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A project log for CO-AFM - Cheap Open source Atomic Force Microscope

The design of a low cost, quasi nano-scale, Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), using 3d printing and open-source software.

edward-borgEdward Borg 08/20/2014 at 12:091 Comment

Testing the movement resolution with the current linear threads obtained from the CD-Rom drives. Have decided to order 254 tpi adjustment screws which should offer much better resolution since currently the linear threads are around 2 to 4 tpi. These will allow for sub micron positioning possibly even reaching the nano scale without the use of the piezo tranlation stage which should then take over.

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Bhaskar Chaudhary wrote 10/30/2016 at 19:46 point

Hi Edward,

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