Doug Griffith
12-17-2013, 10:27 AM
This thing started when a friend of mine questioned me whether using a laser pointer lens as a microscope actually worked. So I hit the local 99 cent store and figured out a way to align it to my phone case. It worked great. The only problem was the focal length was about 1/4 inch which was too short for what I wanted to use it for.
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_mini.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_mini_nose.jpg
Here is what I came up with. It uses a lens pulled from a worn out scanner. Any time I see a scanner headed to the trash, I tear it apart and usually find one these plus a bunch of other "goodies"
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_parts.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_2.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_3.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_1.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_closeup.jpg
Turning the large gear moves the platform up and down about 3/4"
All the little holes are for 1/8" dowel pins used during assembly for alignment.
The ring light is from a guy in Germany (madworm)
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_mini.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_mini_nose.jpg
Here is what I came up with. It uses a lens pulled from a worn out scanner. Any time I see a scanner headed to the trash, I tear it apart and usually find one these plus a bunch of other "goodies"
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_parts.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_2.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_3.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_1.jpg
http://www.themodernform.com/madworm/iphone_scope_closeup.jpg
Turning the large gear moves the platform up and down about 3/4"
All the little holes are for 1/8" dowel pins used during assembly for alignment.
The ring light is from a guy in Germany (madworm)