Slash McCoy
I freehand dog rockets
I sometimes find a USB microscope very useful, though actually more for demonstrating stuff online than strictly for honing, where my loupe or magnifying glass and a bright light are handier. If I didn't have my Belomo though, I would probably use one of my microscopes a lot more. Some guys just don't want to order stuff on fleabay or amazon and yeah, I get that. So here are some youtubes for DIYing your own. Two showed up unbidden in my youtube feed. The other was in the side links of the first one.
DIY USB microscope using CD or DVD drive(destroyed) and a webcam (destroyed), very easy to focus, claims 500x
with smartphone, laser pointer (destroyed), some plexiglass, wood, bolts and wingnuts, and optionally a LED light.
Manually focusing webcam (destroyed), cardboard, blister pack plastic, hot melt glue and a bolt and some nuts. Surprisingly good depth of field.
DIY Scanning Electron Microscope, various components,approximate cost of $1485 buying stuff on ebay, not counting an oscilloscope and some wire and hoses.
So you cheapskates do have options if you have enough junk laying around the trailer.
DIY USB microscope using CD or DVD drive(destroyed) and a webcam (destroyed), very easy to focus, claims 500x
with smartphone, laser pointer (destroyed), some plexiglass, wood, bolts and wingnuts, and optionally a LED light.
Manually focusing webcam (destroyed), cardboard, blister pack plastic, hot melt glue and a bolt and some nuts. Surprisingly good depth of field.
DIY Scanning Electron Microscope, various components,approximate cost of $1485 buying stuff on ebay, not counting an oscilloscope and some wire and hoses.
So you cheapskates do have options if you have enough junk laying around the trailer.