Had some fun with my Metal scope today ...

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Today was interesting. I used my metalurgical microscope for the first.

I had sent it in to be cleaned and repaired but one problem needs to be fixed. The light brightness control stops function after a period of time. So, I had to us a supplemental light source to obtain decent images. The eyepieces are 10x and the objective lenses are 5-10-20-40-100. So the total power is 50-100-200-400-1000.

I tried all but the 100x because it requires oil on the lens and it used primarily for looking at the grain structure etc of a metal sample.

However, The optics are very clear! I found that the 400x power gave me a view of just the edge with very little of the bevel. But the detail on the edge was very good.

The 200x was far more informative than the 400x. It gave a greater perspective of the whole.

The 100x was also very good. It will be sufficient for most of my honing needs.

The 50x had the best resolution I have ever seen on that low of a magnification.

I do not suggest that you run out and buy one. It is unnecessary for standard honing but is very interesting. I have about $700 into it so far. Here are a couple of pics from this evening.

The camera will come in a few weeks.