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  2. Traveling microscope - Wikipedia

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    A traveling microscope. E—eyepiece, O—objective, K—knob for focusing, V—vernier, R—rails, S—screw for fine position adjustment. A travelling microscope is an instrument for measuring length with a resolution typically in the order of 0.01mm.

  3. Locking pliers - Wikipedia

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    Locking pliers being used as a substitute knob on an espresso machine. The bolt is used to set the jaws to a size slightly smaller than what is to be gripped. The jaws are then closed on the gripped object. Because of the lever action the jaws move only slightly but with much force. Locking pliers have four advantages:

  4. List of instruments used in ophthalmology - Wikipedia

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    medium spring-open used to cut the external side of the cornea, fine sutures; iris, etc. •de' Wecker's iris scissors: small slender spring-open scissors for intraoccular maneuvers (iris and deeper and more delicate structures); has two wings to operate it and one sharp and one blunt blade. •Vannas' scissors

  5. Glossary of locksmithing terms - Wikipedia

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    A dual custody locking system is one where two different keys, generally given to different people, are required to open the lock. These are often used in safe deposit boxes. [5] Face plate A metal plate on the lockset itself (on the door, not the jamb) is called a face plate. False gate

  6. Category:Microscope components - Wikipedia

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  7. Microtome - Wikipedia

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    The vibrating microtome operates by cutting using a vibrating blade, allowing the resultant cut to be made with less pressure than would be required for a stationary blade. The vibrating microtome is usually used for difficult biological samples. [18] The cut thickness is usually around 30–500 μm for live tissue and 10–500 μm for fixed ...

  8. Bright-field microscopy - Wikipedia

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    A bright-field microscope has many important parts including; the condenser, the objective lens, the ocular lens, the diaphragm, and the aperture. Some other pieces of the microscope that are commonly known are the arm, the head, the illuminator, the base, the stage, the adjusters, and the brightness adjuster.

  9. Microscope slide - Wikipedia

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    A set of standard 75 by 25 mm microscope slides. The white area can be written on to label the slide. A microscope slide (top) and a cover slip (bottom) A microscope slide is a thin flat piece of glass, typically 75 by 26 mm (3 by 1 inches) and about 1 mm thick, used to hold objects for examination under a microscope.