outlawmws
On the Run
I’m curious as to what people use to inspect their stylus for wear? I needed to inspect an older Grado cart I got with a TT on Monday, and hadn’t been having good results with prior methods.
After trying a stereo microscope, and several different powered loupes this is what I have found to be the best tool I own to inspect stylus needles. I need to make a little stand to allow the cart and/or head shell to be positioned, but after jury rigging one up, the 60X power of this one and its greater depth of focus works well.
http://www.startinternational.com/spanish/product.asp?id=457&type=prod
I can see the whole tip it is large enoght to see it clearly, and I can see the curvature of the tip due to the deep field of focus. :thmbsp: :thmbsp:
My stereo microscope has higher magnification available, but its depth of field of focus is way too narrow. You can’t see the whole tip clearly. The loupes aren’t powerful enough. (I tried 7X, 8x and 10x)
I picked this portable inspection microscope up at a yard sale years ago from a guy that had some other lab stuff as well, he claimed it was from his old business. The other gear lent credence to his story, but he sure sold it cheap. It was like 5 or 10 dollars as I recall.
I don’t have the factory supplied light, but a small LED penlight works very well for the purpose!
So what do other AK members use?
After trying a stereo microscope, and several different powered loupes this is what I have found to be the best tool I own to inspect stylus needles. I need to make a little stand to allow the cart and/or head shell to be positioned, but after jury rigging one up, the 60X power of this one and its greater depth of focus works well.
http://www.startinternational.com/spanish/product.asp?id=457&type=prod
I can see the whole tip it is large enoght to see it clearly, and I can see the curvature of the tip due to the deep field of focus. :thmbsp: :thmbsp:
My stereo microscope has higher magnification available, but its depth of field of focus is way too narrow. You can’t see the whole tip clearly. The loupes aren’t powerful enough. (I tried 7X, 8x and 10x)
I picked this portable inspection microscope up at a yard sale years ago from a guy that had some other lab stuff as well, he claimed it was from his old business. The other gear lent credence to his story, but he sure sold it cheap. It was like 5 or 10 dollars as I recall.
I don’t have the factory supplied light, but a small LED penlight works very well for the purpose!
So what do other AK members use?