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by LOCOPERRO
Wed May 17, 2006 4:22 pm
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: water glass as a slide mountant
Replies: 4
Views: 18784

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Water Glass - Common name for sodium metasilicate (Na2SiO3). It is a colourless, jellylike substance that dissolves readily in water to give a solution used for preserving eggs and fireproofing porous materials such as cloth, paper, and wood. It is also used as an adhesive for paper and cardboard an...
by LOCOPERRO
Tue May 16, 2006 3:24 pm
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: water glass as a slide mountant
Replies: 4
Views: 18784

water glass as a slide mountant

In a book I am reading they refer to a mountant called water glass, which it seems might replace all the mountants and is available from the chemist. This is an old book .I think water glass is sodium silicate the stuff in a little packet in a box to help keep the contents dry. Can any one tell me m...
by LOCOPERRO
Mon May 15, 2006 7:12 pm
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Do you know what this is
Replies: 6
Views: 21115

this weekend

Thanks to all I will try to dig them out this week end and have another go with them .Wanted to try this weekend but had to decorate the front room the wife has strange priorities.
by LOCOPERRO
Fri May 05, 2006 4:34 am
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Do you know what this is
Replies: 6
Views: 21115

I've never seen one, and it's hard to say from the pictures. Do you think it could be a an objective with a "built in" Lieberkuhn reflector? See this reference: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/lieberkuhn.html could be but i have never managed to get an image from it one interesti...
by LOCOPERRO
Thu May 04, 2006 7:30 am
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Do you know what this is
Replies: 6
Views: 21115

Do you know what this is

It is for sale on ebay i have 2 like it but i have never been able to get an image of any use from them .Do you know what they are used for and what sort of microscope they belong to and how they work . Thank you. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6275729571&ssPageName=ADME:B:DS:U...