Anyway.
I ended up with this fine petrographic unit which mostly works save for the fact that three of the objectives and the analyzer have delaminated and are pretty useless. Other than a few rusted screws, everything else is in OK shape; even the grinding sounds coming out of the rotating stage are likely repairable.
I'll need a box, a battery operated LED light source, and 4 decent objectives that'll make me the most popular person at Denny's Monday Night Seafood Special.
- Will AO 160 objectives work? Should I look for the lowest magnification range in a quality optic? What do you do when in the woods?
- How about that analyzer? I suspect that here's no way I'll find a replacement, but I have the tools to cut one out of a camera lens polarizer filter. Should I bother?
- A ready-made, bolt-in light source would be nice, but I can certainly modify something cheap, easy, and effective. Any recommendations?
- An age-appropriate box would be nice, but I'd settle for an old ammo box or, DIY plans for making my own. Waddya got?
Thanks!