super glue again

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jicajim
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super glue again

#1 Post by jicajim » Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:34 am

I know that the use of super glue as a mountant was given a bit of a thumbs down, but I find that for some larger things that I want to view with my digital USB microscope, the use of super glue works. I do not use the glue on the item itself but merely as a fixing agent for two slides. I place the item to be viewed at the centre of a slide, then add the smallest possible drop of glue at each corner of the slide and then use a second slide as a cover slip. The glue doesn’t reach the item. A little pressure is used for a few seconds whilst the glue sets.
The glue bonds the two slides together leaving a clear dry mount.
It would be good if someone else had a go to see how they got on and what their thoughts might be regarding super glue for dry mounting. Obviously all necessary precautions should be observed when using super glue.
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Re: super glue again

#2 Post by smollerthings » Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:50 am

I used it for a couple of slides. What I find annoying is the super glue fumes stain fingerprints. It is actually used for that purpose:

http://www.personal.psu.edu/msp5018/blo ... uming.html

But other than that I found it to work pretty well. Obviously, the super glue work needs to be done far away from anything valuable... And let it dry before putting it under a microscope because I am sure the fumes would not be beneficial to the optics.

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Re: super glue again

#3 Post by BramHuntingNematodes » Sat Sep 18, 2021 1:39 pm

That seems like a decent way to flatten the subject. There are compound microscope lenses designed to correct for a coverslip the thickness of a slide as well.
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