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Kimo,

It can be a little jittery. Try this: Lay the razor down on a desk. Then hold the scope in both hands and brace your elbows on the desk. Don't bother with the focus wheel--just move back and...

Those batteries are probably weak--usually manufacturers use those cheap "heavy duty" batteries, not good alkalines.

Cool that there's another member in Pixburgh: I work up the road at Robert...

You might want to check the batteries on your microscope. The light on mine is actually brighter than many flashlights as long as the batteries are fresh. I also use NiMH rechargables, which I think...

Kimo,

Here are some of the questions I keep in mind as I'm looking at an edge, along with an explanation of what they indicate:

--How straight is the edge? At 60x, the edge should look dead...