AMAZING and CHEAP (!!) Shop Microscope!! WW263

Link for Microscope: amzn.to/2YgIwS2
Microscopes are crucial to CNC shops, especially when it comes to checking your tools! We've tried multiple at different price points and right now, this one TAKES THE CAKE! This microscope gives a surprisingly good 3-dimensional image with very little fuss, which means we can check tools quickly without it being a PITA! This microscope SHORN'T exist!
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[@chiquinhoreydelas]

just a tip for everyone buying these on amazon, there is the same product available on aliexpress, but much much cheaper.

[@Thorhian]

Yes but then you are ordering straight from China, so there are tradeoffs.

[@excitedbox5705]

@@Thorhian You wait a week or 2 longer and sometimes the ones on Amazon also come directly from china. You can rent warehouse/fulfillment space by the square meter for around 15RMB ($1-1.50) a month per sqm plus like 50-75 cents per order. The warehouse space is great if you want to fill a container or even just a single package with stuff from different suppliers because they will take delivery and inspect it and you can also have them do QC before putting all the orders together as one shipment. Another service they offer is ordering from Taobao (Chinese only Aliexpress) for you where things are another 20-40% cheaper but you have to speak chinese to order there.

[@Thorhian]

@@excitedbox5705 Who offers this service?

[@ManCrafting]

It actually came up as $112 and there was a $20 coupon for some reason. So $92 was a no brainer. I use a few magnification tools daily for entomology. This will be a nice addition.

[@TAWPTool]

Thanks for sharing John! I just added it to my Amazon shopping cart.

[@Suzaru87]

you should print the holder in another colour to get a better contrast.

[@AwestrikeFearofGods]

Or a couple seconds of matte spray paint.

[@joopterwijn]

The stamp, probably Offset printed using a CMYK ( cyan, magenta, yellow and black) colors, through “halftoning” printing different colors as patterns of small dots varied in size and spacing each on it own pitch.

[@benkaplan49]

We got ours recently and they have made casting part inspection so much nicer then using the hand held loops. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@A3Kr0n]

I've got two stereo microscopes and an inspection microscope and never thought to do this. I don't do much machining though, just a homemade milling/engraver and a mini lathe. I use Amscope at work for PCB work. It's not top end equipment but it works just fine and the gooseneck illuminator finds many uses!

[@bernhard_derProtoTyp]

got the same one and use it all the time. just the stand is is not as stable as the one from a even cheaper battery powered microscope I used before (but with less resolution) really got used to the battery so I might add a power bank when I build a bit nicer stand. so easy to just grab it and go wherever you need to use it. love the angled v-block! my horizontal one is a bit awquard and I end up holding the endmills by hand all the time. will print my own from your design right now. thanks for sharing!

[@ThePreyMantas]

It's amazing how many of the older shops on the East Coast DO NOT understand the wisdom of providing good magnification tools for their precision shops. I guess they are just flat out cheap and they don't seem to be smart enough to realize it actually cost them more in the long run, but in tooling and bad parts resulting from not being able to properly inspect tooling during runs. It's not only about what you make, but just as importantly, what you keep... Thanks for bringing this to the forefront. Hopefully, shop owners watch your videos and learn as personnel... Great tool!

[@helicopterjohns]

Nice little device you have there. One suggestion would be to make your little fixture out of aluminum with a good surface finish and powder coat it a light tan or bright green. I think??? it would give you a better contrast between the tool being inspected and the background. John

[@samuelschwager]

Had the same idea! Green, orange, yellow...anything but black.

[@helicopterjohns]

@@samuelschwager Yep, at 72 my tired old eyes need all the help they can get. Ha Ha John

[@unpopular_mechanics]

You can try rodico watchmaker putty for cleaning end mills. It is mean to clean small/delicate watch parts. It's probably the same stuff as the poster tack but it might be worth comparing.

[@ChrisORiley]

I recently bought an ADSM302 (search on Amazon, they come right up). It was $209, but has a larger screen and base, but most importantly, it has HDMI output, so I have it running into a 20 inch computer monitor. I mostly bought it for SMD soldering, but it's been great for checking end mills... which I've found more chipped than I had previously known!

[@KeanM]

Yeah, I think the ones with HDMI out are a better option, but especially when doing soldering

[@jimquinn]

Andonstar adsm407 just released, with tilting rack.

[@KeanM]

@@jimquinn Not sure of the use case for that - I guess for examining larger items? I originally bought the ADSM201, then got two of the ADSM302's when they were released and they're brilliant connected to some 22" LCDs.

[@darkwinter6028]

FYI: Printing is always either CYMK or ‘spot-color’ (I.e, a specific ink that is pre-mixed to a color before being applied) and emitted light (like from a monitor or projector) is always RGB.

[@xaytana]

Except RGB printing is somewhat of a thing. Although the only major company, that I know of, that was doing this has now shut down, look up LumeJet. They used photosensitive silver-halide paper, with an LED array that had tapered fiber optics that acted as a lense, with a claimed 4000 dpi, on their original LumeJet S200. They made a second machine, the LumeBar, that took the technology from a moving print head to a page-wide bar, which would print faster.

[@darkwinter6028]

Xander Vice - Interesting, but not really what is commonly meant by printing - that’s more akin to a photographic process. 🤔

[@xaytana]

@@darkwinter6028 Except it literally is a form of printing. Do you also understand how a photographic process works? Because it's not similar in any way. There's already forms of printing that don't use ink, are you also claiming that those are not printing? Please, go educate yourself.

[@darkwinter6028]

Xander Vice - Yes, I understand exactly how old-school non-digital photography works. I’ve also been in the processing room of an art department that had an Agfa Compugraphic imagesetting system that used a laser to expose photosensitive film for creating etching masks that are then used to create printing plates for an offset press (I happened to have been doing on-site tech support for their personal computer network - mostly Macs, with a few Windows machines for dealing with the rest of the company network - that they were at the time migrating to). I can still remember just how it smelled in there - kinda a mix of acetone and vinegar. I’ve also done the setup on a 1200 DPI laser printer (doesn’t sound like that much today, but back then it was the new hotness) that was used to create camera-ready art from their Macs onto bright white paper, as well as onto high-performance transparency film for direct use like the film output from the Agfa system was used (in practice the xerographic transparency’s weren’t as good as the photosensitive film ones, but they worked well enough for some things). Anyway... In this context, yes, anything that isn’t transferring material (such as ink or dye) onto the target substrate isn’t a printing process per se; even though it most certainly is an imaging process.

[@xaytana]

@@darkwinter6028 3d printing is still printing, using heat sensitive paper with a heating element is still printing. You do not necessarily need ink deposition for it to be printing. Remember when laser printers were new? Now you need to accept that RGB is new. Stop rejecting newer technology. Your kind of argument is akin to denying electric cars as vehicles because they don't use gasoline. Or denying autonomous vehicles as vehicles because they don't use a human driver. See where your argument falls apart now? You need to stop living in the past and accept modern technology.

[@piccilos]

If you design a new stand/base for it, you may want to consider adding enough room that allows you to inspect tools that are installed in their tool holders.

[@googacct]

I have a similar type microscope and have mounted it onto an articulating camera arm with grippers on both ends. With that addition, the microscope can be setup anywhere and at any angle. It becomes a very powerful tool to inspect things away from the bench. If the microscope has an hdmi out, connecting it to a small 10 inch monitor is helpful while maintaining portability. Assuming the microscope has a usb power connection, you can connect it to a power bank for remote power.

[@OakwoodMachineWorks]

I got the same one when you first recommended it for about 90 bucks on amazon, I could not be more happy with it! I'm trying to figure out how to add cross hairs to it so I can strap it to my mill and use it as an optical measuring tool.

[@michaelalcocer6778]

When you figure this out let me know. The first thought that came to mind for me was a DIY tool presetter. This with cross hairs. Linear rails. Magnetic scales.

[@NONAMESLEFTNONE]

Setting up the shop now and just got it from the link provided. I hope you get a small cut. Thx.

[@pesterenan]

Ah Chinesium, the most abundant and cheap element on earth. Hahahaha

[@kkknotcool]

Most abundant yes, but the cheapest element is actually Indisium. It pays to upgrade to Chinesium if you have the extra 3 dollars a ton.

[@UltraTechMotors]

Also chinesium have best ratio price/quality

[@excitedbox5705]

@@UltraTechMotors Yes. I use a $27 Chinesium microscope to look at copper nanoparticles. You can´t see exact details but that is because of the lights wavelength but it helps determine particle sizes down to under 30 nm. Downside is at that price you don´t get an LCD and having a laptop setup on my workbench takes up a lot of space when soldering. Also you have that hand eye coordination disconnect when looking up while soldering on a bench.

[@sharkrivermachine]

You provided a lot of good information. How about a link or some information on where to find the microscope.

[@nyccnc]

amzn.to/2YgIwS2

[@popfugl]

NYC CNC This link doesn’t seem to go to the microscope but to a search for a 13” screen

[@popfugl]

This link should be better - I think it is the same microscope www.amazon.co.uk/inch-1080P-Digital-Microscope-Magnification/dp/B07JJDPVGK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1

[@WobblycogsUk]

You can also pick up either this model or something very similar from Aliexpress for even less if you are willing to wait for delivery. Quality may vary.

[@nelsonbrum8496]

Looks like another model with larger screen now available. "Amazon's Choice" when I searched for "Koolertron microscope." $139.99. Hmmm..

[@Phantomthecat]

Wow, haven’t seen a stamp for years! 😁. Nice bit of kit though, will be getting one for my workbench. 👍

[@iqcops]

2:47 I recommend Bergeon Rodico 6033 for cleaning off the debris on the bits.

[@Sparky-2036]

Definitely would make PCB work easier, I left my old job because they just used a magnifying glass for PCB's...

[@michaelalcocer6778]

Lotion John! Lotion! Your wife will appreciate it.

[@ActiveAtom]

We already have a great low cost stereo microscope with camera, but yours looks nice, we use ours for micro-machining and to actually insert grease into machine spindle bearings. Lance & Patrick.

[@turda4u]

Great idea! Just ordered off Amazon for 112.00 plus free ship prime.

[@JanBinnendijk]

Instead of a Microscope i use Watchmaker Loupes (the ones you put on your eye so you can use them handsfree), generally a 5x magnification is good enough.. i also use these to set up my tools in the lathe. a Microscope that cheap can be a good solution though, but i'd make a Stand for it, where you can lower or raise the microscope by means of rotating a knop, either a rack or Threaded spindle driven kind.. A Watchmaker Loupe on the other hand, you can carry around in your pocket, and check tools even if they are still in the machine (and it's even cheaper)

[@NickyDoyle]

Looks like Sandvik drill insert might be caused by 90 degree spot before the drill.

[@bamarulesjbd08]

Got one similar that has crosshairs. Pull off stand and put in a collet holder in the mill. Useful for checking chamfer widths etc. in process

[@davidawaters]

Great idea! Can you let us know the manufacturer/part number? I’d like to order one!

[@M-Tec]

This microscope is currently listed at $112 with an additional $20 coupon for a total of $92! Amazing price!

[@TheKaligula00]

Hello John, did you find out the issues with this tap and the drill insert?

[@hassenfepher]

Someone might have said it. Cmyk for print. Rgb for electronic display

[@craigriebe3244]

You could maybe mount a ringshaped LED lamp. I have once seen them for cnc routers. It was mounted around the spindle Maybe with a sandblasted acrylic ring from your boss laser in front of it to dim it.

[@hemligagosta6554]

another use for this, i saw the chip in your finger or what it was at 3:27 apx, so that is what it can be used for as well

[@helziephoton]

Aww looks amazing couldnt find it through the link but would love to get one thanks for the videos :)

[@montegee]

I believe it's this one. smile.amazon.com/dp/B07J4K3JV9/

[@puddingpimp]

You should also look at getting a telecentric lens (you can put it on any C/CS mount camera). it has the advantage that there is no perspective error, objects don't get larger as they move closer to the camera. With a good telecentric lens and a calibration slide, you can calibrate the scale in [microscope software of choice] and pull dimensional measurements right off the screen. The S-Eye software that comes free with a bunch of USB C-mount cameras is ok for this, though I'm sure there's better software out there. TC lenses have the peculiar property of getting more expensive with lower magnification, as the objective must be at least as large as the image space, but they're really fantastic for measuring small complex features accurately, such as when you can't get a CMM probe to fit in the feature.

[@hampfi747]

You should definitely private label them and let the manufacturer build in your improvements and the stand

[@Makingchips]

That shirt is absolutely amazing!

[@Zirlikus]

Absolutley, and i find it nowhere!

[@RyanKirk99]

Printed media is CMYK. Computer screens are RGB. Postage stamps are offset printed.

[@jestempies]

You can't really print RGB because RGB is a light emission scale, i.e. when you add all R+G+B at full intensity it creates pure white. I imagine you could try to use it the other way around, but you'd still need to add black to the mix to get anything with nice contrast and blacks. I've never seen a full-color image be printed with anything other than CMYK, with optional extras like metalics or a specific brand colors.

[@Parkhead_workshop]

watchmakers use a product called Rodico for cleaning movments, it's similar to the "poster putty" you used to clean the endmill. maybe it is useful in this industry too?

[@xenonram]

Same idea. Probably the same shit

[@austennaeve]

Nice shirt. Even in the Mr. Robot font!

[@macmaniacal]

It looks like it could benefit from a ring light. The picture looked like it was very dim. Zooming in uses quite a bit more light than you'd expect.

[@benkaplan49]

Is this a 10X optical zoom and upto 220X digital? or does it do better than 10 with the optical level?

[@LoremIpsum1970]

Lol... picked up a 600x version for $75 in the uk...will it last long???

[@PracticalRenaissance]

thumbs up the second I saw that shirt :D

[@ktrontrontron]

where's that shirt from?

[@xaytana]

Postage stamps are CMYK, like 99% of printed products. RGB printing is a fairly new process, that requires a specially coated paper, and uses LEDs through tapering fibers that acted as lenses for each 'dot.' I've been wanting to test it, as the technology was only available to high end industry, but it seems one of the major companies, if not the only company, had shut down.

[@bcbloc02]

I usually try to avoid working on stuff I need a microscope for but can see its usefulness.😎

[@Jimmeh_B]

sadly, this day and age, it's just how it is :)

[@beccabeth2]

I hear you Brain bigger is better most of the time

[@Stevie75]

Those two scopes shouldn't even be in the same building . But if you want to make the little one more usefull, add some diffuse material between the lights and the subject . #removediffraction

[@mxcollin95]

So where is the link to the telescope? Can you get it from amazon?

[@nyccnc]

amzn.to/2YgIwS2

[@RonStoppable102]

I am currently turning one of these into a poor man's Toolmakers Microscope using digital micrometer heads on a cheap XY stage.

[@andrewnash48]

With the discount voucher this is available on Amazon for $92 at the moment

[@excitedbox5705]

You can get these for as little as the low 40s on Aliexpress if you are willing to wait for shipping.

[@JamesPassmore]

Love the video. You've got everything I want to know except a LINK!

[@nyccnc]

amzn.to/2YgIwS2

[@JamesPassmore]

@@nyccnc Thanks! Great find. By the way, all of us on the MMX team cheered when we saw the MMX T-shirt on Ed in the Project Egress video. We are all big fans.

[@memegusta42]

i like masking tape for cleaning tools for the tool setter

[@peterneal7724]

Damn, you must be related to AMMO NYC? You look and sound so similar!

[@DesertGardenPrepper]

price drop with $20 coupon right now (8/16/19) for $92 delivered!

[@Dtmdeman]

Looks better than other digital I've seen and tried. Looks fragile ..a proper base would help.

[@JOSEPH-vs2gc]

i bought a koolertron macro keyboard, it worked great for a while - except its basically a Brick with Mac devices thanks to questionable software.

[@Peter_Riis_DK]

High resolution skin cells. Gotta get me some... ;)

[@Factory400]

I am addicted to optical stereo microscopes for almost everything small. The Amscopes are rather cheap and WAAAAY better than the various electronic options.

[@hotforrobot]

This would be great where I can't fit a full stereo, or there is possibility of scope damage from the work being done.

[@Factory400]

@@hotforrobot No doubt about it.....I have 3 digital scopes for those situations. Digital has its advantages like anything, I just find that I only use them if there is no other option possible.

[@xenonram]

@@Factory400 Yeah, the Amscopes with the stand are 4-5x as much. Especially if you get the one with the good trinocular adaptor like Louis Rossmann uses.

[@JetNmyFuture]

@@xenonram The cost of blindness in a machine shop is higher than the cost of the Amscope. I love to save money, but I also make money based on seeing the details clearly and quickly.

[@Spirit532]

You can't get stereo vision through a single lens.

[@jimdeprey6584]

If anyone decides to make the block stand, I'd be interested in buying one.

[@JRPW]

Says its great for 120 but no link???

[@nyccnc]

amzn.to/2YgIwS2

[@l3d-3dmaker58]

MarcoReps found the best cheap microscope I think, it was a VERY good one

[@TimButterworth]

Could you link to that video or the microscope? I can't seem to find it. Thanks!

[@andythurlow9502]

Can you give the link to the microscope?

[@nyccnc]

amzn.to/2YgIwS2

[@charliebrumfield9200]

bought one!

[@joopterwijn]

Nyc time!

[@edgarillo101]

It's a CYMK printing you can see in the white section that their only really 3 color point , Blue (cyan) yellow and redist(Magenta) and by placing them toggther you get al the color, for example where blue and yello intersect you get a green section. ibb.co/7gJ4tz8

[@bronzesledgehammer]

12 megapixel model of this kind of "integrated microscope" sold for circa $110 domestically in China. with VGA and HDMI adaptor and a 32g memory card. You paid 25% more tariff maybe.

[@zachstone1939]

worth it!!!!

[@EPaulIII]

It is called "depth of field".

Could that be even better if the holder was printed in a brighter color ?

[@helicopterjohns]

see my comment

[@GordonGEICO]

What does "NYC" mean in this context?

[@nyccnc]

Our shop used to be in NYC

[@eddrm4685]

Nice info...how about letting us know who sells it. :)

[@nyccnc]

amzn.to/2YgIwS2

[@mikeingram3186]

Hand lotion. Let me know if you need a link for some on amazon

[@wjb111]

Celestron

[@ernestopulido8837]

Why this guy look and sound like AMMO NYC guy

[@ThePolymath1]

$50 Direct from China. 👍🏼

[@puddingpimp]

Yea, it's a badge-over of an Andonstar AD106, at twice the price.

[@joopterwijn]

@03:35 he dud, you have a splinter in your vinger !

[@jhbonarius]

just like all machinists have ;)

[@OtakuSanel]

the video quality out of that thing is absolute trash.

[@KalebQi]

Mystery Magic Tool That Should Not Exist Gone Wrong NUDE YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED. There I fixed your clickbait terminology for you