Oliver, I've found that Glycerin, because it doesn't dry, is messy to use. However I have a use for it - when I find an insect, I put a little Glycerin on a needle, which usually causes the insect to stick to the needle, until I can drop the insect into a drop of nail polish or "liquid bandage" on a slide. After the liquid bandage/nail polish dries, if I want to, I can seal a cover slip over it with more nail polish/liquid bandage.
Excellent advice. Maybe consider a short series showing how to make a slide using different media. Eg. Pollen pros and cons, insect wing pros and cons. Can then do specimen, through mounting and then show slide under the microscope. Would be useful for beginners. Great talks though on microscopy.
I have a bit of a video idea/request. I study biology and chemistry, and I do amateur biology; mostly trying to identiffy as much invertebrate species in my local area and trying to make detailed notes on their behaviour, anatomy and morphology. I also perform dissections of certain subjects now and again. Recently I've aquired an old nikon medical compound microscope, and I'm seriously considering histological observation of the more numberous animals (mosly gastropods such as slugs), but I realised it's a bit of a pain to create the slides. So i guess my challange is as follows; let's say you have a freshly dead perserved slug, a scalpel, a large collection of tweezers, a microscope, cover and objective glasses and standard lab glassware... how would you prepare temporary histological slides of different organs and structures with this equipment, if so, what additional equipment would be required to make them, and how would you do the same but with other less squishy invertebrates such as locusts, grass hoppers and scorpions? Sidenote, all the subjects I perform this work on are not of endangared species, I do not perform them often, subjects are euthanised in a humane way (kill jar or co2 solution) or found already dead. I realise some may take issue with me, but I do try my hardest not to cause suffering to the subjects i work with. Either way, I won't take offense if you decide not to answer my question (as it more or less a turorial request). I love your videos, keep up the good work. Danke schön
Salam sir I am having a problem I have watched ur self diagnose video but my question is some or less different becouse I have a microscope I can use it but I don’t understand what I am looking at like if I am looking at debri or microscopic fungi or algae if u can give me a link to already made video or write to me in the chat what website I can use to understand what the hell I am looking at I am deeply saddened becouse I’d this pls reply 🙋♂️bye
Topic mounting media: Have you tried UV glue from the hardware store? At least with dry objects I have been very successful so far. However, this is still a test phase and I still have to deal with the ingredients to find out from which transfer medium the wet preparations are to be transferred into the glue.
I'm the first watching you from Somali. This point you talking about is so good to me, clearing microscopic objects. Could i use tissue with little bit liquid of alcohol. If i see blurry
Hi Abdulkadir! You shouldn't really be using alcohol to clean your eyepieces/objectives as it could ruin it. I suggest you watch this video Oliver made: th-cam.com/video/NNOrqdU4KXY/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps!
Drop of immersion oil, specimen, cover glass thinner than 0.17 and seal it around with a nail polish - maybe not too pretty but surprisingly permanent. What'ya think?
Oliver, I've found that Glycerin, because it doesn't dry, is messy to use. However I have a use for it - when I find an insect, I put a little Glycerin on a needle, which usually causes the insect to stick to the needle, until I can drop the insect into a drop of nail polish or "liquid bandage" on a slide. After the liquid bandage/nail polish dries, if I want to, I can seal a cover slip over it with more nail polish/liquid bandage.
Excellent advice. Maybe consider a short series showing how to make a slide using different media. Eg. Pollen pros and cons, insect wing pros and cons. Can then do specimen, through mounting and then show slide under the microscope. Would be useful for beginners. Great talks though on microscopy.
Thank you for the suggestion..
Oliver, what is the height of your school's lab tables and the seat height of the chairs/stools?
Thank you!
I have a bit of a video idea/request. I study biology and chemistry, and I do amateur biology; mostly trying to identiffy as much invertebrate species in my local area and trying to make detailed notes on their behaviour, anatomy and morphology. I also perform dissections of certain subjects now and again. Recently I've aquired an old nikon medical compound microscope, and I'm seriously considering histological observation of the more numberous animals (mosly gastropods such as slugs), but I realised it's a bit of a pain to create the slides. So i guess my challange is as follows; let's say you have a freshly dead perserved slug, a scalpel, a large collection of tweezers, a microscope, cover and objective glasses and standard lab glassware... how would you prepare temporary histological slides of different organs and structures with this equipment, if so, what additional equipment would be required to make them, and how would you do the same but with other less squishy invertebrates such as locusts, grass hoppers and scorpions? Sidenote, all the subjects I perform this work on are not of endangared species, I do not perform them often, subjects are euthanised in a humane way (kill jar or co2 solution) or found already dead. I realise some may take issue with me, but I do try my hardest not to cause suffering to the subjects i work with. Either way, I won't take offense if you decide not to answer my question (as it more or less a turorial request). I love your videos, keep up the good work. Danke schön
2:40 Oops !! Good that I stopped by ...
Great advice thanks mate!!
I bought a camera lens cleaning kit with a bulb blower and super soft brush. Also lens tissue works good.
How about a video on adjusting parfocal?
very important topic
I love your channel!
Salam sir I am having a problem I have watched ur self diagnose video but my question is some or less different becouse I have a microscope I can use it but I don’t understand what I am looking at like if I am looking at debri or microscopic fungi or algae if u can give me a link to already made video or write to me in the chat what website I can use to understand what the hell I am looking at I am deeply saddened becouse I’d this pls reply 🙋♂️bye
Where do you get good deals on stains? I'd like to start by getting a good stain for examining blood.
Hey oliver, did u buy a new microscope?,
If so can u pls review it
Merchandise anytime soon?
Topic mounting media: Have you tried UV glue from the hardware store? At least with dry objects I have been very successful so far. However, this is still a test phase and I still have to deal with the ingredients to find out from which transfer medium the wet preparations are to be transferred into the glue.
I have children microscope so how can i clean it
Is the mounting media is important to make the permanent slide
I'm the first watching you from Somali. This point you talking about is so good to me, clearing microscopic objects. Could i use tissue with little bit liquid of alcohol. If i see blurry
Hi Abdulkadir! You shouldn't really be using alcohol to clean your eyepieces/objectives as it could ruin it. I suggest you watch this video Oliver made: th-cam.com/video/NNOrqdU4KXY/w-d-xo.html
Hope this helps!
I tried alcohol and it doesnt work very good. Blue windex is best if a solvent is needed, this is what my local professionals recommended.
@@irinashaunelledeguzman658 thanks bro
If i don't get air pressure plastic, could i use to blow by my mouth the dusts around both eyespeices and objects? Could it help me.
@@abdulkadirabdirasak3644 no, the air would not be clean enough, it would be full of things easily visible with a microscope.
Drop of immersion oil, specimen, cover glass thinner than 0.17 and seal it around with a nail polish - maybe not too pretty but surprisingly permanent. What'ya think?
Can u suggest a prepared microscope set which is available in India🇮🇳 plsssssssss
Thank you!!
microscopeindia.co.in/
Very Big Microscopes 😂😂😂. I had a dream buy this Microscopes. And I have L101 Compound Light Microscope LOLLLLL
I make videos of microscopic beings.