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Home Microscope

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$229.95 $174.95
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Item# MI-4100STD

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The Home Microscope is an excellent value! With it, you'll get the same features and quality as other good classroom microscopes, but at a very affordable price. It has the magnification levels needed to see intricate cell details and the optical quality to see them clearly, giving your students the most benefit from their microscope labs in high school biology. This microscope is easy for all ages to use. It has standard magnification levels of 40, 100, and 400x and features a 360° rotating head, precision fine and coarse focusing, and cool and bright fluorescent lighting. Home Science Tools model, five-year warranty. You save $55!


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Product Specifications

  • Monocular 45° inclined head with 360° rotation for convenient viewing
  • 10x wide-field inclined eyepiece with 18mm exit pupil distance
  • 4x (0.10 NA), 10x (0.25 NA), and 40xR (0.65 NA) objectives meet DIN standards and are achromatic, parcentered and parfocaled to prevent color distortion and keep the slide in coarse focus as you switch to higher or lower power
  • 40x objective is retractable
  • Separate fine and coarse focusing with a slip clutch to prevent damage to slides or optics
  • Sturdy all-metal rack-and-pinion focusing
  • Large 110 x 120mm stage with clips and stage stop; pre-drilled for a mechanical stage to make viewing easier
  • NA 0.65 condenser with five-hole disc diaphragm to adjust light levels for optimum resolution
  • 5-watt cool, bright fluorescent illumination
  • Field of view is 4.5mm at 40x
  • Rugged aluminum frame, stands 15" tall
  • Includes operating instructions, a dust cover, and a spare light bulb
  • A replacement light bulb is available
  • Also available with an iris diaphragm and 1000x magnification
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We work directly with select factories in China to have our Home microscopes manufactured to our specifications and quality standards. Over a 10-year period, we evaluated dozens of microscopes looking for the right ones for our customers. After being disappointed again and again with the quality and/or cost, we committed in 2004 to develop our own line of microscopes. Our high standards for mechanical reliability, optical quality, and overall quality control were developed with students and families in mind. While it is possible to find cheaper microscopes, we are confident that you won't find a better-quality one for your money.

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MI-4100STD Home Microscope
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$229.95 $174.95
$229.95 $166.20
 
MS-SETBIO Biology Microscope Slide Set
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$75.00 $34.95
$75.00 $31.46
 
MI-CASE Microscope Carrying Case
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$49.95 $39.95
$49.95 $31.95
 
MI-MESTAGE Mechanical stage
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$24.95
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 -  Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Home Microscope
Reviewed By: Karen Bridges 
Great quality, great investment for homeschoolers. I am very pleased that we made this purchase.

 -  Monday, April 20, 2009
Like It!!!
Reviewed By: Chris in TN 
I was very happy to feel how sturdy this microscope was when it arrived. We are homeschooling four children and the first one is going to use the microscope this year and then it needs to last through the other three and it definitely seems heavy duty enought to hold up. Thanks for the fast shipping and we will be ordering specimens soon!

 -  Sunday, March 08, 2009
home microscope review
 
The home microscope was ordered for homeschool use. We were pleasantly surprised. I expected a good microscope but it turned out to be great! It is wonderful quality and really easy to use. You definetly get more for your money. I recommend it to anyone looking to buy a microscope whether it be for school or fun.

 -  Monday, February 23, 2009
Excellent Quality
 
I work in a medical lab and use a microscope daily at work. I was stunned to see the high quality in this one I bought for my son to use in his homeschool. The objectives are the same ones we use at work. My son wasn't that keen on using it at first, but we looked at some of the starter slides and now he keeps wanting to go back and do more.

 -  Friday, February 20, 2009
Amazing Quality
Reviewed By: Katherine 
Excellent quality microscope. We have had to buy a microscope every year due to the cheap ones breaking constantly. This time I went ahead and spent the extra money for a nice one and it is built much better. This microscope is much more durable, the light is much brighter which presents a clearer picture and magnification is better. It also is not made of the cheap plastic you get with the others. I am very satisfied with my purchase. This was definitely worth every penny.

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