Diegojavbau
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I need to re-shape and polish my needle , so I build a USB microscope with a cheap webcam to help me to polish and sharpen the needle again.
This could be very useful for some of you people so I show you how
This is the webcam and the leds that I will use
Taking apart the camera
Cut the cap (lens) of the led to make the light more smooth and wide
The camera use 5v , so one 100ohms resistor is soldered to every led.
An acrylic disc is made to work as a light diffuser and focus adjustment , glued to the lens
The original plastic ring is used to make a led holder (cant be attached to the plastic ring because is a movile piece)
Light ring test
Diffuser disc test
A soda cap is used as spacer (fits perfect)
All glued together
A plastic paint can cap is used as a main body of the microscope
Model finished
How my needle look with the bare eye
How I see it with the DIY microscope
I try to make it simple and short , any information that you need fell free to ask me here .
This could be very useful for some of you people so I show you how
This is the webcam and the leds that I will use
Taking apart the camera
Cut the cap (lens) of the led to make the light more smooth and wide
The camera use 5v , so one 100ohms resistor is soldered to every led.
An acrylic disc is made to work as a light diffuser and focus adjustment , glued to the lens
The original plastic ring is used to make a led holder (cant be attached to the plastic ring because is a movile piece)
Light ring test
Diffuser disc test
A soda cap is used as spacer (fits perfect)
All glued together
A plastic paint can cap is used as a main body of the microscope
Model finished
How my needle look with the bare eye
How I see it with the DIY microscope
I try to make it simple and short , any information that you need fell free to ask me here .