>To be sure though, to be able to comfortably afford up even a used electron microscope for your hobby ... it would be nice to have a decent income. they're of

>To be sure though, to be able to comfortably afford up even a used electron microscope for your hobby ... it would be nice to have a decent income. they're often given out free or sold very cheap during lab auctions. problem is that setup is a pain, the old ones are very large, and they're usually one of the heaviest pieces of equipment in the lab -- all that stuff adds up to the real cost.