Proof that I am a red-blooded American!
Blood sample, 400X
Posted on 06/06/2009 6:20:58 PM PDT by djf
Yesterday, I was at a surplus store and came across a microscope.
It is a Swift's Collegiate Series SCM-12, the light is still perfect.
I have no slides but contacted a hobby store and tomorrow will pick up a box.
So my question is very general. I had a cheapo plastic one as a kids, but that was decades (and more decades!) ago. I am curious about hints and tips for successfully looking at the tiny world around us. My personal blood, water samples, stains, preparing and preserving slides, anything you know to help a person begin this would be appreciated!
Thanks very much. I am bookmarking it. Now we need a microscope to go with it!!
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