Back to the Scope – Finally

A different project took priority last Spring. That was followed by another one. So, 1 year later, I’m finding how much I’ve forgotten since then.

The mechanical stage was great – while it lasted. The Y axis got frozen in place and would not move. Since it wasn’t expensive, I just bought another one that froze the same way. Amscope sent me a replacement at no charge, but it, too froze in the same way. I gave up.

Then putting the original stage clips back, one of the screws cross-threaded.  It sort of works.

I’ve been able to achieve polarization with help from a video on Microbe Hunter where he adapted a microscope similar to mine. Upgrade to polarization I tried to make a device like the one he made, but ended up using the simplest solution – lenses from 3D glasses.

I’m in the relearning stage.