OpenFlexure Microscope

You can print it yourself using the STL files and isntructions from GitHub or buy a kit of the microscope from WaterScope (coming soon).

Build

Instructions for building this tool at https://github.com/rwb27/openflexure_microscope/releases/tag/v5.16.10-beta. The anticipated cost of materials to build this tool is ---. It may take ---.

Borrow

Buy

You can buy this tool from WaterScope.

About this tool
Description

This is a 3-D printable microscope with a mechnical stage to move the sample. Optic choices range from a webcam lense to 100x.
Use considerations Assembly is required. Callibration is required. This tool relies on lab processing. This tool require consumable materials (e.g. batteries, light bulbs, etc.).
Size & weight Medium: This tool would fit in a 12 inch cube.
Between 1lb and 5lb (a small dog weighs about 5lb)
Expected lifetime Should last at least a year
Tool updated Nov. 25, 2018, 10:56 a.m.