Build Your Own 1607/155/1 Quick Start Manual

How to use the Microscope

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ALWAYS REPLACE
LENS CAP WHEN
NOT IN USE
LENS CAP
Lens cap
Slide eyepiece
Wind the dials
tube in/out of
lower tube to to move the
tubes up and
ZOOM in/out
down to FOCUS
Use each of the trays to look at
different specimens and store
them on top of the main frame

Different ways to use the Microscope

You can use the microscope to look at whatever you want! Place the microscope in the main frame if you
need precision and a tray, but if you want to take the microscope out and about e.g. in the garden, a
portable holder has been provided in this kit. It can be stored on the back of the main frame, but when
needed, remove the microscope tubes from the main holder and click them into the portable holder as
shown below:
You can also take out the microscope tubes and use them without a holder! Try taking the microscope
around your house and garden and see what you can look at. Follow us on social media @BYOKits
(Instagram and Twitter) and let us know what you find!
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How to use each tray

Included in this kit are 3 different trays which can each be
used in different ways. See our suggestions below:
X Z
Y
For retaining loose particles to For opaque objects to be lit For transluscent objects to be
be lit from above from above
You could try...
Salt Mushrooms
Sugar Insects
Sand Pet fur
Soil Flowers
Flour Rocks
PERISCOPE
Place a phone torch under
the persicope to light up
the specimens you are
DO NOT LOOK
looking at in the trays!
DIRECTLY AT THE
DO NOT SHINE THE
MOBILE PHONE
LIGHT DIRECTLY
THROUGH THE
MICROSCOPE
TOP TIP
The purpose of the holder is to fix the
focus of the microscope and keep it
steady. If the focus isn't quite right, tip
the holder backwards/forwards until
the focus is corrected.
www.paperengine.com PRODUCT CODE: 1607/155/1
MICROSCOPE
1
TOP TIP
Part A can be used
lit from below
to help push out the
smaller pieces
Onion skin
Feathers
Leaves
Petals
Newspaper
2
B
!
C
LIGHT
C
6
H
x2
K
9
K
!
Make sure the holes in the dials are in line!
10
L
x2

WARNING!

· Use only under adult supervision and/or guidance - Only to be used by persons
capable of understanding the safety aspects concerning misuse of the product.
· Recommended age 8+ NOT suitable for children under 3 years
· Small parts could be a choking hazard
· Retain these instructions for future reference
· DO NOT look directly at any light source, especially under magnification.
Permanent and irreversible eye damage may occur.
· DO NOT leave the microscope unattended, especially with children or adults who
may not be familiar with the risks mentioned above.
· DO NOT store in places where direct sunlight may enter the lenses. Always cover
any lenses with the protective caps when not in use.
A
G
F
4
3
D
E1
REPEAT ON
!
BOTH SIDES
Push piece back until it clicks into
the gaps in the back of the frame
7
!
AXLE
8
!
Bend out the side
pieces to make it easier
to slot in the axle.
x2 11
M1
M1
L x2
REPEAT ON
!
BOTH SIDES
5
E1
E1
GEARS
I x2
J x4
!
Ensure the gears slot into
the holes in the back piece
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