Cool Tools To Giveaway for a Blog Review

Who's got the time to check this one out and write a blog?

I got it on my desk right now. It's in  compact carrying case. Quite a few driver heads. Nice clasp for clipping onto your tool belt. The tool case pivots out for easy access. The rachet is small. So this is for tight spots.

Bit Set, Zyklop Mini Series

I could do it... I own a the Wiha 75965 set, which is the same category. Both are quality German brands that come with a screwdriver and ratchet grip with small bits. I got a vernier and microscope I could use to compare them too, here are some photos:

Hey neuromodulator,

Interesting tools. I am also looking to buy a microscope as well. Can you share a link of the company where you bought it? 

I am located in Germany. 

Cheers,

That's a Wild Heerbrugg M3 stereomicroscope with 3 magnification levels. The company doesn't exist anymore, it was founded by a guy that worked at Zeiss, Wild later merged with Leitz, finally became part of Leica. The M3 is probably 30 or 40 years old, I was lucky to buy for around 170 usd. You will never go wrong with a Leica, but new Leica stereomicroscopes are quite expensive.

Hi!

There are also some ideas here:

Building a Digital PCB Inspection Microscope with the Gizmo 2

There is a photo there from a Meiji microscope, which is often quite cheap when purchased used. I paid about £120GBP. There is a different Meiji one on ebay currently, at £110, although it is in the UK.

That blog post is three years old now, but I still use that microscope regularly. The digital camera connected to Gizmo-2 that is described in that blog post is still used too, but I just connect it to my laptop (the Gizmo-2 single board computer is used elsewhere now). My colleagues found the digital camera useful for component placement. If I could change anything, I'd replace the half-inch posts with 1-inch posts for more stability when fully extended, but they cost more : (

Hi!

There are also some ideas here:

Building a Digital PCB Inspection Microscope with the Gizmo 2

There is a photo there from a Meiji microscope, which is often quite cheap when purchased used. I paid about £120GBP. There is a different Meiji one on ebay currently, at £110, although it is in the UK.

That blog post is three years old now, but I still use that microscope regularly. The digital camera connected to Gizmo-2 that is described in that blog post is still used too, but I just connect it to my laptop (the Gizmo-2 single board computer is used elsewhere now). My colleagues found the digital camera useful for component placement. If I could change anything, I'd replace the half-inch posts with 1-inch posts for more stability when fully extended, but they cost more : (