It may seem sacriligeous but...

**rnr107** · 22-05-2012

Hi Bodger,
I never thought of using the mecanics of a microscope! :-) Should have the precision I supose...
It won't have the power of a Brigy... But it should be OK for PCBs I guess ! :-)

Keep bringing the Pics!

RNR

**XYZbodger** · 22-05-2012

Thanks for the reply rnr, it certainly has got the precision and made of very solid cast iron, I expect that any mini-drill I shove in the barrel wont be as precise as the rest of it but we live in hope. I expect to use it for CNCing small PCBs and it should be more than solid enough for that.

Just wondering if I've started a trend - I've had an Ebay bid on an even heavier microscope for several days (I pass by the vendors village every day so collection not a problem), sitting at £0.99 for the last week, suddenly the price has taken off, maybe I should've kept schtum for another day or two. Not my reason for buying the 'scope originally but if you compare the rigidity of low-cost aluminium mounts for mini pillar drills (50 quiddish)which cost considerably more against even a small microscope - they are worlds apart and one other benefit is that the (anvil?) can rotate 90 degrees making fitting of drill/accessories a lot easier than normal.

Will be interesting to see where the project takes us

Cheers

**Jonathan** · 22-05-2012

Originally Posted by XYZbodger

Just wondering if I've started a trend - I've had an Ebay bid on an even heavier microscope for several days (I pass by the vendors village every day so collection not a problem), sitting at £0.99 for the last week, suddenly the price has taken off, maybe I should've kept schtum for another day or two.

This site may interest you:

www.gixen.com

It's particularly useful for popular items since you can instruct it to bid on a list of items then stop when it wins one. Also good for if you're just going to be out/asleep when the item ends.