Microscope

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Simple yet effective microscope perfect as a gift for kids with low magnification and suitable for adults who want to explore the microscopic world up to 40x lens. Parts list: - Microscope lens (20mm standard for 160mm tubes) - 5x to 40x, ideal starting point is 10x - Microscope eyepiece (23.2mm standard) - 5x to 16x - Two 6mm aluminum rods or tubes - Two springs (inner diameter 6+) - Two M4 20mm with nuts - Two M4 30mm with nuts - Long M3 threaded rod with a nut, or two M3 screws 40-50mm - Two wood screws ~3.5mm 15mm long Elements: - MBase - lower and upper parts connected by 6mm rods - MTable - table; when used with 5x lens you need to make light hole bigger - MFocusScrew - it's the focus screw - MTop - body tube - MMag - body tube is shorter than standard 160mm, so you can add this element to eyepiece to get higher magnification - MCap - dust cover for eyepiece - MM3connector - to connect two M3 screws if you have no threaded rod - MGSpring - spring to hold glass slide on table - M2Oly14_42_pan - small ring to mount Olympus 14-42 pancake lens (at 42mm zoom) on any M3/4 camera - useful not only for photos but also to show big image on phone or tablet to audience Edit: - MBaseUL_B.stl - replaces MBaseL_B.stl and MBaseU_B.stl as one part - to add stiffness when using 20x and 40x lenses - MTable_bigger_hole.stl - for lenses with magnification 5x or less, also for higher magnifications to play with light