Re: Anyone know where to buy semi-silvered glass?

On Feb 21, 5:47 pm, dct...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi folks,

My Watson "Standard Metallurgical" microscope arrived today.
Unfortunately there's a problem with it: the semi-silvered mirror is
missing. It looks like the mirror would have been an oval piece of
glass about 1/32" thick. The frame and clips which would have held the
glass are present. I'm going to call the seller tomorrow to discuss
the problem, but before I do, does anyone know how readily semi-
silvered glass or plastic is available? Or are ready-cut oval mirrors
available? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Best wishes,

Chris

Hi Chris

http://www.knightoptical.co.uk sell half silvered mirrors. I use a
piece for a simple beam splitter for flash photomicrography. They may
cut to order.

regards
David
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