Screwdriver
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It is the Bausch and Lomb 0.7 to 3x zoom microscope I was lucky enough to acquire from @Brad93 who has been saving massive amounts of equipment from otherwise being scrapped. 
Not really that much wrong with it. Seized from disuse and a bit dirty but no actual damage.
I was going to do a video restoration but it didn't involve much more than a careful clean and a wiped down with an oily rag.
The MASSIVE castings and precision fit of the stand screams quality and the device is a joy to use. This is it cleaned up and ready to go.
There are a number of options for attaching the scope body. Here it is 90 degrees from the main arm. Which makes it easier to swing out of the way.
I 3d printed an iPhone holder which clips over the eyepiece to get this shot.
That's at 0.7x magnification which is the more sensible option when using a wide field microscope for fine soldering or engraving. While the magnification number looks small, the actual effect is really impressive because you can get so close to the item and it's still in full 3d. That's something you can only appreciate if you see it with your own eyes. A flat photo does not do it justice. It is a bit like looking down from an airplane onto a mountain range.
Then at a mere 3x magnification (!) things get seriously impressive. I found myself running around looking for things to look at but ended up spending a ridiculous amount of time looking at my own hand. I discover an extraordinary number of steel splinters! Turns out little brown spots were in fact tiny steel fragments gently rusting away under the skin. Not for public consumption because close up high definition body parts are pretty disgusting. Or at least mine are!
I will fit a camera or possibly a GoPro mount and I need to design a much better iPhone mount (hence no picture of it) to get the maxmum benefit from these super high quality optics. I did resist the temptation to rip the whole thing apart to clean the optical path. It really just needed carful cleaning for the exposed lenses and the eyepieces. Gave me a great excuse to buy my favourite recent acquisition...
I just love that shape, It's a classic...
Oh, it's for:
Not really that much wrong with it. Seized from disuse and a bit dirty but no actual damage.
I was going to do a video restoration but it didn't involve much more than a careful clean and a wiped down with an oily rag.
The MASSIVE castings and precision fit of the stand screams quality and the device is a joy to use. This is it cleaned up and ready to go.
There are a number of options for attaching the scope body. Here it is 90 degrees from the main arm. Which makes it easier to swing out of the way.
I 3d printed an iPhone holder which clips over the eyepiece to get this shot.
That's at 0.7x magnification which is the more sensible option when using a wide field microscope for fine soldering or engraving. While the magnification number looks small, the actual effect is really impressive because you can get so close to the item and it's still in full 3d. That's something you can only appreciate if you see it with your own eyes. A flat photo does not do it justice. It is a bit like looking down from an airplane onto a mountain range.
Then at a mere 3x magnification (!) things get seriously impressive. I found myself running around looking for things to look at but ended up spending a ridiculous amount of time looking at my own hand. I discover an extraordinary number of steel splinters! Turns out little brown spots were in fact tiny steel fragments gently rusting away under the skin. Not for public consumption because close up high definition body parts are pretty disgusting. Or at least mine are!
I will fit a camera or possibly a GoPro mount and I need to design a much better iPhone mount (hence no picture of it) to get the maxmum benefit from these super high quality optics. I did resist the temptation to rip the whole thing apart to clean the optical path. It really just needed carful cleaning for the exposed lenses and the eyepieces. Gave me a great excuse to buy my favourite recent acquisition...
I just love that shape, It's a classic...
Oh, it's for:
