Monthly Archives: November 2015

Lathe bit holder & Lathe trolley

Posted on November 28, 2015 by mechatronicsguy

Just a quick one, here’s a tool holder for a small set of lathe bits: With spinning machinery there’s no substitute for proper training, but I thought this was useful so that when I come back after a few months. … Continue reading →

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Electron Microscope – Pt 2 The teardown begins!

Posted on November 15, 2015 by mechatronicsguy

First challenge was getting the scope body unloaded and mobile. Unfortunately the casters were removed at some point, so getting the (546kg) frame up on to a pallet jack and out of the truck at the other end was non-trivial. … Continue reading →

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In which I acquire a scanning electron microscope

Posted on November 15, 2015 by mechatronicsguy

I’ve been in the (slow) process of building my own Scanning Electron Microscope (S.E.M.) for a couple of years now. Apparently I got a reputation about microscopes that paid off bigtime this week. One of the Unis had decomissioned a 20+ year … Continue reading →

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