Nikon dovetail to American Optical microscope adapter ring
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Adapt American Optical head assembly to Nikon vertical illuminator
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The bottom of a Nikon vertical (epi) illuminator fits into an American Optical Spencer series 10 microscope, but there isn't enough room for the AO head assembly to fit into the top of the illuminator. Including openscad file for tweaking. Source is based on a vertical illuminator I designed first, which I may release later. First openscad design so don't expect it to be pretty, but it should be easy to modify
Printing upside down with snug supports worked well for me
I used m5x6x7 heated thread inserts, you can easily tweak the hole size in the scad file for other sizes. I also added a small dab of JB Weld to the end of the set screw and let it dry to protect the surface of the dovetail
(sorry for red lighting in photos, too lazy to re-take)