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by nieksand
1566 days ago
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If you are interested in assembling your own microscope and have access to a 3D printer, I highly recommend: https://openflexure.org/ For me the interesting part was the build process. If you care more about microscopy than tinkering, you are probably better off just buying a pre-made scope. |
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And definitely read through those build instructions, and the forums. It's an incredibly capable microscope, but there are some rough edges. I would suggest trying the raspi camera with 40x objective, and then see if you can source all the required parts. You can find everything you need on aliexpress, if you don't mind the long shipping times.
If you don't need the motorized axis (eg for autostitching for research, or for autofocus), I would suggest skipping the stepper motors and driver board. The official board is not available, and stuffing cheap stepper drivers in the base is a hassle. You can always decide to add the motors/drivers later.
[0] https://build.openflexure.org/openflexure-microscope/v7.0.0-...