melted straight onto connector. :(
by dustbug
Wed Aug 31, 2016 4:21 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: NEWBIE
Replies: 9
Views: 5127

NEWBIE

HELLO EVERYONE
I am new to the microscopic world of today,last handling a microscope in zoology lessons sometime in the last century,but have a zeiss phase contrast,leitz sm-lux,and a stereo xtx-1c( all bought on ebay!).
Getting used to looking at anything and everything at the moment. :o