calibrate my Swift 380T

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calibrate my Swift 380T

#1 Post by Judge » Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:09 pm

I’m looking for an inexpensive way to calibrate my Swift 380T. Any recommendations?
Thanks

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Re: calibrate my Swift 380T

#2 Post by BramHuntingNematodes » Wed Jul 13, 2022 4:07 pm

Gonna want to look around for some sweetgum trees, the.ones that shed those prickly balls. It might be to late this season, but next spring cut a bit of bark off in the morning and see if can't get some sap. You want to boil this in three changes of water then leave it exposed to the sun the entire rest of the spring and summer. The resulting crust should dissolve in xylene. Meanwhile you want to soak some.rock.scrapings in lye. You're looking for pleurosigma. Im sure you've pulled some.glaas picks in your time. I heard that those static guns for vinyl records work wonders, but I never tried it. Anyway, the adhesive.you can put on the coverslip, the styrax on the slide.

Or I guess you could buy one of those cheap micrometer slides
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Re: calibrate my Swift 380T

#3 Post by Javier » Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:55 pm

Judge wrote:
Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:09 pm
I’m looking for an inexpensive way to calibrate my Swift 380T. Any recommendations?
Thanks
May I ask what does calibrating a microscope mean?

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Re: calibrate my Swift 380T

#4 Post by LouiseScot » Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:08 pm

I use one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181621771949
You can find instructions for using it to create a scale bar with, say, ImageJ online e.g. https://imagej.net/imaging/annotating-images
There are also videos on YouTube

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Re: calibrate my Swift 380T

#5 Post by GerryR » Thu Jul 14, 2022 2:05 pm

SPI makes a series of reticles for their handheld comparators that can be put on your stage and are somewhat less expensive than a slide specifically made for a microscope. See the pdf file.
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Re: calibrate my Swift 380T

#6 Post by SWmicro » Thu Jul 14, 2022 11:39 pm

Javier wrote:
Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:55 pm
May I ask what does calibrating a microscope mean?
Good question!
I wondered what OP meant as well, since instructions for stage micrometer slides are widespread on the web.
Perhaps it means calibrating the Z-axis, ie, up-down - focus travel, - depth measurement,
like how thick is that diatom :)
Not so easily done in that direction.
Judge wrote:
Wed Jul 13, 2022 1:09 pm
to calibrate my Swift 380T. Any recommendations?
We need more info !

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Re: calibrate my Swift 380T

#7 Post by Judge » Mon Jul 18, 2022 4:30 pm

I was able to calibrate the scope. I would like to know how to place a measurement scale on my photos. Example ( I_________I = 1 mm ). My microscope is calibrated with all of the objectives. Is there a way to do this or is there software available? Thanks.

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