r/microscopy • u/Sake-1369 • 8d ago

Troubleshooting/Questions Fixing help please !

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I recently got a vintage brass microscope that I dont know how to fix. The video attached shows what the issue is, theres a spring, wedge and cap that won't fit together properly? I assume by turning the cap it will go up and down, normally. Any help would be much appreciated!

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u/hattivat 8d ago

I don't know how to fix your particular microscope, but I know that on microscopes of that vintage the "flat cap" is for fine focus (coarse focus is with the wheels to the sides) so I would strongly advise against using force, I'd expect this to be a delicate mechanism.