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Hello,
I am helping to prepare a set of labs for a graduate course on 
biological light microscopy. For a few of the labs, we are interested in 
constructing a confocal microscope, to show students how it works, and 
to use in imaging cells. Specifically, we're interested in the nipkow 
disk-scanning type (though we are still considering some designs using 
conventional scanning with galvos).

I am wondering if anyone with experience doing this has any words of 
advice? Also, I would be interested to know if anyone has or knows of an 
old or broken confocal that we might be able to purchase at a bargain 
either use for parts or repair.

Thanks in advance,
Matt Nicholas

MSTP III
Albert Einstein College of Medicine