XNL Microscope Adapter (for Microphone Arm)
I love my cheap Chinese AliExpress (Electronics) microscope, but it just drove me absolutely bonkers when I tried to use it with larger boards.
So I decided to design as small (3D Printed) adapter which uses a 3/8″ thread, so that the cheap Microscope could be placed on a microphone arm, basically giving it the same flexibility as the (much) more expensive electronics lab microscopes but for a much lower price (for me totaling around €65,-)
I made a YouTube video about this project here
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P/N: XLT290724
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Information
A very simple adapter I’ve designed for a (specific) cheap Chinese AliExpress microscope so that it can be used on a microphone arm.
Despite the fact that this is basically a very simple design, it does improve the usability of this microscope significantly.
YouTube Project video
I made a YouTube video about this project, how I build/made it, which also demonstrates my problem with the original stand and it of course showcases the end result when using this Microscope on the microphone arm.
Thread size
The thread size used in the Microscope adapter is 3/8″
USB Cable Mount Included in the download
There is also a (2 piece) USB cable mount included in the download which I have used to mount my USB cable onto my microphone arm. Do however take into account that this enclosure has been designed to the exact dimensions of the female USB connector on my USB cable, so chances are that it might not fit your USB extension cord!
Microscope Diameter (“the hole”)
The inside of the ‘microscope mount hole’ isn’t just one ‘exact size’ because the microscope is also a bit wider closer to the screen and thus more narrow towards the bottom(/lens), but for reference I have included the inner diameter sizes of the ring:
Top (near LCD): ±39mm
Bottom: ±36mm
NOTE: Do yet again keep in mind that it’s not a ‘uniform shape’ on the inside. I would highly recommend to take a look at the 3D model before printing it if you ware planning to use it for a different microscope unit for example.
WARNING:
The link(s) provided bellow could change (or even ‘disappear’) at any given time, and with AliExpress it has also happened before that a product link suddenly changed into something completely different from one day to another. Neither is it (unfortunately) uncommon that the quality of a listed product suddenly changed for the worse on websites like AliExpress. I have however ordered this same microscope about 6 times by now (on different occasions with a fair amount of time between orders), and got the same microscope with the same quality every time again so far. But please do keep these warnings into account!
Non sponsored links
The links bellow (both the AliExpress and Thomann link) are non sponsored links, and are just links to the product I used myself for my project (, neither do these links contain referrals).
The Microscope on AliEpxress: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005006170736105.html
The Microphone Arm on Thoman’s Website (Millenium DS150): https://www.thomannmusic.com/millenium_ds150.htm
License
Personal use only, NO commercial use in ANY way allowed (except obviously when printing them for use IN your own business/workspace/lab). You are not allowed to redistribute this model
(either altered or unaltered). It’s a fairly simple design, and therefor I would like to request you to just make your own if you are planning to ‘alter’ it for (re)publication 🙂
I make these publications so that everyone can enjoy them for free, which is the (main) reason I don’t allow commercial use or redistribution.
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