Adam Savage's New Digital Microscope!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Andonstar 2000x Digital Microscope: amzn.to/40KSv34
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Inspired by his favorite watch repair TH-cam channels, Adam picks up and tests a new digital microscope to replace the optical magnifiers that he usually wears for soldering and detail work. This digital microscope--equipped with interchangeable lenses and a 10-inch screen--can magnify objects up to 2000 times and record what it sees onto a memory card. Adam tests it with a mechanical pocket watch, tiny 3D prints, and a few biological slides that leave him speechless!
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I think it would be great if you provided some more accurate magnification numbers than the product page. One reasonable measure would be the object compared to the image displayed at 1x on the default screen.
Or take a photo of a screen and note how many pixels each pixel is.
Or, if you want to go crazy, just compare the size of the object to the size of the object projected onto the image sensor(Probably the most honest, but the most depressing number).
After doing some math, I'm pretty sure measuring the image projected on the image sensor is actually a negative magnification...
If my math is correct, it looks like the coin is magnified 3.25. (39mm coin, 2175 pixels on my 3840 wide screen, 0.566 of the screen, width of a 10.1 inch screen is 224mm, 0.566 of 224mm is 126, which is 3.25x 39.
This device is great for what you are doing, but if you want to take it to another level, I recommend a stereoscopic microscope and a DSLR lens adapter.
Curious if that is really 2000x.
@@frijoli9579 If you zoom into the image 1000x it is(not really...it's complicated.)
As another fan of Marshall's channel, I could not be more delighted or amused at the dichotomy between Marshall's calm, even demeanor, and Adam's frenetic bouncing around.
Watchmaking will be Adam's greatest challenge yet 😂😂😂
This!
I think that there will be a lot of bleeping involed or drastic editing!
I cannot believe that two of my worlds have collided. Marshall and Adam. So different, yet so much alike.
Hello young Man
It REALLY will be yeah. xD
Marshall's a charmer, I know better (for reasons not dissimilar to Adam) and he still makes me have to tell myself, "No. This will drive you insane." And I accept that because I know it is true, and I just enjoy watching Marshall instead. :D
Baldrick? Why, I bet you have a cunning plan, don't you? 😜
Marshall and Adam collab!!! Side by side dueling microscopes. I would watch an hour of that with no hesitation.
The second he mentioned wristwatch revival this was the first thing I thought of!
It blew my mind watching Marshall’s videos and recognizing his voice , he’s actually Marshall Sutcliffe a prominent caster/host of competitive magic the gathering! I feel like he is under cover doing watch repair videos ahah
@@tc3d_ in many of his videos he has a MtG mousepad on his workstation!
I don’t think Adam knows who Marshall is…. He NEVER mentions him.
@@tc3d_ … which finally explains the MtG mousepad 😂 another mystery solved, thanks.
Saw the thumbnail and was getting ready for a wristwatch revival vid. Lo and behold, it’s Adam being inspired by wwr.😊
Lol it's a good fit
A modification that you may want to add is a rotating polarizer that can work with either lens. That way you can tame down reflections.
Turning your invention over to Adam is like having the ultimate focus group what he comes up with is going to be so far beyond what the original people who were great came up with this is going to be so much fun to watch
Wristwatch revival is awesome . As a watch guy myself it's some what therapeutic watching him go from a hobbyist to what I consider a as close to professional as can be without any real schooling or training . It's crazy how many little bits and parts he pulls from those watches cleans them up and them back together. I enjoy it
From watching you learn to use a lathe and mill as a machinist myself that was epic and now THIS?!?!? I studied watchmaking for 3 years and this gets me even more hyped to stay tuned!
Tickles me that Adam is subscribed to the same watch repair channel that I have been a member of for a few years. Looking forward to Adam's adventures into microsurgery on his watches.
Watch repair is such a unique hobby that I got into because of Wrist Watch Revival and many channels like his (Nekkid Watchmaker, Red Dead Restoration, Watch Repair Channel Vintage Watch Services, etc). A microscope was a game changer.
I am so happy for you to see the Joy you have at diving into the detail of this watch. I also am intrigued by Marshal at Wristwatch revival and would love to learn more. But I think it would be a great collaboration if you and Marshall got together and he would walk you though doing a repair / service on this wonderful pocket watch.
Would be interesting to do some focus stacking for awesome macro shots
Feels nice to see adam starting a new hobby. I also love wristwatch revival, and wonder what you could do with it.
Lots of emails exchanged between Adam and Marshall -- stay tuned!
Its always comforting when I discover Adam and I watch the same TH-cam channels.
I was actually phyched when he was wearing a hat from @twoodfrd.
LOL... things I never thought I'd hear Adam say.. "Look at my filthy fingernails... how glorious!"
Love the call out to Marshall! He's awesome and diametrically opposite in energy level to Adam. Both serve as awesome background noise for me during long work days! And a nice Black Adder call out too!
Cannot wait for the one-day build on taking this to the next level. I was planning on getting one and trying to mount the pole flush with my table or a flatter much wider base so I can use my soldering kits/mats with it. Will wait to see what you do and apply R&D (Robbery & Duplication) of your ideas.
You cut the mat so it fits the base.
Alas, my mechanical skills are nowhere near good enough to improve the mounting mechanism. I will just have to be content with living vicariously through Adam's future one-day build. The fact that the camera and display are a single integrated piece seems promising.
I've debated getting a digital microscope for electronics work. I wonder how much the lack of binocular vision would impair trying to do something delicate while watching the screen.
@@1pcfred that base is tiny. I have the new massive Gamers Nexus solder mat that has trays and holders for tips, parts and tools. I could cut a slit but also don't want a small area that is raised metal. Notice how small that metal base is? My base for my arms is as least 3 times bigger than that. I also picked up the welder hands Adam uses. I'll probably take my existing base and if possible mount this pole to it or rig a direct connection to my build table like I did with my DIY fume extractor. Thanks though
@@markday3145 I have a tall mount pole that already has a long led lamp on a swivel head, a document camera (using kinda like this for now), an over the shoulder camera for demos, and a 24 inch monitor at eye level. Will probably use the HDMI output on one of these models to the monitor. Might see if one exists with no screen at a cheaper price.
@@bhgemini it sounds like for you it's go big or go home. Anything's possible. Not everything turns out to be practical though.
I can't tell you how happy it makes me to know that Adam follows the same makers as I do. Ted Woodford, Marshall at Wristwatch Revival, Clickspring, This Old Tony... 😊
Kalle Slaap at Chronoglide is another good one.
That Blackadder reference at 19:49 and acknowledgement to the camera was for me. It was perfect. We had a moment there, thank you!
"Look at my filthy fingernails! How glorious!" -Adam Savage
That watch was made around 1889 according to the pocket watch database. I also enjoy watching watch restorations on youtube.
Be cautious the world you open yourself to when living life through the eyes of a microscope.
I am so ready to see the Adam Savage watch repair story arc. And if we can get some Marshall collaborations that would be awesome!
My issue with Digital Microscopes is that you don't have a depth of field, so it's hit and miss when you have to aim and place tiny thingies, or applying paint for that matter.
I have the 2nd set of goggles you have, the white one with lights, i need both my eyes on.
With that microlens, try do a tongue scraping, or rub a glass on your eyelid ;) you will be horrified 🤣
Never tire of watching Adam geek out. His excitement for whatever he is doing is mega infectious! Thanks for being who you are sir. 👏🏻🔬
I say thank you for being you to everyone I know in my circle. Family and friends. And I’ve only ever know me to have said that in this group of people I know. So cheers to you and thank you for being you. It’s nice to see people appreciating them for simply being themselves. 💚
Well that's how he sells ya things. I like the guy, over the years - I just don't much like this sales job. That said, he has a right to make money and to attach his name to things. But if he were as critical as myself he would not be oohing and aaghing over this piece of garbage.
The one day? Build for this will be a fun one to watch, we should get some great close up views . 😁
Chef's kiss moment: immediately set aside the included instructions and just start putting stuff together. I cannot express enough how happy that made me.
Adam, I have been repairing watches for 32 years now if you would like a new acrylic crystal, I probably have one in stock and would be happy to send it to you free of charge. I am absolutely certain you could replace it in just a couple of minutes.
I would love to see you mount this on some kind of arm. I have a smaller/cheaper scope that is similar to this and I mounted it onto a cheap articulating microphone arm. I just needed to print a ring mount that I could screw onto the 3/8 thread the arm used. It's not as stable as I would like, but it is great being able to move it around my entire workbench and easily raise and lower it.
Hey Adam!
Thank you for this new video!
If I had one I would probably motorize it.
Then I would program a microcontroller to make keyframed smooth transitions while staying in focus.
Bacause I just think that would be awesome for videos!
This microscope is really nice!
I yell everything!
Wrist Watch Revival is one of my all-time youtube channels to nerd out on. It's great to see how Marshall does it with the microscope.
You totally ROCK Adam!
I've always thought you must be interested in watchmaking, given the intersection of tinkering, machining, function, art, and history involved. Excited to see that you're diving deeper - I'm about to start learning myself and I've definitely been inspired by Marshall's channel as well!
I am really looking forward to watching you modify the interface for this tool. I am super curious if you believe that the screen need to remain stationary relative to your head and the table move to change focal point. DRO and tv screens don’t move so you always have the internal bearing to just glance to that spot. Will you make a centered arbor to mount the scope in the mill? Who knows what your gonna do. Maybe take the bone of a small drill press and use that for the base. So many possibilities.
How about a VR headset instead of the screen!!
I too think having the Screen stay stationary would be a boon.
We REALLY want to see you restore that watch Adam! Let's get that video STAT!
My favorite thing about this channel is living vicariously through Adam since if I had similar resources it’s exactly the sort of stuff I’d be doing and getting excited over.
My favorite thing is when he doesn’t talk. He shouldn’t be allowed to
Is the idea forming in Adam’s brain to make an adapter to mount the microscope onto the mill? More stability and precision! 🔬
Baldric!!
Yeah, that is an excellent series :D.
YES! @WristwatchRevival is so awesome! I guess I shouldn't be surprised you are also a fan of his. Love it!
“BUT I WANT ONE, NOW”
Is an emotion I think we have all felt so very many times when experiencing something cool. XD
I couldn't help but think while watching this the quote from the 1989 Batman movie, "Where does he get those wonderful toys!?" 😃
Thanks for revisiting this topic! How cool. A totally unrelated note- I want your haircut, Adam!! LOL
Your Elgin appears to be a 7-jewel movement. That is a bearing jewel and a cap jewel at each end of the balance staff + a roller bearing on the side of the balance staff where it connects with the pallet fork, and two pallet jewels at the other ends of the pallet fork that release one tooth at a time of the first wheel. This is considered the minimum requirement for accuracy. Watches for use on trains would probably be required to have the next better movement. Also, the dial (face) of the watch is not correct for trains. Trainmen were required to have watches with a "Railroad" dial - Larger numbers, not Roman numerals to reduce the chances of misreading the time, larger hands, etc. My father did watch repair. He had a small book that gave approximate dates for when each company made movements by their numbers. It is likely that you can find out more about your movement such as its date of manufacture by asking anyone still in the trade. Enjoy the new optics and thanks for the video.
Those old pocket watches are workhorses. As long as they haven't gotten wet or dirty, and have been cleaned and oiled carefully they tend to run forever. I have my great, great grandfather's New Haven pocket watch and it still runs and keeps accurate time and it's over 100 years old.
At this rate Adam is going to get into jewelry next and make me look like a fool by getting some neat piece of kit I've never heard of.
Why am I not surprised that you watch Wristwatch Revival…lol. I discovered that channel a few months ago and it’s just mesmerizing to me the tiny intricacies and precision of mechanical watches.
Norm, you should do a video on making it possible for Adam to use a VR headset with the microscope. That would be easy for you to achieve from what I've seen of you through this channel.
Took you a long time. I use it for 2 years now on the lathe. For small parts as a old guy like me it is a must. Now you can keep the safe distance from your object on the lathe. The distance between the lens and the object is about 30cm. You can make very fine movies also.
@Adam Savage's Tested - Hey Adam... I bought one similar for doing solder work, and I found it immensely more usable with it mounted to a VESA swing arm monitor mount. I simply drilled four holes in the base and tapped them so that It would fit the mount from the bottom of the base. Then I mounted the microscope in reverse and tilted height adjustment bar so that I could use it to fine tune the height above my work. It works beautifully and gives me a much larger rage of motion over my work.
Might be a bit ambitious, but imagine how much more precise you could be with a piezoelectric x-y stage and an electronically controlled z-axis that uses some sort of cog instead of a single screw on a steel bar.
I'm looking into getting myself a digital microscope as well. I love seeing how exiting you are about this!
No videos for the next 3 weeks while Adam gets obsessed with examining everything in The Cave under the new microscope!
So glad that Adam is a fellow WWR fan! 😊
add a Lazy Susan to rotate items without touch, love to see you make this portable, so you have another "Put it in a box" Challange with its own tools for usage.
I have a pair of binocular magnifiers like that, but I need to find a pair with a slightly shorter working distance.
The hight adjustment knobs on the stand was placed upside down.
If you turn it around the adjustment knobs will be lower and easier to reach underneath the screen.
You should do a collab with Marshall where he maybe assist you in making your own complete watch repair station. 😅
Use your minimill as a stand... Super solid. And you get very fine xyz controls
As a watchmakihg student who's been watching Adam since the beginning of Mythbusters I've been anticipating Adam's dive into watchmaking for so long. I also enjoy Wristwatch Revival for it's entertainment value and getting people into watchmaking. The one thing I would caution is because Marshall is self taught there are some thing that he is incorrect about with repairs that could cause damage if done. But overall a fun channel
Marshall got inspired by Mark Lovick's Watch Repair Channel tutorials on line. I believe that Mark fills a critical intermediate niche that enables regular people a head start in understanding how and what goes into servicing. Then its much easier to decide how much time and money you want to spend. And Mark is much less 'bull in china shop' than Marshall is around movements😀
I have that EXACT WATCH. It's a very damaged family heirloom I hope to get fixed one day.
Didn't expect to see one of them on here.
I'm a big fan of Marshall's channel (and his tool collection!). It will be fun to see Adam's approach to his watch repair and mods to this magnifier.
wow, what are the chances! I just found Wristwatch Revival last week and binged his entire channel. I felt like Adam would love his style of videos and it looks like I was right!
Marshall and Adam interview but we only see their fingers, tools as well as what they are fixing. 😂
I detest when I am told that there will be a link in the description for another related video, and when I go look for the link, it's not there.
What you have there, Adam, is an Elgin Model 4, Grade 96, circa 1889. I have one myself! Marshall's channel is part of what inspired me to dive into watchmaking as a side gig (despite having been a full-time professional clockmaker by trade for 20 years and counting!). Horology is such a rewarding profession/hobby, and I urge more people to get interested!
5:09. Adam, my volume was up way too high for this.
"BUT I WANT ONE...NOW" I don't think I've related more to that statement.
I found it hilarious that Adam caught the watch repair bug by watching Wristwatch Revival. I too am a big fan of that TH-cam channel and find it fascinating. And if your a tool and technology guy the hobby of wristwatch repair is heaven.
The Blackadder comment got me...and then Adam pointing at me as I laugh was even funnier!
“Look at my filthy fingernails..”😂😂😂😂
I bought 3 seperate digital microscopes to get a really close up look at my meteorite collection. None of them worked,so returned them and bought a normal microscope with bottom and top lights. It's brilliant. The microscopic world/universe is a fascinating place.
"Look at my filthy fingernails! Glorious!" 😆
I so want to see you clickspring and make your own clock/watch
My review - this thing is shit. But Adam's eating steak tonight.
Marshal Sutcliffe has been one of my favorite content creators for over a decade. Made me smile to hear Adam say he's a fan too
Marshall teaches Adam Magic the Gathering when? lol
@WristwatchRevival got me into the hobby too. 😊
My father was a Watchmaker to trade, a fixer and engineer, for habit, and an old-fashioned beat Bobby for a secure living 😉... I became a Musical Instrument Technician to trade, a fixer, for habit, and a specialist Hospital Electro-mechanical Engineer for a living 😂...
Sadly, a passion, usually doesn't pay the bills...
PS I learnt much more than I realised crawling around his feet: I wouldn't touch a watch, but have fixed timepieces (it's only a clock if it chimes!)
This is fantastic and I can see Adam utilizing this every day! Can't wait for whats to come!
I just got a set of Pentax MACRO binoculars they focus as close as 18" . Not expensive and very nice optics.. I think I can even do some machining thru them (tripod)
Having watched wristwatch revival and others, I really wish the Elgin National Watch Company was still around. The pieces are so pretty and varied. So much work and skill for affordable watches back in the day.
I already own this exact digital microscope that I picked up for smd soldering! I'd love Adam's input on threading one of these - QuadHands Deluxe Workbench - so that I can still use my pcb holders *with* my microscope
What would I need for tools and what is the cheapest [reasonable] option to accomplish this task?
Mentioning Wristwatch Revival, a digital microscope like this with a firm stand (like the next video you did on it later) would probably be wonderful for that channel, to get closeups on tiny components. Glad to hear you like that channel as well. :)
I've owned this exact same microscope for a year or so. I use it for micro-soldering/SMD repair. It's awesome AND it has an HDMI out so you can plug it into a bigger TV or monitor for a bigger screen if you want.
I have a microscope with a smaller monitor - the lights and the rest of the hardware look identical, thought I don't know if I could swap out lenses like that.
But I can also plug it in as a webcam to my computer via the mini-USB port, which is super handy!
How do you find its depth of field? I've been thinking about getting a digital microscope for my lichenology.
@@vanessaryan3103 Just like any other microscope, it's designed to look at flat, basically 2 dimensional objects. Circuit boards are flat, slides are flat, etc. it doesn't really need a lot of depth of field for me since you can easily adjust the focus at any time. I like the ability to record video of what I am doing on a common and cheap removable micro-SD card that pops into the back of the unit, and it also has the ability to switch to black and white and reverse color (negative) modes as well as a whole bunch of other settings and adjustments that I haven't really had the cause to use, but are still included as features. It does a lot of things!
@@tbone9912 Thank you! I currently use both a stereo microscope and a compound microscope with 100x oil objective. The compound microscope has a digital camera attached, but the stereo doesn't and I sometimes need to take photos using it. I've tried using my mobile phone with the stereo through one of the eyepieces, but it's clumsy. I've bought a connector and tried using one of my husband's astronomy/telescope cameras. It works, but I can't keep borrowing his camera!
I love wristwatch revival! I sometimes have it on my phone and fall asleep to Marshals voice 😂
My New Year’s resolution this year is to make my own watch. The movement I will buy but the dial will be pretty much all me. Maybe the case as well. But the dial will need a lot of TLC. So I will probably order that microscope this week. I mean 280 dollars is a steal! Thought a device like that would cost 5-10 times more. Thanks Savage!
I was expecting to see the Tyrell Corporation serial number come into focus.
Not fish, snake.
How are you going to deal with the small tolerance of the work done with watches? I can images you need very specialized tools.
Is Adam going to make a microscopic slate to sync the audio to the video coming from the microscope?
Won't make much sound xD
i've considered buying such a microscope for a long time. but whenever i think about it, i find the display fixed to the microscope itself an ergonomic nightmare.
Wristwatch Revival is such an addicting channel. He really makes you want to buy thousands of dollars of equipment and greases to fix your watches. Love it.
Hey Adam. I bet you could get the watch timing REALLY close, almost as accurate as a quartz crystal, with a digital O-scope and a microphone as pickup. Pass the idea along if it works.
I've used that trick to balance rotating assemblies and to measure RPM with a salvaged light pickup and some reflective tape. Scopes read bare sensors really well.
I specialize in service and repair of watches like that. I'm happy to try to answer any questions. Thanks for your various videos, always an inspiration.
Would love to watch Adam try to repair his old watch’s. Big fan of Marshall’s videos
Sounds like Adam has a cunning plan.
For once I have a tool before Adam does!
That is awesome. Want one!
And your love for Time Bandits fills me with joy. I often say, "I've got an idea..." just like that.
Hoohhhh, that's super cool! That Adam has been amassing watch-repair tools and watching YT vids from watch repair channels in order to creep on potentially doing watch-repair himself!! That's a high focus endeavor, and so many tiny bits! :O A real challenge to be sure, and I look forward to seeing Adam sneak up on it some more! :D
Unboxing with Adam reminds me of christmas when my girls were young, their joy and excitement.
Wow, that's extremely affordable too! I had an option to buy a nice microscope, but it was $1000 used, and I decided to take a pass. If this one had been available, I would have snatched it up in a heartbeat.
Welcome to the wonderful world of horology Adam!
Looooooove Wristwatch Revival. Marshall is SUCH a good explainer.