Familiar item, unfamiliar use.
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Familiar item, unfamiliar use.
Amazingly, there are more than one design of these! One would think, there are better things to put creative intellect to work on. All the ones I have delittered the landscape free of, seem to work well on one or more ocular tubes. The thickness of the tube, affects this, because the gap between the total I.D. and O.D. of the sealing lip varies a bit.
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A brilliant idea!....
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Ok, I give up, what is it?
B&L Stereozoom 4. Nikon E600. AO Biostar 1820.
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Looks like the lid to a water bottle that are discarded by the millions daily....
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Olympus BH-2 / BHTU
LOMO BIOLAM L-2-2
LOMO POLAM L-213 / BIOLAM L-211 hybrid
LOMO Multiscope (Biolam)
Cameras: Canon T3i, Olympus E-P1 MFT, Amscope 3mp USB
LOMO BIOLAM L-2-2
LOMO POLAM L-213 / BIOLAM L-211 hybrid
LOMO Multiscope (Biolam)
Cameras: Canon T3i, Olympus E-P1 MFT, Amscope 3mp USB
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Phil:
Great idea!
Of the items that you sent me, this was one of the things that impressed me most. Another thing was how well your packed the items.
Great idea!
Of the items that you sent me, this was one of the things that impressed me most. Another thing was how well your packed the items.
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I wish I could do that. If I don't use a whole scope cover the cats hair is all over them. I do have a question about storing obj's in
these pill bottles. What would be a safe material to fill the gaps? Everything that I think of sheds particulate. The real obj's
holders are ridiculously expensive, you would think their would be a zillion of them around.
Dale.
these pill bottles. What would be a safe material to fill the gaps? Everything that I think of sheds particulate. The real obj's
holders are ridiculously expensive, you would think their would be a zillion of them around.
Dale.
B&L Stereozoom 4. Nikon E600. AO Biostar 1820.
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If I haven't a good cannister I usually cut reliefs in wine corks,so the objective front lens isn't touching anything but the barrel is snug in the relief. Bottom of objective on bottom of pill bottle,fitted cork on objective nose,cork cut to length ,so the top of pill bottle holds everything nicely in place with a pressure fit.
There is often a little bump in the bottom of pill bottles, so for objectives with a lens close to the rear
,or for objectives with a protruding rear lens, I cut a section of wine cork for the rear, too
It is a good secure storage cannister and ships well too. Takes about 5 minutes to make one with a good sharp paring , or other small knife.
There likely is a bit of duff, that comes off of the corks, especially the cut parts but giving them a brush with an old toothbrush, removes 99% of it.
There is often a little bump in the bottom of pill bottles, so for objectives with a lens close to the rear
,or for objectives with a protruding rear lens, I cut a section of wine cork for the rear, too
It is a good secure storage cannister and ships well too. Takes about 5 minutes to make one with a good sharp paring , or other small knife.
There likely is a bit of duff, that comes off of the corks, especially the cut parts but giving them a brush with an old toothbrush, removes 99% of it.
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That's a good thing for the person that has the zillion (how many 000s in a zillion ?).The real obj's holders are ridiculously expensive, you would think their would be a zillion of them around
Send me a reasonable offer and I'll send you some canisters.
lorez
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I used one of the same color Rx bottles to cap an 8x50 finder on the 12" dob I sold recently.
Charles Sands
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
MICROSCOPES:
AO 110
...objectives, infinity:
10x plan #1021
45x achro #1116
50x plan, oil iris #1016
100x plan, oil #1024
Amscope SE305, Stereo
...objectives: 1x, 3x
...EPs: 5x, 10x, 15x
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
MICROSCOPES:
AO 110
...objectives, infinity:
10x plan #1021
45x achro #1116
50x plan, oil iris #1016
100x plan, oil #1024
Amscope SE305, Stereo
...objectives: 1x, 3x
...EPs: 5x, 10x, 15x
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Expensive for sure but where are those zillions?Dale wrote:The real obj's holders are ridiculously expensive, you would think their would be a zillion of them around. Dale.
I am looking for objective and lens cases too lorez. Is your offer open to others? (Well, open to ME anyway?)lorez wrote:That's a good thing for the person that has the zillion (how many 000s in a zillion ?).Send me a reasonable offer and I'll send you some canisters.lorez
The Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) is sold out of them in bulk! I do wonder though, if "one size fits all" works out. I would think at least lens and ocular cases would differ.
http://www.scientificimagingcompany.com ... -lens-case