RE: [Killietalk] Preparing slides

["Al Anderson" <killiman at iquest_net>]

Hi Barry
 I realize that you have a lot of excess time on your hands and this lady is
trying to get a good thing started here so why not make up 3 sets of slide
one for you one for her and one for the AKA national auction coming up. (
Joke that was a joke in very poor taste. )

killiman at iquest_net
Al Anderson
6246 N Rural
Indianapolis IN 46220
317 253 2170

-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org]On
Behalf Of Barry Cooper
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:14 AM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Preparing slides

The problem with a permanent mount of an egg is that you will have to
fix it in some way. Otherwise the egg will quickly degrade. Fixing in
most fixatives will make the egg opaque. You would need to clear it in
something like glycerin, which would require a water soluble mounting
medium. In other words, what you are trying to do is not simply done.

Barry

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386



Lorraine wrote:

>I have 2 microscopes with digital camera's one high resolution and 1 low
>power, I just think it would be more fun for them to get to play with the
>microscopes, I know little kids have difficulty looking through they
>eyepiece and they can use the microscope hooked to the computer. I know my
>kids are really excited when they bring something into focus and it becomes
>real to them. Looking at a picture is not nearly so fun.
>
>Lorraine
>In sunny Colorado.
>http://lorraines-killies.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: killietalk-bounces+overall077=lycos_com at aka.org
>[mailto:killietalk-bounces+overall077=lycos_com at aka.org] On Behalf Of Tony
>Terceira
>Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 9:26 AM
>To: killifish discussion list
>Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Preparing slides
>
>I At 07:55 AM 4/17/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>
>
>
>>*"Lorraine" <overall077 at lycos_com> wrote:*
>>
>>
>>
>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>As part of the educational area of the fish room I am setting up a
science
>>>section. I would like to have some microscope slides prepared of eggs in
>>>various stages of development and live foods. I have the slides with the
>>>little well and was wondering if it were possible to make permanent
slides
>>>that will not degrade. I was wondering if you could put epoxy on the
slide
>>>to cover the egg, live food, would this keep the item without degredation
>>>(don't laugh I am a DIY'er).
>>>
>>>If not what would?
>>>
>>>
>
>
>         I have another DIY  solution, you have a camera, take pictures of
>the various stages etc..........  then you can make prints for display
>laminated, or project them from a laptop,   Attachments for microscopes are
>not expensive, and some people even use some of the digital scopes sold in
>toy stores,  I think "digital Blue" is one  there are others.
>
>         Attached is a very low resolution small image taken through a
>microscope .. it does work and people can hold the image instead of trying
>to focus a microscope.......  Just a thought
>
>
>

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